The United States plays the first of four games in group play.
The United States women's hockey national team begins its Olympics trek on Thursday, when the Americans take on Czechia in the first game of the group stage.
This matchup is the first of four in the preliminary round, which will continue through Feb. 10.
The women's hockey tournament is split into two unbalanced divisions, which are based on the current IIHF world rankings. All five teams in Group A automatically advance to the quarterfinal round, while the top three out of five teams in Group B also advance.
- Group A: Canada, Czechia, Finland Switzerland, United States
- Group B: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden
Five Bishop Kearney grads play for the United States women's hockey national team, including Rochester native Haley Winn, Caroline Harvey (defender) of New Hampshire, Laila Edwards (forward) of Ohio, Kirsten Simms (forward) of Michigan and Ava McNaughton (goalie) of Pennsylvania.
Here's how to watch the United States' Olympics opener against Czechia:
What channel is the United States-Czechia women's hockey game on?
The matchup airs at 10:40 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 on the USA Network.
Where to stream the United States-Czechia women's hockey game
All games will broadcast on the Peacock app and nbcolympics.com.
United States' women's hockey schedule
- Thursday, Feb. 5: United States vs. Czechia (preliminary round), 10:40 a.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 7: United States vs. Finland (preliminary round), 10:40 a.m.
- Monday, Feb. 9: United States vs. Switzerland (preliminary round), 2:40 p.m.
- Tuesday, Feb. 10: United States vs. Canada (preliminary round), 2:10 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 13: Tournament quarterfinals, 3:10 p.m.
- Monday, Feb. 16: Tournament semifinals, 10:40 a.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 19: Gold medal game, 1:10 p.m.
— Justin Ritzel works as a sports reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle, with a focus on Section V athletics and high school trends.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: US women's hockey Olympics schedule: How to watch game vs Czechia
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