By Amy Tennery MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Canada got off to a perfect start to their Olympic men's ice hockey campaign with a confident 5-0 win over the Czech Republic on Thursday, as Switzerland cruised past France 4-0.

Canada has downed Switzerland in its first hockey game of the women's Olympic tournament at Rho Arena in Milan, Italy. After the Canadians saw their opener against Finland postponed, they beat the Swiss today thanks to goals from Natalie Spooner,

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.

Feb - Team Canada faces Team Switzerland at the Olympics! Find TV channels, streaming links, and our score prediction for Friday’s big game.

Canada vs. Switzerland in men's ice hockey takes place at 3:10 p.m. ET on Feb. 13. This fixture takes place at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Canada vs. Switzerland in men's ice hockey is available to live stream for free on CBC Gem.

The Swiss, who defeated France 4-0 in their first game on Thursday, believe they can do something special in this Olympic hockey tournament.

After Finland and Canada were forced to postpone their Olympic women's hockey opener due to a Norovirus outbreak impacting 13 members of Team Finland, Switzerland has their first confirmed case of the virus,