The men's hockey schedule for the 2022 Beijing Olympics has been announced

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The International Ice Hockey Federation has announced the schedule for men’s hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

The tournament will kick off on Wednesday, Feb. 9 with the Russian Olympic Committee taking on Switzerland. The following day, the United States will open their tournament against China and Canada will square off with Germany. The latter match will likely feature a head-to-head between the NHL’s most recent Hart Trophy winners, @Connor McDavid and @Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers.
Some other key games to watch for will be Canada and the United States on Saturday, Feb. 12, and Sweden and Finland on Sunday, Feb. 13.
There will be an off day on Feb. 14 and the quarterfinals will begin on Feb. 16 with qualification games for teams that don’t advance into the playoffs on Feb. 15. The gold medal game is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 20.
The NHL reached an agreement with the IIFH to send players to participate in the Olympics for the first time since 2016, but, as Frank Seravalli reported earlier this week, the league reserves the right to back out of Beijing.
Here are the groups…
Group A:
Canada, United States, Germany, China
Group B:
Russian Olympic Committee, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Denmark
Group C:
Finland, Sweden, Slovakia, Latvia

And here’s the whole schedule…
Wednesday, Feb. 9
At National Indoor Stadium
Russian Olympic Committee vs. Switzerland, 4:40 a.m. ET
Czech Republic vs. Denmark, 9:10 a.m. ET
Thursday, Feb. 10
At National Indoor Stadium
Sweden vs. Latvia, 12:10 a.m. ET
Finland vs. Slovakia, 4:40 a.m. ET
United States vs. China, 9:10 a.m. ET
At Wukesong Sport Center
Canada vs. Germany, 9:10 a.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 11
At National Indoor Stadium
Denmark vs. Russian Olympic Committee, 12:10 a.m. ET
Czech Republic vs. Switzerland, 4:40 a.m. ET
Latvia vs. Finland, 9:10 a.m. ET
At Wukesong Sport Center
Sweden vs. Slovakia, 4:40 a.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 12
At National Indoor Stadium
Canada vs. United States, 12:10 a.m. ET
Germany vs. China, 4:40 a.m. ET
Russian Olympic Committee vs. Czech Republic, 9:10 a.m. ET
At Wukesong Sport Center
Switzerland vs. Denmark, 9:10 a.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 13
At National Indoor Stadium
Slovakia vs. Latvia, 12:10 a.m. ET
Finland vs. Sweden, 4:40 a.m. ET
China vs. Canada, 9:10 a.m. ET
At Wukesong Sport Center
United States vs. Germany, 9:10 a.m. ET
Monday, Feb. 14
Off day
Tuesday, Feb. 15
At National Indoor Stadium
Qualifying round Game 1, 12:10 a.m. ET
Qualifying round Game 3, 4:40 a.m. ET
Qualifying round Game 4, 9:10 a.m. ET
At Wukesong Sport Center
Qualifying round Game 2, 2 a.m. ET
Wednesday, Feb. 16
At National Indoor Stadium
Quarterfinal 1, 12:10 a.m. ET
Quarterfinal 3, 4:40 a.m. ET
Quarterfinal 4, 9:30 a.m. ET
At Wukesong Sport Center
Quarterfinal 2, 2 a.m. ET
Thursday, Feb. 17
Off day
Friday, Feb, 18
At National Indoor Stadium
Semifinal 1, 12:10 a.m. ET
Semifinal 2, 9:10 a.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 19
At National Indoor Stadium
Bronze medal game, 9:10 a.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 20
At National Indoor Stadium
Gold medal game, 9:10 a.m. ET