Olympic hockey bracket: Updated schedule, results for 2026 men's knockout games

One of the biggest events at the Winter Games is men's ice hockey.

The competition format has the 12 nations split into three groups of four teams each. They play a round-robin format, with each nation playing every country in its group. These results are used alongside goal differential and other tiebreakers to set a 12-team ranking. 

The winner of each group and the best team remaining after are given a bye. Then the eight remaining teams enter the knockout stage, which is a single-elimination bracket. Matches then proceed until the final two teams standing compete for the gold medal. 

Here is a look at the hockey bracket for the knockout stage, after the round-robin stage of the 2026 Olympics. 

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2026 Olympic men's hockey playoff bracket

Qualification Games

• No. 8 Czechia vs. No. 9 Denmark
• No. 7 Sweden vs. No. 10 Latvia
• No. 6 Germany vs. No. 11 France
• No. 5 Switzerland vs. No. 12 Italy

Quarterfinals

• No. 1 Canada vs. No. 8 Czechia/No. 9 Denmark
• No. 2 USA vs. No. 7 Sweden/No. 10 Latvia
• No. 3 Slovakia vs. No. 6 Germany/No. 11 France
• No. 4 Finland vs. No. 5 Switzerland/No. 12 Italy

Semifinals

• TBD vs. TBD
• TBD vs. TBD

Bronze Medal Game

• TBD vs. TBD

Gold Medal Game

• TBD vs. TBD

Olympic men's hockey playoff schedule

Olympic men's hockey qualification playoffs

Byes: Canada, USA, Slovakia, Finland

Tuesday, February 17

Olympic men's ice hockey quarterfinals 

Wednesday, February 18

Olympic men's ice hockey semifinals

Friday, February 20

Olympic men's ice hockey finals

Saturday, February 21 -- Bronze medal game

Sunday, February 22 -- Gold medal game