Whitefish Native Sanderson, Team USA Hockey Dominate in Olympic Debut

Whitefish native Sanderson, Team USA hockey dominate in Olympic debut

Whitefish product Jake Sanderson and his Team USA hockey team dominated Latvia in its Winter Olympics pool play opener Thursday.

Whitefish native Sanderson eye opener

MISSOULA — The quest for gold begins Thursday for Whitefish native Jake Sanderson and the U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team.

Whitefish native Sanderson eyes Olympic opener

MISSOULA — The quest for gold begins Thursday for Whitefish native Jake Sanderson and the U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team.

Olympic Ice Hockey Updates: Team USA Downs Latvia; Hughes Tops Ice Time in Olympic Debut

University of Michigan ice hockey alumnus Quinn Hughes had two assists as Team USA opened the Games with a 5-1 win over Latvia on Thursday (Feb. 12), while leading all skaters in ice time at 21:29.

Sanderson, Tkachuk free to set sights on Olympic dream

The Americans' tournament begins this Thursday at 3:10 p.m.

Team USA exposes key details ahead of Olympic opener

Team USA is giving fans an early peek behind the curtain ahead of their men’s hockey opener at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Unlike other teams, like Canada, keeping their cards close to the chest, the Americans appear to have confirmed key pieces of their lineup for tomorrow’s matchup against Latvia.Per Emily Kaplan, all signs point to star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck taking the net, although head coach Mike Sullivan said he’ll be s…