We\u2019re out of the round robin, into elimination.<\/p>\n
Round-robin action has wrapped up for men\u2019s ice hockey at the 2026 Olympics.<\/p>\n
Macklin Celebrini and Canada, the United States, Pavol Regenda and Slovakia, and Finland will go straight to the Feb. 18 quarterfinal games.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re going to face four of the eight other national teams, who will play the day before, on Feb. 17, for the right to go to the quarterfinals: Alex Wennberg and Sweden will take on Latvia at 12:10 PM PT, Philipp Kurashev and Switzerland will face Italy at 3:10 AM PT, Czechia will battle Denmark at 7:40 AM PT, and Germany will clash with France at 3:10 AM PT.<\/p>\n
Canada will play the winner of Czechia-Denmark, the US will draw Sweden or Latvia, Slovakia will tangle with Germany or France, and Finland will see Switzerland or Italy in the quarters.<\/p>\n
Macklin Celebrini<\/p>\n
The teenage San Jose Sharks superstar keeps taking the Olympics by storm, dropping milestone numbers on France:<\/p>\n
In a 10-2 rout of France, Celebrini had two goals and an assist, skating 15:44.<\/p>\n
Canada head coach Jon Cooper, who had the option of choosing his penalty shot taker, had a great quip about it. Celebrini says that he wasn\u2019t aware of Olympic rules, that the coach can choose anybody to take the penalty shot.<\/p>\n
Jon Cooper on Celebrini\u2019s penalty shot <\/p>\n
\u201cWell you know you get to pick who takes the shot right? <\/p>\n
We\u2019re on the bench. Ref comes over and says \u2018hey Coop, choice is yours!\u2019 So I look over and Macklin\u2019s already getting ready \u2013 and the boys all look at me like \u2013 you gonna change it\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jackie Redmond (@Jackie_Redmond) February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, France\u2019s Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, veteran of 700 NHL games with the Philadelphia Flyers, Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Seattle Kraken, was floored by Celebrini.<\/p>\n Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on Macklin Celebrini: “He looks absolutely amazing. \u2026 I think he’s 19 or whatever it is. Goddamn. It’s good that I stopped (playing) in the NHL because if this is what it’s gonna look like, it’s better for me to not be in there anymore.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Also, Tom Wilson got into that rare Olympic fight with France\u2019s Pierre Crinon, in reaction to a questionable Crinon hit on Nathan MacKinnon:<\/p>\n tom wilson you have never done anything wrong in your life pic.twitter.com\/EJlbUyhw5D<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 jess at the olympics !! \ud83c\udfd2 (@hudrrys) February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Philipp Kurashev<\/p>\n It looks like Switzerland turned to Kurashev to play more minutes, in place of Kevin Fiala, whose season was ended when he got tangled up with Tom Wilson on Friday.<\/p>\n In a Swiss 4-3 OT victory over Czechia, Kurashev skated 17:24, mostly on the top line with Nico Hischier and Timo Meier. Dean Kukan potted the overtime winner.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been a nice comeback campaign on the San Jose Sharks for Kurashev:<\/p>\n Zwei Jahre nach schwieriger Saison und verpatzter WM gl\u00e4nzt Philipp Kurashev bei Olympia wieder f\u00fcr die Nati. \u00abIch brauchte einen Neustart\u00bb, sagt der Sharks-St\u00fcrmer, der erst k\u00fcrzlich nach einer Verletzung sein Comeback gegeben hat. https:\/\/t.co\/rbaUD8F7nJ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Blick Sport (@Blick_Sport) February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Other Sharks\u2026<\/p>\n The Florida Panthers\u2019 Matthew Tkachuk, who beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals, had this devastating chirp during the United States\u2019 5-1 victory over Germany on Sunday.<\/p>\n Matthew Tkachuk to Leon Draisaitl, on mic: “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” #Olympics2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n And in case you missed it, fun with the very real Sweden-Finland rivalry. The San Jose Sharks\u2019 John Klingberg gets a shoutout from ex-Dallas Stars teammate Esa Lindell!<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t