By Amy Tennery MILAN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Canada will be "out for blood" as they renew their rivalry at the Milano Cortina Games, U.S. veteran Alex Carpenter told reporters on Monday, with an upcoming group stage game that has the feel of a championship contest.

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.

ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Old Town-Orono hockey’s senior night celebrating Black Bears captain Noah Schneider was cut short. Portland-South Portland left the ice roughly 10 minutes into Saturday’s game in protest of the officials, giving OTO its first win of the season. It’s a move that Black Bears head coach Scott Rhynold has never seen before.

By Trevor Stynes and Amy Tennery MILAN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hosts Italy reached the quarter-finals of the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament with a 3-2 victory over Japan on Monday while the U.S. collected their third win in Milan and Germany snatched a 2-1 overtime win over France.

Ice hockey will run the entire length of the Olympics, and feature some of the world's best players.

If you want to watch the 2026 winter sports ice hockey for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need. The women's ice hockey schedule runs from Feb. 5-19. The men's ice hockey competition takes place from Feb. 11-22. International ice hockey is available to live stream for free on CBC Gem.

Canada were left fretting over their captain Marie-Philip Poulin after she took a heavy hit in the first period of her side's 5-1 win over the Czech Republic in the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Monday.