2026 Olympic men's ice hockey rosters

[Toonage]

Sweden vs. Italy starting kind of how you'd expect

lol 1st shot in on Sweden, Italy survived an initial onslaught

[dissentowner]

It won't last unfortunately.

[dissentowner]

Thats a pretty bad missed call lol

[Toonage]

Sweden PP coming up and I think this is where the luck might run out lol

[howard_the_duck]

Originally Posted by Goriders

Just a question.

Why is Binnington the starting goalie? He’s statistically almost the worst goalie in the NHL this year.

I get being loyal. But not in this case.

I think it's makeup.

It takes a certain type of goalie who can stay engaged when there's not consistently a lot of work.

At 4 Nations he proved his makeup is kind of perfect for this. He's a fiery guy (probably to a fault) but it might be just the right temperament to flourish behind a super team like Canada.

Plus, much like the Kipper years, the traditional stats I don't think represent the quality of the player and that's probably reflected in his selection in the first place.

I think the goaltending concerns are overblown, personally. He will do fine.

[dino7c]

I was hoping they could get out of the period 1-1

[Karl]

Yay! Matt Bradley ties it up at 2!!

[Toonage]

2-2!

If today is a sign of things to come this tournament is going to be great

[dino7c]

Backlund wouldn't be allowing this nonsense

[bluejays]

Man, the men's game is so much better than the women's. Smoother and more competitive. Italy of all teams is a testament to the competition.

[Karl]

OMG Bradley almost scored again! So close to 3-2 Italia.

[OmegaV4]

As someone who is half Italian, I think I can speak on behalf of most, if not all Italians when I ask;

How in the hell are we holding our own against Sweden?

[Tbull8]

Even if they lose this game 8-2, staying competitive against a contender in Sweden is huge for the fans!

[Toonage]

Talent disparity aside, they went over the Italian coach's international accolades with Finland its pretty impressive. Counts for something here.

[Karl]

I'm not Italian at all, but I will cheer for team Italy hockey team every time in these olympics against ANYONE.

I just love cheering on the home team at their home olympics.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by OmegaV4

As someone who is half Italian, I think I can speak on behalf of most, if not all Italians when I ask;

How in the hell are we holding our own against Sweden?

Because we now live in a weird universe where Canada might be better than Italy at soccer, and Italy is holding their own against Sweden at hockey.

[Monahammer]

Italy has really been going hard in every event in these olympics. I am proud.

Fratelli, d'italia!

[Karl]

Booooooo.....

Willy Nylander scores. 3-2 Sweden.

[Toonage]

Sweden getting chippy, Italy getting into their heads despite the 1 goal difference

[OmegaV4]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Because we now live in a weird universe where Canada might be better than Italy at soccer, and Italy is holding their own against Sweden at hockey.

If that ain't the Gospel, I don't know what is.