The ice hockey schedules for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games were announced today by the IIHF.
The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team will begin its quest for back-to-back gold medals on Feb. 3 against Finland at 8:10 a.m. ET, while the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team will face off against host China on Feb. 10 to open Olympic competition with faceoff set for 8:10 a.m. ET.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS – USA vs. CANADA
On February 7, a rematch of the 2018 women’s gold medal game will take place with the U.S. and Canada facing off at 11:10 p.m. to complete the preliminary round. The U.S. men take on Canada in preliminary round play on February 11 at 11:10 p.m.
OTHER PRELIMINARY ROUND MATCHUPS
The women will also play preliminary round games against ROC (Feb. 5/8:10 a.m.) and Switzerland (Feb. 6/8:10 a.m.), while the men will face Germany (Feb. 13/8:10 a.m.).
WOMEN’S PLAYOFF ROUND
The women’s quarterfinals are set for February 10-12, with the semifinals taking place on February 13-14. The bronze-medal game is slated for February 16 at 6:30 a.m. while the gold-medal game takes place at 11:10 p.m.
MEN’S PLAYOFF ROUND
The top four teams (three group winners and the second-ranked team with the best record) will move straight on to the quarterfinals on the men’s side. The remaining teams will play in qualification playoff games February 14-15 with the quarterfinals set for February 15-16. The semifinals take place February 17-18. The bronze-medal matchup scheduled for February 19 at 8:10 a.m., with the gold-medal game at 11:10 p.m.
NBC is the television home of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in the U.S. and a full broadcast schedule will be released close to the start of the Games.
Date | Game | Result | Local Time | Eastern Time | Location | Television |
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Thurs., Feb. 10 | China Preliminary |
W, 8-0 | 9:10 PM | 8:10 AM | National Indoor Stadium | USA Network |
Sat., Feb. 12 | Canada Preliminary |
W, 4-2 | 12:10 PM | 11:10 PM (Feb. 11) | National Indoor Stadium | USA Network |
Sun., Feb. 13 | Germany Preliminary |
W, 3-2 | 9:10 PM | 8:10 AM | Wukesong Sport Center | USA Network |
Wed., Feb. 16 | Slovakia Quarterfinal |
SOL, 2-3 | 12:10 PM | 11:10 PM (Feb. 15) | National Indoor Stadium | USA Network |
Date | Game | Result | Local Time | Eastern Time | Television |
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Thurs., Feb. 3 | Finland Preliminary |
W, 5-2 | 9:10 PM | 8:10 AM | USA Network |
Sat., Feb. 5 | Russian Olympic Committee Preliminary |
W, 5-0 | 9:10 PM | 8:10 AM | USA Network |
Sun., Feb. 6 | Switzerland Preliminary |
W, 8-0 | 9:10 PM | 8:10 AM | USA Network |
Tues., Feb. 8 | Canada Preliminary |
L, 2-4 | 12:10 PM | 11:10 PM (Feb. 7) | USA Network |
Fri., Feb. 11 | Czechia Quarterfinal |
W, 4-1 | 12:10 PM | 11:10 PM (Feb. 10) | USA Network |
Mon., Feb. 14 | Finland Semifinals |
W, 4-1 | 9:10 PM | 8:10 AM | USA Network |
Thurs., Feb. 17 | Canada Gold-Medal Game |
L, 2-3 | 12:10 PM | 11:10 PM (Feb. 16) | NBC |