Overview
- The men’s ice hockey tournament runs February 11–22 with games in the Milano Rho and Milano Santagiulia arenas and the final on February 22.
- Twelve teams are split into three groups of four, with each group winner and the best second-place team advancing directly to the quarterfinals while the rest enter qualification rounds.
- Group A features Canada, Czechia, Switzerland, and France; Group B includes Finland, Sweden, Italy, and Slovakia; Group C comprises Germany, the United States, Latvia, and Denmark.
- Germany opens on February 12 against Denmark, then plays Latvia on February 14 and the United States on February 15, with set local start times published.
- FIS President Johan Eliasch warned about inadequate snow and unreleased funds, while Livigno operator SiMiCo says it can produce 28,000 cubic meters of snow per day with 53 cannons and already holds 160,000 cubic meters, and reports describe the Milano Santagiulia arena still needing key fit-out work.