Of the 19 staff members polled, nine think Canada will bring home the gold medal. Six staffers think the United States can win its first gold medal in men's hockey since the 1980 "Miracle On Ice," while four believe Sweden can repeat its gold-medal performance from 2008 in Turin, Italy.
The U.S. and Canada are the only countries to ever capture Olympic hockey gold, and the two hockey powerhouses have met in each of the last four Olympic finals. Canada took the most recent championship showdown, beating Team USA 3-2 in the 2022 Beijing final.
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Unexpected virus outbreak forces postponement of Finland vs Canada women’s Olympic hockey game
The opening women’s hockey game at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will no longer take place as planned. Team Canada’s Women’s hockey matchup, set for Thursday at Rho Arena, has been pushed back after an illness spread across the Finland
From U.S. curlers taking down unbeaten Canada to Vonn’s return after an ACL tear and Team USA figure skaters’ “unheard of” talent, see Friday’s 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic highlights.
BC will have more than just the Vancouver Canucks representing the province’s hockey scene at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Six key parts of both Canada’s men’s and women’s teams hail from all over BC, ranging from North Vancouver to Prince George. Here are the six BC-based Canadian hockey players who are vying for gold in Italy.
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