
Following an impressive first outing against their toughest round robin opponent, a 5-0 shellacking of Czechia, the Canadian men take on the Swiss today.
It's a battle of two undefeated teams as Canada take on Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano/Cortina today. After a rather satisfying 5-0 win over the team that was expected to be their biggest challenge, the Czechs, they go up against a team that has given them trouble in the past, and one that very much hopes to be a pain in Canada's collective arses once again.
The first game saw Canada's offensive talent on display, showing the rest of the tournament they can beat you in a number of different ways, and got scoring throughout the lineup. Nicest goal of the game was easily the Bo Horvat breakway goal. Just a thing of beauty.
Jordan Binnington, much to the entire nation's surprise, was solid, stopping all 26 Czech shots he faced in that win. While it was encouraging, it is still not enough to convince a lot of people he can be the one to lead Canada to gold, given the way he's played this season. Logan Thompson will get his chance to start today, and we'll see where it goes from there.
Another impressive player in their first game? Macklin Celebrini. The Sharks star opened the scoring for Team Canada, and that line of Celebrini, Connor McDavid and Tom Wilson appeared to have some instant chemistry.
A couple lineup changes for Canada today: Travis Sanheim is in to replace the injured Josh Morrissey, while Seth Jarvis makes his Olympic debut as they've given Brad Marchand a day to rest up. I like this, as Marchand could end up being a key player come the medal round for Canada.
