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
| Time (ET) | Matchup |
| 6:10 a.m. | No. 6 Germany vs. No. 11 France |
| 6:10 a.m. | No. 5 Switzerland vs. No. 12 Italy |
| 10:40 a.m. | No. 8 Czechia vs. No. 9 Denmark |
| 3:10 p.m. | No. 7 Sweden vs. No. 10 Latvia |
Olympic men's ice hockey quarterfinals
Wednesday, February 18
| Time (ET) | Matchup |
| 6:10 a.m. | No. 3 Slovakia vs. No. 6 Germany/No. 11 France |
| 10:40 a.m. | No. 1 Canada vs. No. 8 Czechia/No. 9 Denmark |
| 12:10 p.m. | No. 4 Finland vs. No. 5 Switzerland/No. 12 Italy |
| 3:10 p.m. | No. 2 USA vs. No. 7 Sweden/No. 10 Latvia |
Olympic men's ice hockey semifinals
Friday, February 20
| Time (ET) | Matchup |
| 10:40 a.m. | TBD |
| 1:10 p.m. | TBD |
Olympic men's ice hockey finals
Saturday, February 21 -- Bronze medal game
| Time (ET) | Matchup |
| 2:40 p.m. | TBD |
Sunday, February 22 -- Gold medal game
| Time (ET) | Matchup |
| 8:10 a.m. | TBD |

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