Canada, Switzerland and Hockey
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By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Yannick Schwaller's Switzerland continued their perfect start at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, beating Brad Jacobs's Canada 9-5 to remain the only undefeated team in the men's competition.
Team Canada took down Switzerland, 5-1, in a preliminary round game at the 2026 Olympics. See the highlights from the game.
Team Canada faces off against Team Switzerland Friday in the Olympics. Puck drop from Milan, Italy, is set for 3:10 p.m. ET.
Switzerland confirms Kevin Fiala will miss the rest of the Olympics after a lower-leg injury.
Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey remains sidelined as teammate Nino Niederreiter struggles to find the scoresheet, leaving Jets fans wanting more from their Olympic representatives.
As for the game itself, Connor McDavid registered his second straight three-point game (1G, 2A) giving Canada a 5-1 victory over the Swiss and thus locking up top spot in Group A. The Canadians will close out the preliminary round with a game against France.
After returning to best-on-best Olympic men’s hockey with a victory, Canada gets right back to action on Friday as they face Switzerland in their second preliminary round game at Milano Cortina 2026.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games continue on Feb. 14. Here are all the events taking place today in Italy.