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1992 – CANADA 6, SWITZERLAND 1

Eric Lindros announced his arrival in Albertville, scoring twice and adding two helpers as Canada defeated Switzerland. After an under-the-radar performance in Canada’s first game of the Games two nights earlier, Lindros – still a few weeks shy of his 19th birthday – made his physical presence felt with several big hits.

Canada also got two goals from Joe Juneau and one each from Gord Hynes and Wally Schreiber.

Lindros had been drafted by the Quebec Nordiques the previous spring, but refusing to sign with the NHL team, he joined the national team instead. His first of eight career Olympic goals came on the power play just over three minutes in when he powered his way to the net to deflect Juneau’s initial shot.

His physical presence was a game-changer. “Eric was a big, strong kid,” says Hynes. “He was strong below the hash marks and in front of the net, and had loads of presence that everybody else was concerned about.”

Three goals in under three minutes early in the second broke the game open. Juneau scored his second late in the period to give Canada a 5-0 after 40 minutes over an opponent they admittedly knew little about before watching video the day before. “We certainly didn’t go in blind,” says Hynes. “[Coach Dave] King and his staff had us super well prepared.”

The Swiss broke up Sean Burke’s shutout in the opening minute of the third, before Hynes finished off the scoring in the closing minutes of the game with a slap shot that beat the goalie glove side.

The extra media attention that followed Lindros was not unwelcomed by his teammates. “Back then the Canadian Olympic Team didn’t have the big limelight like it does today with the NHL players going to the Olympics,” says Juneau. “When we have Sean Burke and then Eric Lindros joining the team, it brought a lot of positives to our team on and off the ice.”

And the Games, overall, gave Juneau an experience he still appreciates. “Even though I played 13 years in NHL and went to Stanley Cup Final twice, the Olympic Games in 1992 are the highlight of my hockey years as a player.”

Other Games

1936 – In one of the greatest upsets in Olympic hockey history, Great Britain defeats Canada 2-1, and hands the four-time defending champion its first-ever Olympics loss. Edgar Brenchley beats goaltender Dinty Moore for the game-winner with only 72 seconds left.

2014 – Meghan Agosta, Jayna Hefford and Rebecca Johnston score in a span of 7:09 in the third period to blow open a scoreless game and send Canada to a 3-0 win over Finland. Shannon Szabados makes 14 saves to record the Canadians’ second-straight shutout.

2022 – Alex Grant, Ben Street and Daniel Winnik score goals 5:36 apart in the first period to lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Germany in the preliminary-round opener in Beijing. Street finishes with a goal and an assist, and Kent Johnson and Eric O’Dell contribute two helpers apiece to help the Canadians get a small measure of revenge over the Germans after their semifinal loss in 2018.

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1984 – CANADA 8, AUSTRIA 1

Being the youngest to ever play for Canada at an Olympic Winter Games wasn’t enough for Kirk Muller, he needed to be the youngest to score a goal, which he did – two, in fact – to lead Canada over Austria.

One day after his 18th birthday, Muller scored the eventual game-winner on the power play 12 minutes into the first period, and made it 3-0 just 13 seconds into the second; that goal remains the third-fastest to start a period in Canadian Olympic history.

“We had a great group of guys,” Muller recalls. “We were young and had a good mix of both junior and college guys bonding together quickly. We all had the same passion and shared the same goal; to do well over at the Olympics.

“Back then Carey Wilson and Pat Flatley were sort of the veteran guys because they had some experience playing university hockey down in the States and all. It’s funny to say that those were veterans since they were only 20-something years old.”

Wilson had a goal and an assist in the win over Austria, while Flatley added a helper for the Canadians, who scored the game’s first six goals.

Dave Donnelly, Bruce Driver, Dave Tippett, Dave Gagner and Craig Redmond had the other goals for Canada, which won its second game in as many days to open the Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

Muller, now the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, remembers the 1984 Olympics as a stepping stone towards developing his skills as both a player and coach. “Dave King was ahead of his time in many of his coaching techniques. He was big on the X’s and O’s, video and training methods.”

When asked if he thought any Canadian hockey player would ever take part in the Olympics at a younger age than him, Muller chuckled. “It’s hard to rule it out because there’s always going to be that next superstar that will roll along and make it hard not to include him.”

Other Games

1932 – Canada blanked Poland for the second time in three days in the four-team double round robin, scoring a 10-0 win to improve to a perfect 5-0 in Lake Placid. Stanley Wagner earned the shutout in his first Olympic start.

1968 – Morris Mott scored four times – the most recent four-goal game by a Canadian – and Fran Huck added two to help Canada bounce back from a loss and rout East Germany 11-0. The Canadians racked up 51 shots on goal, their fifth-most ever in a single game.

1998 – Chinese goaltender Hong Guo made 38 saves, but second-period goals from Danielle Goyette and Vicky Sunohara were enough to lead Canada to a 2-0 preliminary round win. Manon Rhéaume needed to make just eight saves for the shutout.

GAME NOTES: CANADA VS. CZECHIA (FEB. 9)

Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team is back on the ice Monday at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, taking on Czechia as Group A play continues in Milan.

Last Game

The Canadians made their debut with a 4-0 shutout of Switzerland on Saturday, scoring three times on the power play. Julia Gosling and Daryl Watts scored their first Olympic goals, with Watts also adding a helper. Natalie Spooner opened the scoring, Sarah Fillier had a goal and an assist and Emerance Maschmeyer needed to make just six saves as Canada gave up its third-fewest shots ever in an Olympic game.

Czechia earned its first win in Milan on Sunday, shutting out Finland 2-0. Tereza Pistekova got the Czechs on the board within the first three minutes of the game and Natalie Mlynkova doubled the lead at the end of the first period. Klara Peslarova made 25 saves for the shutout.

Last Meeting

Canada closed the preliminary round at the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship with a 7-1 win over Czechia last spring. Marie-Philip Poulin and Kristin O’Neill scored two goals apiece, while Watts and Jenn Gardiner also found the back of the net. Sophie Jaques scored her first goal with Canada’s National Women’s Team and Erin Ambrose celebrated her 100th international game with a pair of assists.

What to Watch

Don’t forget about Jocelyne Larocque when she faces the Czechs. The veteran blue-liner—the all-time leader in games played by a Canadian defender—has shown up often on the scoresheet against Czechia. Larocque has recorded multi-point efforts in three of her four career games against the Europeans, and has at least a point in all four—and seven points in all. That’s unheard of production from a defender who has just 66 points (9-57—66) in her 203 outings in the Team Canada jersey. For those doing the math at home, that means Larocque has recorded 10.6% of her career points in less than two per cent of her career games. Among the forwards, Watts made the most of her Olympic debut with a goal and an assist. The Toronto product had four goals in seven games at Women’s Worlds last spring and has six goals and 11 points in 15 PWHL games with the Toronto Sceptres this season.

Back for its second Olympics after making its debut in Beijing, Czechia has brought plenty of young talent to Italy. Adela Sapovalivova and Tereza Plosova are stars for the University of Wisconsin, the No. 1-ranked women’s hockey program in the NCAA. Sapovalivoa has nine goals and 26 points in her rookie season as a Badger, while Plosova has produced eight goals and 17 points in Wisconsin. The Czechs have eight players that compete professionally in the PWHL, including New York Sirens forward—and 2025 first-overall draft pick—Kristyna Kaltounkova. The 23-year-old sits eighth in PWHL scoring at the Olympic break with a league-leading 11 goals and 12 points through 16 games.She was red hot prior to departing for Milan, scoring 10 goals in her final 10 games.

A Look Back

Not much to look back at; Canada and Czechia have never faced off in women’s hockey on the Olympic stage.

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1998 - CANADA 13, JAPAN 0

Danielle Goyette scored a hat trick to lead Canada over host Japan as women’s hockey made its Olympic debut.

Hayley Wickenheiser scored twice and added two assists, and Stacy Wilson had a goal and three assists.

Canada outshot Japan 64-3; goalies Lesley Reddon and Manon Rhéaume both spent time in the crease to share the team’s historic win.

The significance of the game was not lost on the players, says Wilson, the team’s captain. “We enjoyed being a part of that history, knowing that it was such a big moment for women’s hockey.”

Goyette put her name in the record books 5:46 into the first period when she buried a Wickenheiser rebound for Canada’s first goal. With the score 2-0 late in the opening frame, Wickenheiser scored her first Olympic goal, with Wilson picking up the first assist.

The line of Goyette, Wickenheiser and Wilson had played together before the Games, and Wilson knew she was skating beside some skill. “I knew if I got the puck to one of them good things would happen.” The trio combined for 12 points in the game.

A six-goal second—including a goal each from Goyette, Wickenheiser and Wilson—gave Canada a 9-0 cushion after 40 minutes.

Once the game got out of hand the focus shifted to working on the small details but still pressing and playing aggressive. Four goals in the second half of the third period rounded out the scoring.

To its credit, Japan made Canada work to the final horn. “They never stopped pushing, [battling hard] in front of the net and skating hard,” says Wilson. “They always kept it clean and in the honour of a good hockey game.”

Other Games

1932 – William Cockburn recorded his second shutout in a row as Canada, represented by the Winnipeg Hockey Club, blanked Germany 5-0. Canada beat the Germans for the second time in the four-team, double round-robin tournament; it won the first meeting 4-1 two days earlier.

1936 – Canada beat Austria 5-2 and ran its unbeaten streak at the Olympics to 20 games. Canada won its third straight at these Games without taking a penalty.

1948 – Murray Dowey recorded his third straight shutout – and fifth of the Games – as Canada defeated Switzerland 3-0 to finish the round robin 7-0-1. Canada finished tied for first with Czechoslovakia but won the gold medal thanks to a better goal differential.

1964 – The Soviet Union scored a minute-and-a-half into the third period and nursed the lead the rest of the way, beating Canada 3-2. After winning its first five games, Canada dropped its second in a row and failed to medal for the first time in Olympic history.

1968 – Canada fell to Finland 5-2, the first win ever for the Finns over the Canadians at the Olympics or IIHF World Championship. Danny O’Shea and Billy MacMillan scored for Canada.

1992 – Goaltender Sean Burke stood tall as Canada outscored France 3-2 despite being outshot 29-19. Joe Juneau, Dave Archibald and Kent Manderville scored the Canadian goals.

2014 – Canada piled up 69 shots on goal and got goals from five different players in a 5-0 win over Switzerland to begin prelim play in Sochi. Rebecca Johnston paced the offence with a goal and two assists, and Charline Labonté made 14 saves for the shutout.

Previous days: Feb. 6

2022 – CANADA 6, ROC 1

At one of the strangest Olympic Winter Games in history, this might have been the strangest moment.

The preliminary-round meeting between Canada and ROC (the team representing Russia) was delayed more than an hour because the Russians’ COVID-19 test results had not yet been processed.

When the puck finally did drop, it was with both teams—and the officials—wearing KN95 masks, providing one of the most direct visuals of a Games played with very few fans and the global pandemic still dominating day-to-day life.

"We'd never actually worn (KN95). We always wore the blue ones before,” Natalie Spooner told The Canadian Press after the game. “This is actually much better, because it doesn't just suck into your mouth. I guess it's a little bit harder to see the puck if it gets in the way.

“I would say the biggest difference is talking. You have to talk so much louder for everybody to hear you on the ice.”

The delay and the masks certainly didn’t seem to affect the Canadians, who jumped out to a 2-0 lead just two-and-a-half minutes in thanks to goals from Sarah Nurse and Sarah Fillier.

Jamie Lee Rattray and Erin Ambrose stretched the lead to four in the second period before Anna Shokhina pulled one back for ROC late in the middle frame.

The Russians removed their masks before the third period, although the Canadians chose to leave theirs on.

“They just told us when we got out on the ice that their test results had come back negative and they were going to not play with them,” Spooner said.

"We just kind of said, ‘Well, we were in them for two periods, why not just stick it out?’ and we had them on already. We were already out on the ice, so we just kept them on and went with it.”

Masks or no masks, Canada dominated the final 20 minutes, outshooting the Russians 13-2 and adding goals by Rebecca Johnston and Marie-Philip Poulin to put a cap on one of the most unique games any of the participants will ever play in.

“We had a pretty good laugh about it,” Spooner said. “This is part of our story now, the COVID Olympics.”

Other Games

1932 – Canada, represented by the Winnipeg Hockey Club, won for the third time in four days and recorded its first shutout of the Games in Lake Placid, with William Cockburn blanking Poland 9-0.

1936 – The Port Arthur Bearcats, representing Canada, shut out Latvia 11-0 to improve to 2-0 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Hugh Farquharson scored four times and added three assists, and Ralph St. Germain had three goals of his own for the Canadians.

1948 – Wally Halder and George Mara scored four goals apiece, and Halder added three assists for a seven-point performance, to lead Canada, represented by the RCAF Flyers, to a 12-0 victory over Austria in a penalty-free game by both teams.

1964 – Canada opened the scoring, but suffered its first loss of the Games in Innsbruck, Austria, falling 3-1 to Czechoslovakia to put its gold medal hopes in jeopardy.

1984 – Pat Flatley scored just 27 seconds in—the third-fastest goal to start a game in Canadian Olympic history—and Carey Wilson did the rest with a hat trick as Canada opened up preliminary-round play in Sarajevo with a 4-2 win over the United States.

GAME NOTES: CANADA VS. SWITZERLAND (FEB. 7)

Let’s try this again. After its scheduled opener against Finland was postponed Thursday, the road to a sixth Olympic gold medal officially begins Saturday as Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team faces Switzerland in its first game in Group A play at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan.

How We Got Here

The 23-player roster named to represent Team Canada was announced Jan. 9, and features a mix of experience and first-timers. Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team includes 16 players who helped capture a fifth gold medal at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and 20 who earned a silver medal at the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Seven players—Jenn Gardiner, Julia Gosling, Sophie Jaques, Kristin O’Neill, Kayle Osborne, Kati Tabin and Daryl Watts—will make their Olympic debuts in Milan.

Last Game

The Canadians last saw the ice in the finale of the Rivalry Series against the United States in December, where they fell 4-1 to the Americans in Edmonton. Brianne Jenner provided all the offence, scoring her 50th goal with Canada’s National Women’s Team, while Ann-Renée Desbiens made 28 saves.

Switzerland opened its tournament against Czechia on Friday rallying to win 4-3 in a thrilling eight-round shootout after erasing a two-goal deficit in the third period. Laura Zimmerman evened the score at 1-1 midway through the first period, and Alina Müller and Lara Christen scored in the third to send the game to overtime. Ivana Wey notched the shootout winner for the Swiss and Saskia Maurer made 33 saves.

Last Meeting

The Canadians and Swiss faced off in the opener of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing (a 12-1 win for Canada), but the last time these two teams met on the Olympic stage was the 2022 semifinals, where Canada earned a 10-3 win. Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice, Sarah Nurse had four assists and Claire Thompson recorded a goal and two assists.

More recently, Canada shut out Switzerland 4-0 in the preliminary round at the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship last spring. Poulin had three helpers, Laura Stacey recorded a goal and an assist, and Natalie Spooner, Daryl Watts and Micah Zandee-Hart rounded out the scoring. Desbiens made 17 saves for the shutout.

What to Watch

As they usually are, all eyes are on Marie-Philip Poulin. The Canadian captain is within striking distance of the all-time Olympic goal-scoring record, sitting just one behind another icon of the game—Hayley Wickenheiser. Poulin has played 22 Olympic games (four back of Wickenheiser and Jayna Hefford for the most by a Canadian), recording 17 goals and 35 points. Milano Cortina will mark the fifth Games for the Beauceville, Quebec, native, making her just the third Canadian (alongside Wickenheiser and Hefford) to play five times on the biggest stage in sports.

The best finish for the Swiss came in 2014 when they earned Olympic bronze. After finishing fifth in 2018 and fourth in 2022, Switzerland comes to Milan with the tournament’s youngest roster—an average of 23.09 years old. But that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of veteran leadership. Müller and Lara Stadler are both competing in their fourth Games and led the Swiss offence four years ago in Beijing. Stadler—the captain—finished with five goals and nine points in 2022, while Müller had four goals and 10 points. And there’s a little bit of Canadian content; forward Vanessa Schaefer plays her club hockey with the University of British Columbia. The 20-year-old has six goals and 14 points so far this season for the Thunderbirds, the No. 1-ranked team in U SPORTS.

A Look Back

This marks the sixth meeting between Canada and Switzerland at the Olympic Winter Games, and the Canadians have won every matchup so far.

The first time these teams faced off was in Vancouver, with Canada earning a 10-1 win in the preliminary round. Meghan Agosta had two goals, and Cherie Piper and Wickenheiser had a goal and two assists each.

All-time record: Canada leads 5-0
Canada goals: 40
Switzerland goals: 6

1948 – CANADA 0, CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0

With the world still finding its way out of World War II, the Olympic Winter Games returned from a 12-year- hiatus in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Canada had not participated in the 1947 IIHF World Championship due to a disagreement with the Ligue internationale de hockey sur glace (LIHG), the precursor to the International Ice Hockey Federation, over the definition of “amateur” and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association had initially withdrawn from the 1948 Olympics.

In the end, the RCAF Flyers, a team of active and former members of the Royal Canadian Air Force based in Ottawa, were selected to represent Canada in a tournament played outdoors in the Swiss Alps.

“The further we went without a loss, the worse it got,” Canadian forward Wally Halder said upon his return from Europe. “The playing conditions didn’t help and some of the games were staged on ice that couldn’t possibly have been worse.”

By the time the game against Czechoslovakia came around, the Canadians and Czechs had identical 5-0 records, with the European side ahead in the standings based on its superior goal differential (+55 to +49).

Despite combining for 123 goals in their first 10 games—Canada had 54, Czechoslovakia had 69—the two teams played one of only four goalless games in men’s Olympic hockey history.

Murray Dowey earned the shutout for the Canadians, one of the record-setting five he recorded in St. Moritz. The Toronto native fashioned the longest and third-longest shutouts streaks in Olympic history—225:25 across four games from Jan. 30-Feb. 3 and 195:30 across four games from Feb. 5-8 (which included the Czech game).

Other Games

1932 – Canada scored the game’s first four goals as part of a 4-1 win over Germany, improving to 2-0 in Lake Placid.

1936 – Bill Thomson scored four goals—three in the first period, including the fastest two ever by a Canadian to start a game (2:00)—to spark Canada to an 8-1 win over Poland in the tournament opener in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

1968 – Roger Bourbonnais scored twice and Ray Cadieux made history with a goal just nine seconds into the second period—the fastest to start a period in Canadian Olympic history—to help Canada open its schedule in Grenoble with a 6-1 win over West Germany.

UPDATE: The game between Canada and Finland has been postponed and will now be played on Feb. 12 at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT.

GAME NOTES: CANADA VS. FINLAND (FEB. 5)

The road to a sixth Olympic gold medal begins Thursday as Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team faces Finland to begin Group A play at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan.

How We Got Here

The 23-player roster named to represent Team Canada was announced Jan. 9, and features a mix of experience and first-timers. Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team includes 16 players who helped capture a fifth gold medal at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and 20 who earned a silver medal at the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Seven players—Jenn Gardiner, Julia Gosling, Sophie Jaques, Kristin O’Neill, Kayle Osborne, Kati Tabin and Daryl Watts—will make their Olympic debuts in Milan.

Last Game

Canada wrapped up the Rivalry Series against the United States in December, falling 4-1 to the Americans in the series finale in Edmonton. Brianne Jenner provided all the offence, scoring her 50th goal with Canada’s National Women’s Team, while Ann-Renée Desbiens made 28 saves.

Last Meeting

On the Olympic stage, the Canadians and Finns met in Group A action in Beijing, with Canada earning an 11-1 win. Sarah Fillier opened the scoring just 61 seconds into the game. Jenner and Sarah Nurse each recorded hat tricks, with Jenner adding an assist for a four-point performance, and Natalie Spooner had four helpers.

More recently, Canada faced Finland in the semifinals of the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship, recording a 8-1 win to secure a spot in the gold medal game. Watts scored twice and Claire Thompson had a goal and two assists for the Canadians, who scored the final eight goals after the Finns struck in the game’s first minute.

What to Watch

As they usually are, all eyes are on Marie-Philip Poulin. The Canadian captain is within striking distance of the all-time Olympic goal-scoring record, sitting just one behind another icon of the game—Hayley Wickenheiser. Poulin has played 22 Olympic games (four back of Wickenheiser and Jayna Hefford for the most by a Canadian), recording 17 goals and 35 points. Milano Cortina will mark the fifth Games for the Beauceville, Quebec, native, making her just the third Canadian (alongside Wickenheiser and Hefford) to play five times on the biggest stage in sports.

Outside of Canada and the United States, Finland has won the most Olympic medals—taking home four bronze medals (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022). There are six Finns making their Olympic debuts (Sanni Ahola, Ida Kuoppala, Emilia Kyrkkö, Julia Schalin, Elli Suoranta and Siiri Yrjölä) and four who play in the PWHL (Ahola – Ottawa, Michelle Karvinen – Vancouver, Ronja Savolainen – Ottawa, Susanna Tapani – Boston). This is the fifth Olympics for Karvienen and the fourth for Tapani. And let’s not forget the legendary Jenni Hiirikoski; like her Canadian counterpart, the Finnish captain will play in her fifth Games, having earned Best Defence honours in 2014 and 2018, and a place on the media all-star team in 2014, 2018 and 2022.

A Look Back

This marks the eighth meeting between Canada and Finland at the Olympic Winter Games, and Canada has won every matchup so far.

The last time these teams played in Italy was at the 2006 Games, where Canada earned a 6-0 semifinal win. Cherie Piper scored twice, Gillian Apps had a goal and three assists, Wickenheiser recorded a goal and two helpers and Charline Labonté made 17 saves for the shutout.

All-time record: Canada leads 7-0
Canada goals: 40
Finland goals: 7

Since the Winnipeg Falcons represented Canada at the 1920 Olympic Summer Games, Canadian teams on the biggest stage in sports have worn jerseys that have celebrated the country, its provinces and communities and the Armed Forces.

But which one is the best?

That’s what we want to figure out… and we need your help!

We’ve selected 16 of our favourite Team Canada looks from the Olympics, and over the next 12 days—leading up to the first drop of the puck in Italy—we’re putting it to a vote across our social media channels – on X and Instagram Story.

The 16 Olympics represented in the vote include:

• 1920 Olympic Summer Games (Winnipeg Falcons)
• 1932 Olympic Winter Games (The Winnipegs)
• 1948 Olympic Winter Games (RCAF Flyers)
• 1952 Olympic Winter Games (Edmonton Mercurys)
• 1956 Olympic Winter Games (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen)
• 1964 Olympic Winter Games
• 1968 Olympic Winter Games
• 1980 Olympic Winter Games
• 1988 Olympic Winter Games
• 1994 Olympic Winter Games
• 1998 Olympic Winter Games
• 2002 Olympic Winter Games
• 2010 Olympic Winter Games
• 2014 Olympic Winter Games
• 2018 Olympic Winter Games
• 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Votes will be combined across multiple platforms, so just because a jersey captures a higher percentage of the votes on one platform does not necessarily mean it will win the overall vote. Check out the bracket at the top of the page – it will be updated after each matchup.

Matchups in the first-round (two per day), quarterfinals and semifinals will be open for 24 hours, with the final lasting 48 hours to help us crown Team Canada’s best-ever Olympic look.

First Round
• January 24
• January 25
• January 26
• January 27

Quarterfinals
• January 28
• January 29
• January 30
• January 31

Semifinals
• February 1
• February 2

Final
• February 3-4