NHL players will be cleared to participate in the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade at the 2026 Winter Games, the league, players union and international Olympic and hockey officials announced Wednesday.

The daily schedule for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, which is subject to change, based on the latest version of the competition schedule. Medal sessions bolded (all start times Eastern) ... Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 (Day -2) Curling: Mixed doubles round-robin (1:05 p.m.)

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), NHL and NHL Players' Association finalized an agreement that confirms NHL player participation in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. It marks the first time that NHL players will compete in an Olympic setting since the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.