Canada’s McDavid leads Olympic semifinal vs Finland as Crosby sits in Milan
Canada and Finland meet in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic men’s hockey semifinal in Milan at 10:40 a.m. ET on Feb 20, 2026, with Sidney Crosby sidelined and Connor McDavid wearing the captain’s C. The game is available free on CBC Gem, with CBC, Sportsnet One, and TSN providing TV coverage (and TSN/Sportsnet apps with a cable login). The winner advances to Sunday’s gold-medal game (8:10 a.m. ET); the loser plays for bronze on Saturday. Finland features NHL stars like Mikko Rantanen, Sebastian Aho and Miro Heiskanen, while Canada’s roster includes top players such as Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar alongside McDavid.