Inside Slovakia's Olympic hockey team: A complete roster and more to know 2026 men's team originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The road to the 2026 Olympic semifinals was -- to say the very least -- a winding one for Slovakia.

Welcome back to the penultimate edition of Olympic hockey predictions here at Last Word On Hockey, where we have been covering the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Team USA defeated Slovakia, 6-2, in the 2026 Winter Olympic ice hockey semifinal. USA will play Canada in the gold-medal game.

The defending gold-medal team of Finland was awarded the bronze medal in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games following a 6-1 win over Slovakia.

USA and Slovakia face off today for a spot in the men's hockey gold medal game at Milano Cortina. Here's how to watch.

The USA men's ice hockey team will play Slovakia in the Winter Olympic 2026 semi-final in Italy on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

MILAN (AP) — Finland won the bronze medal in men’s hockey at the Olympics for a third consecutive time with NHL players participating, beating Slovakia 6-1 on Saturday night. Erik Haula scored two goals and Joel Armia had a goal and two assists for Finland,

Slovakia and Germany will meet in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, with a semifinal berth on the line in what projects as one of the most evenly matched elimination games of the tournament.

Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen has won his first Olympic medal after Finland's 6-1 win over Slovakia in the 2026 Winter Olympic bronze-medal game.

The USA men's ice hockey team will play Slovakia in the Winter Olympic 2026 semifinal in Italy on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.