The Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, are well underway, and as of Wednesday, February 11, one of the most exciting events begins. Germany and Denmark will meet in Men's Hockey, and this game features a boatload of NHL talent.
Denmark already achieved what some consider its equivalent of the “Miracle on Ice” at the 2025 IIHF World Championship last May. Now, it heads to the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 hoping to somehow top that.
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen called helping Denmark qualify for the Milan Olympics an “amazing moment.”
Along with his countryman and fellow Hurricanes teammate Frederick Andersen, Nikolaj Ehlers gets a chance at Olympics glory with Denmark.
Canada's Macklin Celebrini, the team's youngest player at only 19 years old, scored with assists from Cale Makar and Connor McDavid. Celebrini was the first overall pick of the 2024 NHL draft, selected by the San Jose Sharks.
In Olympic history, Canada has won nine gold medals in the men's hockey tournament, and they're expected to contend for it at Milan Cortina alongside the United States. The rival North American countries last met in the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off final and Canada defeated the U.S. in overtime.
The U.S. men's hockey team hasn't won an Olympic gold medal since the Miracle on Ice in 1980, but this year's team might just be capable of ending that drought. The Americans have brought their best roster ever to Italy,
Get to know how the Olympic tournament is set up ahead of the preliminary round.
Canada, reigning world champions and among the favourites for the Olympic title, faced Denmark in the women’s opening round-robin session on Thursday morning. The game was tight for the first four ends,