Winter Olympics 2026: Will NHL Stars and Unstoppable Goalies Finally Bring U.S. Men the Golden Glory?
The NHL is back at the Olympics for the first time since 2014 and the United States men’s team is a strong contender for its first gold medal since the “Miracle on Ice.”
As part of a joint agreement between the NHL, NHL Players Association, the International Ice Hockey Federation and the International Olympic Committee announced last February, the league’s biggest stars will take part in the 2026 Milan Cortina Games over the next two weeks.
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Since the “Miracle” gold at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, the U.S. men have reached the gold medal game twice — 2002, 2010 — but lost both times to Canada. Outside of those two silver medals, they have not placed better than fourth in the tournament. The quarterfinals is where the U.S. has seen their Olympic dreams come to an end in the past two Olympics, both without NHL players.
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