NHL players are back at the Olympic Games for the first time since Sochi 2014. A total of 147 NHL players will compete in men’s hockey, with the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland featuring rosters dominated by NHL talent.

The last time NHL players were in the Olympics, the entertainment level was off the charts. T.J. Oshie made a national name for himself with his shootout heroics to help the U.S. beat Russia on its home soil, and Canada had a clinical march to gold.

Several hockey-related search terms including “boy aquarium” and “are there any gay hockey players” are at an all-time high.

Team Canada opens against Team Czechia on Thursday (10:40 a.m. ET; Peacock, USA, ICI Tele, CBC Gem, RDS2, CBC). Team USA then faces Team Latvia (3:10 p.m. ET; Peacock, USA, ICI TOU.TV, CBC Gem, SN, RDS).

Ivanie Blondin remembers the moment Sidney Crosby walked through the door. Canada had table tennis set up in the country's athlete lounge at the 2014 Olympics. The hockey icon picked up a paddle. Blondin did the same.

The U.S. women’s hockey team so thoroughly overwhelmed rival Canada that coach John Wroblewski issued a reminder that the 5-0 victory still left the Americans a long way from Olympic gold. “What’s the hardest part of climbing the mountain?

Emily Kaplan reports on the U.S. women's hockey team following their historic 5-0 win over Canada at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

We break down today's Olympic action including a dominant US women's hockey performance, another great skate by Ilia Malinin and Mikaela Shiffrin's struggles.