Early on Wednesday morning (Feb. 11), men's ice hockey began at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, including multiple Los Angeles Kings players representing their home countries for winger Joel Armia with Team Finland and winger Adrian Kempe with Team Sweden vs. Italy (the host country).
Kempe and Team Sweden will take the ice in Milan in the 2026 Winter Olympics for the second and the last game on Wednesday in men's ice hockey vs. the host country, Italy. Kempe is among the original six players picked to be a part of Team Sweden for the roster for this Winter Olympics in Milan this month in February.
This is the second time in as many years that Kempe has suited up for Team Sweden since the 4 Nations Tournament for his home country this past year in 2025. Kempe is the Kings' leading scorer this regular season in the West in the Pacific Division, registering a team-high 20 goals and 46 total points in 56 games.
Here's a look at the TV and streaming information, game time, and location for the Winter Olympics opener between Team Sweden and the host country, Team Italy, on Feb. 11.
How to watch Team Sweden vs. Italy in men's ice hockey in the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 12:10 p.m. PT
- Location: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena (Milan, Italy)
- Live Streaming: Peacock app
- TV USA: USA, Peacock
- TV Canada: CBC, SN, TSN
The Winter Olympics opener for Team Sweden will be broadcast live on USA and Peacock in the United States and on CBC, SN, and TSN in Canada at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday afternoon local pacific time.
Team Sweden projected roster vs. Italy
Sweden
Forwards
Jesper Bratt - Mika Zibanejad - William Nylander
Filip Forsberg - Elias Pettersson - Lucas Raymond
Adrian Kempe - Joel Eriksson Ek - Rickard Rakell
Gabriel Landeskog - Elias Lindholm - Alexander Wennberg
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Rasmus Dahlin
Gustav Forsling - Erik Karlsson
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Rasmus Andersson
Goalies
Filip Gustavsson
Jacob Markstrom
Italy
Forwards
Nick Saracino - Matthew Bradley - Tommy Purdeller
Alessandro Segafredo - Mikael Frycklund - Alex Petan
Luca Frigo - Daniel Mantenuto - Dustin Gazley
Cristiano DiGiacinto - Diego Kostner - Marco Zanetti
Defensemen
Alex Trivellato - Thomas Larkin
Luca Zanatta - Phil Pietroniro
Daniel Glira - Gregory Di Tomaso
Goalies
Damian Clara
Davide Fadani
Projected starting goalies for Team Sweden vs. Italy
Sweden: Filip Gustavsson
Italy: Damian Clara
Which Los Angeles Kings players are competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Team Finland: Joel Armia (W)
Team Canada: Drew Doughty (D), Darcy Kuemper (G)
Team Sweden: Adrian Kempe (W)
Team Switzerland: Kevin Fiala (W)