The United States will begin defense of its world championships title against the team that it beat to secure that gold medal.
Team USA defeated Switzerland 1-0 at last year’s tournament in Sweden to secure its first world championships title since 1933. Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson scored the lone goal and Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman got the shutout, though neither of them are here this year.
There are only two returnees from the gold medal team, Mason Lohrei and Isaac Howard. Switzerland is the host country in 2026.
The IIHF world championship runs from May 15-31. Follow along as USA TODAY provides live updates on the USA-Switzerland opening game:
USA vs Switzerland: How to watch, stream hockey world championships
- Date: Friday, May 15
- Time: 2 p.m. ET
- Location: Swiss Life Arena, Zurich, Switzerland
- TV: NHL Network
- Streaming:Fubo and certain tiers of Sling carry NHL Network.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: World championships hockey live: Time, TV for USA vs. Switzerland