MILAN — Team Finland crushed Italy 11-0 on Saturday, almost certainly securing a bye to the Olympic quarterfinals despite a second-place finish in Group B, but the writing already looks like it’s on the wall for coach Antti Pennanen.

Finland and Italy face off in this Group B men's ice hockey matchup during the 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday.

MILAN (AP) — Finland defender Jenni Hiirikoski’s fifth and potentially final Olympic Games are over due to an upper-body injury that will require surgery, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced on Saturday.

Finland sets Olympic hockey records with a historic 11-0 demolition of Italy, setting marks for goals and margin of victory in the men’s tournament during the NHL participation era.

Lessons from the conflict are still important to the Finnish Army, especially the Jaeger Brigade, which specializes in Arctic warfare.

Switzerland surprised Finland by skating to a 1-0 victory on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament, with Alina Muller scoring the lone goal to set up a last-four clash with defending champions Canada.

The winner of Group B at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 was decided Saturday on one of the most bizarre days in the history of the men’s hockey tournament. One team celebrated a loss, another team pulled its goalie leading by two goals in the final 39 seconds,

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros made 21 saves for Finland in a 4-1 loss to Slovakia at the 2026 Milano Cortina.Olympics.

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Underdogs Italy made podium contenders Sweden work for their 5-2 win in the men's ice hockey group stage on Wednesday and Slovakia stunned defending champions Finland 4-1,

Finland was stunned in its tournament opener, falling 4-1 to Slovakia, but it responded with a statement 4-1 win over rival Sweden on Friday. The Finns set the tone early in that matchup, scoring twice in the first period.

Some of the funding will be directed towards dual-use technologies, potentially in the form of drones or digital systems.