Shock Twist: Jones Withdraws from Olympics, LaCombe Steps Into Team USA Spotlight
The tournament will feature all 12 teams playing three preliminary games in their respective groups.
The three group winners and the best second-place team will get a bye into the quarterfinals; the other eight teams will play single-elimination games to determine the other four quarterfinalists. The gold medal game will be played Feb. 22.
Team USA, which is in Group C, will open against Team Latvia on Feb. 12, then play Team Denmark on Feb. 14 and Team Germany on Feb. 15.
The United States has not won a gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980 in Lake Placid, New York.
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