How to watch Olympic hockey: USA vs. China prelims time, TV channel, FREE live stream

Team USA hockey hits the ice against China to begin the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics men’s hockey tournament preliminary round at the National Indoor Stadium on Thursday. The game will be broadcast live on TV in the US. Here’s how to tune in.

When is USA vs. China hockey?

USA vs. China will be broadcast live at 8:10 am ET (21:10 Beijing time) on Thursday, February 10 (2/10/2022).

How can I watch USA vs. China on TV and streaming?

The Prelim match will be broadcast on the USA Network. Channel Finder: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum / Charter, Optimum / Altice, DIRECTV and Dish.

If you don’t have a cable, you can stream the match on fuboTV (FREE TRIAL), Peacock Premium, Sling, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV (FREE TRIAL), YouTube TV (FREE TRIAL).

Peacock Premium is a streaming hub for almost every 2022 Olympics event you can watch, including USA vs. China hockey, and many events that you cannot watch on TV.

What is the Olympic hockey format?

The hockey tournament features 12 teams, split up into Groups A, B and C. Each team plays the others in their group once, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals, and the other four teams playing a qualification playoff round. After that, a single-elimination knockout bracket finishes out the tournament.

What’s next?

Team USA next plays Canada on Saturday. The full schedule for Team USA in the prelims is:

• 2/10 USA vs. China, 8:10 am
• 2/11 USA vs. Canada, 11:10 am
• 2/13 USA vs. Germany, 8:10 am

After that, the Men play qualification Playoffs starting Tuesday, Feb. 15, followed by quarterfinals on the 16th and semifinals on the 18th. The Gold Medal game is slated for Sunday, Feb. 20.

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