{"id":27270,"date":"2026-02-20T16:32:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/?p=27270"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:32:44","slug":"2026-olympic-hockey-final-canada-usa-time-rosters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/en\/2026-olympic-hockey-final-canada-usa-time-rosters\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Olympic Hockey Final: Team USA&#8217;s Armada Poised to Shatter Canada&#8217;s Golden Dream (Date, Time, Rosters)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27270\" class=\"elementor elementor-27270 elementor-27269\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ca21f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43ca21f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec9e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aec9e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The men&#8217;s ice hockey gold medal game of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics takes place this Sunday morning. Although Canada clawed its way into the final, a titanic North American showdown looms against a heavily United States squad. Here is the puck drop time and an overview of the NHL-stacked rosters ready to clash.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1bb27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf1bb27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The American Juggernaut Built Around Matthews<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0708bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0708bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5fd167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5fd167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Team USA&#8217;s lineup is terrifyingly efficient and looks tailor-made to capture gold. Built around sharpshooter Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs) and flanked by assistants Charlie McAvoy (Boston Bruins) and Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers), the American squad is dominant on paper. The group is overflowing with elite talent, including Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights), Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils), Quinn Hughes (Minnesota Wild), and a veritable brick wall in net featuring Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets) and Jake Oettinger (Dallas Stars). It\u2019s a winning machine that Canada will severely struggle to contain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fce57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35fce57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a902ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a902ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Canada Qualified, but Vulnerable Without Crosby<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b802952 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b802952\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f23bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08f23bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_25595052-scaled-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_25595052-scaled-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_25595052-scaled-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_25595052-scaled-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_25595052-scaled-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.planhub.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_25595052-scaled-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eff6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eff6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0928ad3d-85b6-44ae-9f8b-953e0894824b\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The Canadian squad secured its pass thanks to a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Finland, propelled by goals from Sam Reinhart, Shea Theodore, and Nathan MacKinnon. The team, however, had to deal with the absence of its usual captain, Sidney Crosby, who was injured during the quarterfinals. To compensate for this absence, Connor McDavid proudly wore the &#8220;C&#8221; on his jersey during this game. The next generation is assured with Celebrini and the Canadiens&#8217; captain, Suzuki.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026\/where-to-watch-olympic-games-live\">For the full list of broadcasters, visit the official Olympic Games website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b82eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49b82eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1365e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c1365e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Puck Drop: Date and Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3939e63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3939e63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb7ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb7ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b571ee35-190a-4059-b45d-9202414fd50f\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>According to olympic.ca, the gold medal game is scheduled for <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"87\">Sunday at 8:10 AM (EST)<\/b>. It&#8217;s an early morning appointment you won&#8217;t want to miss to witness the crowning of the new hockey world champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f8bbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15f8bbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1dd25f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1dd25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Official Rosters &amp; NHL Affiliations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0963f00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0963f00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e390841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e390841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"5\">TEAM CANADA<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Forwards (14)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"10\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\">#17 &#8211; 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