Where To Watch The Team USA vs Canada Women's Hockey Olympic Gold Match

It’s the rematch everyone has been waiting for since 2022 with the USA Women’s hockey playing Canada for the gold for the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 19.

If you’ve been following women’s hockey in the Winter Olympics, Team USA has gone undefeated in the the preliminary rounds, quarter and semi finals for another shot at the gold medal. Palos Heights native Kendall Coyne Schofield and Abbey Murphey, of Evergreen Park, have made the Olympics more fun and personal for the thousands of Southsiders rooting for them at home.

Rest assured, every bar and restaurant on the South Side – especially those in Evergreen Park and Palos Heights – will be beaming the Gold Medal Game which starts at 12:10 p.m. CT. If you’re watching from home or sneaking it in at work, the women’s hockey gold match will be broadcast LIVE on the USA Network, and Peacock, NBC’s official Olympic streaming platform. The game will also be re-broadcast later in the day so you may want to avoid hearing the score if you want to be surprised.

115 Bourbon Street, 3315 W. 115th St., Merrionette Park invites neighbors to cheer on South Side stars Kendall and Abbey as they battle for the gold. The bar and music venue is offering $15 domestic 6-bottle bucket specials, and $4 well drinks. (It’s after 5 p.m. in Itsly.). Call to reserve your table: 708-388-8881.

Since women’s hockey was introduced to the Winter Olympics in 1998, the only teams to win the Olympic gold medal are the United States (2) and Canada (3). The U.S. are coming off a dominant 5-0 win over Sweden in the semifinals.

The Americans blanked Canada 5-0 in the prelims, and have racked up a five-game shutout streak, or to 331 minutes and 23 seconds (331:23) – the the longest run in Olympic history.