Finland wants to win a sweepstakes of another kind at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Finland, which is in Group B, opens its Olympic schedule against Slovakia on Wednesday (10:40 a.m. ET; Peacock, USA, CBC Gem, TSN, CBC).

Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid will suit up for Canada, one year before NHL players are expected to return to the Olympics.

Ronja Savolainen and Anna Kjellbin, fiancées in real life, could face off on the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Though Sweden 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. Today, NHL.com senior writers Amalie Benjamin and Tom Gulitti play coach of Team Finland with their projected lines:

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks prospect Anton Frondell scored in the eighth round of a shootout to give Sweden a 4-3 victory over Finland on Sunday night in the world junior hockey semifinals. Canada faced Czechia in the second semifinal.

Team USA Team USA enters the 2026 Olympic women's hockey tournament as the odds on favorites. They've won gold twice before in 1998 and 2018, but i