Three months after the Winter Olympics, some of the world’s best hockey players will be donning their nation’s colors once again for the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland.
While the talent pool won’t be the same with the Stanley Cup Playoffs still playing out in Canada and the U.S., plenty of marquee names will take to the ice in Zurich and Fribourg for the annual tournament.
Team USA will look to repeat as champion with a roster led by the likes of Matthew Tkachuk, Justin Faulk and Ryan Lindgren, while Canada will try to bounce back after a stunning quarterfinal loss to Denmark in 2025.
The Canadians have some serious talent on their roster, with Sidney Crosby a late add to a roster that already boasts fellow 2026 Olympian Macklin Celebrini and veterans like John Tavares and Ryan O’Reilly.
Will one of the North American powerhouses take the title, or will the likes of Sweden, Switzerland or Finland break through? Here’s all you need to know to watch every game at this year’s Worlds.
IIHF World Championship games will air on various TSN channels. Fans can also stream the action on TSN.ca or TSN+ depending on the game. See the full game schedule below.
IIHF World Championship 2026 schedule
Friday, May 15
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Finland 3, Germany 1
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Canada 5, Sweden 3
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Switzerland 3, USA 1
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Czechia 4, Denmark 1
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Saturday, May 16
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Austria 5, Great Britain 2
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Slovakia 2, Norway 1
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Finland 4, Hungary 1
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Canada 6, Italy 0
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Switzerland vs. Latvia
2:20 p.m.
TSN3, TSN.ca
Slovenia vs. Czechia
2:20 p.m.
TSN+
Sunday, May 17
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
USA vs. Great Britain
6:20 a.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Italy vs. Slovakia
6:20 a.m.
TSN3, TSN.ca
Austria vs. Hungary
10:20 a.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Denmark vs. Sweden
10:20 a.m.
TSN3, TSN.ca
Germany vs. Latvia
2:20 p.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Norway vs. Slovenia
2:20 p.m.
TSN+
Monday, May 18
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
USA vs. Finland
10:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Canada vs. Denmark
10:20 a.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Germany vs. Switzerland
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Sweden vs. Czechia
2:20 p.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Tuesday, May 19
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Latvia vs. Austria
10:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Italy vs. Norway
10:20 a.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Hungary vs. Great Britain
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Slovenia vs. Slovakia
2:20 p.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Wednesday, May 20
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Austria vs. Switzerland
10:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Czechia vs. Italy
10:20 a.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
USA vs. Germany
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Sweden vs. Slovenia
2:20 p.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Thursday, May 21
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Latvia vs. Finland
10:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Canada vs. Norway
10:20 a.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Switzerland vs. Great Britain
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Denmark vs. Slovakia
2:20 p.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Friday, May 22
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Germany vs. Hungary
10:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Canada vs. Slovenia
10:20 a.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Finland vs. Great Britain
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Sweden vs. Italy
2:20 p.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Saturday, May 23
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
USA vs. Latvia
6:20 a.m.
TSN3, TSN.ca
Denmark vs. Slovenia
6:20 a.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Switzerland vs. Hungary
10:20 a.m.
TSN+
Slovakia vs. Czechia
10:20 a.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Austria vs. Germany
2:20 p.m.
TSN+
Norway vs. Sweden
2:20 p.m.
TSN1, TSN.ca
Sunday, May 24
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Great Britain vs. Latvia
10:20 a.m.
TSN+
Denmark vs. Italy
10:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Finland vs. Austria
2:20 p.m.
TSN+
Canada vs. Slovakia
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Monday, May 25
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
USA vs. Hungary
10:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Czechia vs. Norway
10:20 a.m.
TSN2, TSN.ca
Germany vs. Great Britain
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Slovenia vs. Italy
2:20 p.m.
TSN2, TSN.ca
Tuesday, May 26
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Hungary vs. Latvia
6:20 a.m.
TSN2, TSN.ca
Norway vs. Denmark
6:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
USA vs. Austria
10:20 a.m.
TSN2, TSN.ca
Sweden vs. Slovakia
10:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Switzerland vs. Finland
2:20 p.m.
TSN2, TSN.ca
Canada vs Czechia
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Thursday, May 28
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Quarterfinals TBD
10:20 a.m.
TSN2, TSN.ca
Quarterfinals TBD
10:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Quarterfinals TBD
2:20 p.m.
TSN2, TSN.ca
Quarterfinals TBD
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Saturday, May 30
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Semifinal 1
9:20 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Semifinal 2
2 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Sunday, May 31
Game
Time (ET)
Watch
Bronze medal game
9:30 a.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
Championship
2:20 p.m.
TSN4, TSN.ca
IIHF World Championship standings 2026
The 2026 IIHF World Championship features 16 nations divided into two groups of eight. Teams will compete within their groups during the preliminary round, with the top four teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals. That will mark the start of a three-round, single-elimination playoff.
During the preliminary round, teams will accumulate points for wins (3), overtime wins (2) and overtime losses (1).
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