IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT) – 18 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 2-1 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช (OT)
Olympic Quarterfinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Team USA is through to the semifinal after an 2-1 overtime win over Sweden. The Americansโ€™ hero was Quinn Hughes who scored the game-winner at 3:27.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-0 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช – 16 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-0 Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Olympic Semifinal
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Monday, 16 February 2026

Powered by four second-period goals, the ultra-dominant U.S. blanked Sweden 5-0 to advance to the Gold medal game at the 2026 Olympic womenโ€™s hockey tournament.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-1 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช – 15 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-1 Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Olympic Preliminary Round
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Sunday, 15 February 2026

The United States chipped away at the German defence, played patient hockey, and skated to a 5-1 win over Germany in the final game of the preliminary round in Santagiulia.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-3 Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ – 14 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-3 Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Saturday, 14 February 2026

A three-goal second-period surge propelled the USA past Denmark, and the Americans pulled away for a 6-3 win.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-0 Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น – 13 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 6-0 Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Olympic Quarterfinal
Fiera Milano Rho, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Friday, 13 February 2026

The U.S. erupted for five second-period goals in a 6-0 Olympic quarter-final rout of host Italy on Friday night. Coach John Wroblewski’s awesome machine of a team is two wins away from Gold with a perfect 5-0 record.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-1 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป – 12 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-1 Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป
Olympic Preliminary Round
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Thursday, 12 February 2026

Forward Brock Nelson scored twice as the U.S. โ€“ the consensus favourite in Group C โ€“ defeated Latvia 5-1 to kick off its 2026 Olympic campaign on Thursday.
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy Becomes First New Womenโ€™s IHLC Contender Since 2022


On the biggest stage in international hockey, the host nation that nobody expected to make a splash has done just that, with Italy officially locking up their spot in the Quarterfinals, and becoming the first nation since Hungary and Czechia, both in 2022, to contend for the International Hockey Lineal Championship.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-0 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 10 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-0 Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Tuesday, 10 February 2026

The United States, re-tooled and re-booted from their Olympic loss four years ago, skated to a convincing 5-0 win over Canada tonight.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-0 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 09 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-0 Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Unipol Dome, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Monday, 09 February 2026

Caroline Harvey and Joy Dunne starred with a goal and two assists apiece and the U.S. pulled away in the third period to beat Switzerland 5-0 on Monday.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Winter Olympics (Men’s)


For the first time since Sochi 2014, NHL professionals will return to the Olympic Games, marking the first true “best on best” tournament in over a decade (and for only the sixth time ever), with the world’s top players across twelve national teams converging on Milan, Italy.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-0 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 07 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-0 Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Fiera Milano Rho, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Saturday, 07 February 2026

Elite speed and skill propelled the U.S. to a 5-0 victory over Finland on Saturday and a perfect 2-0 record in Group A.
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IHLC Results – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-1 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ – 05 Feb 2026


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 5-1 Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Olympic Preliminary Round
Fiera Milano Rho, Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Thursday, 05 February 2026

No one could be surprised that the United States kicked off their quest for Olympic gold with a 5-1 win over Czechia tonight.

What was a pleasant surprise was how evenly-played the game was from start to finish. But for some errant shooting by the Czechs, this might have been a closer score.
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IHLC Preview – 2026 Winter Olympics (Women’s)


The eighth quadrennial women’s Olympic tournament is set to kick off this Thursday, with an anticipated showdown once again between Canada and the United States likely to highlight the Gold Medal Match once again – but like the previous tournament hosted in Italy, the potential for an upset is more likely now than perhaps ever before.
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ IIHF Continues Russia, Belarus Ban Into 2026-27 Season


Following an IIHF Council meeting, the International Ice Hockey Federation today confirmed that their ban on Russian and Belarusian teams, dating back to their invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, was extended through the 2026-27 hockey season.
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Full 2026 Men’s Olympic Rosters Released


Starting with France being the first to release their roster on 23 December, and capped by the host Italians releasing their final roster today (20 January), the final roster selections for all twelve Olympic men’s hockey teams are now complete.
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Full 2026 Women’s Olympic Rosters Released


Starting with France being the first to release their roster on 23 December, and to be capped by the host Italians releasing their final roster today (20 January), the final roster selections for all ten Olympic women’s hockey teams are now complete.
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Triple Gold Club: Who Can Join In Milan?


With the calendar finally turning over to 2026, and final rosters for the 2026 Milan Olympics being released daily, there has emerged a select field of fourteen men and three women from five countries who, if successful in winning Gold at next month’s Games, will gain the unique distinction of joining the Triple Gold Club.
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IHLC 2025 In Review – Women’s


2025 saw a continuation of closer parity in international women’s hockey, with the juggernauts of the United States and Canada continuing to set the tone in the lead-up to the 2026 Milan Olympics, competing for World Championship, Rivalry Series and International Hockey Lineal Championship glory.
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IIHF Confirms Women’s World Championships Moving To November As Of 2026


At today’s IIHF Semi-Annual Congress in Nice, France, it was confirmed that the 2026 Women’s World Championships would be hosted by Denmark, but more consequentially would be held in November, confirmed to be a permanent shift in moving the typical spring tournament to early November going forward, just prior to the start of the Professional Women’s Hockey League pro seasons.
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ 2026 World Championship Schedule Released


The schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Championship was today announced for the tournament taking place in Zรผrich and Fribourg, Switzerland, with the host Eisgenossen looking to finally conquer the tournament after consecutive Silver medal finishes, only three months after the conclusion of the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
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