On Friday, August 1, the World Junior Summer Showcase was down to its final two days of games. The first game was between Canada and Sweden, with Finland and USA to follow. Evan Gardner was in net for Canada, but in the third period they switched to Joshua ...

For the Big Three in hockey, anything less than outright victory is an utter failure — and what a shame that is.

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Germany secured their first win of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament, beating Japan 5-2 on Saturday, hosts Italy lost 6-1 to Sweden while defending champions Canada prepared for their delayed Milano Cortina opener against Switzerland.

Canada, Finland, Czechia and Slovakia won Friday's men's hockey games at the 2026 Olympics. Switzerland's Kevin Fiala left the ice on a stretcher.

Slovakia will aim to improve to 3-0 at the Olympics on Saturday when it faces a Sweden team coming off a disappointing loss to rival Finland. After failing to show up on Friday, my Sweden vs. Slovakia predictions expect the Swedes to show up with a big effort.