Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves. Their coats were unzipped Sunday and their gloves were pocketed.

With the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics approaching, Finland has officially confirmed its leadership group. On Sunday, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced that Mikael Granlund will serve as team captain.

Daily coverage as Kaapo Kakko, Eeli Tolvanen, Philipp Grubauer, Oscar Fisker Molgaard, and Seattle Torrent players go for gold at Milano Cortina 2026.

Though Finland announced its roster Jan. 2, NHL.com is taking it a step further, taking our shot at what some countries' forward lines, defense pairs and goalie depth chart should look like.

There are seven players on the Colorado Avalanche that were pretty easy selections to represent their country at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The U.S. kept its foot on the gas in the middle stanza, with Joy Dunne and Hayley Scamuura scoring just over a minute apart to widen the gap. There was an instance where it looked like Czechia was going to fight back, as Barbora Jurickova scored on a breakaway after serving a penalty to make it 3-1. However, that was as close as the game got.