Road to gold through Group A?
Canada opens the Milano Cortina 2026 tournament against Czechia on Thursday (12 February). It marks the first of three games in Group A in the men’s ice hockey tournament. Switzerland and France join Czechia and Canada in pool play.
Crosby is one of nearly 150 NHLers at the 2026 Winter Games, the return of pro men’s players to the international tournament since 2014. Crosby helped his country earn back-to-back Olympic titles the last time he competed in the Winter Olympics but that, and even the 2025 4 Nations victory, doesn’t mean much at the start of another Olympic tournament.
“It allows you to know what to expect a little bit. But ultimately, age, experience, it’s one thing. It doesn’t guarantee anything – doesn’t give you anything. You still got to go out there and do it,” Crosby said Wednesday.
