The U.S. men's hockey team hasn't won an Olympic gold medal since the Miracle on Ice in 1980, but this year's team might just be capable of ending that drought. The Americans have brought their best roster ever to Italy,

Who are the favorites and underdogs in the men's and women's 2026 Olympic ice hockey tournaments?

Team USA hockey is one of the top contenders for the gold medal at the 2026 Olympic Games. See their complete schedule.

Eight nations will take the ice in the men's Olympic hockey Thursday, with NHL players participating for the first time in 12 years.

Team USA, coached by Marshfield's Mike Sullivan and three players raised in Massachusetts, plays its Olympic opener on Thursday. Here's the details.

NBC is carrying the 2026 Winter Games, which means it is in charge of the broadcast teams. Ice hockey is one of the biggest sports at the Olympics, and it’s imperative to have announcers who can not only provide informative introductions to players but also keep viewers entertained by the action.

Follow Bo Horvat and Team Canada and Ondrej Palat and the Czech Ice Hockey Association in the Olympic Winter Games, plus schedule and tune-in info

The men aim for the first Olympic gold since the "Miracle on Ice", while the women seek revenge for the gold medal game loss vs. Canada in 2022.

Men’s ice hockey play began on Feb. 11, however Team USA does not take the ice until the following day as they took on Latvia. The Stars and Stripes are slotted in Group C, competing against Denmark, Germany and Latvia in the preliminary rounds.

The Canadian women have won gold at five of the last six Winter Olympics, but USA has all the momentum heading into the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. Coverage on this live blog has ended. Please click here for the latest updates.