IOWA WILD AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Feb 11, 2026The Olympic Winter Games proved extremely memorable for Iowans, as current and former Iowa Wild players made their mark across the hockey tournament.
Goaltender Samuel Hlavaj (Slovakia) and defenseman David Spacek (Czechia) were chosen to represent their respective countries, while Christoph Bertschy (Switzerland), Matt Boldy (United States), Louis Boudon (France), Joel Eriksson Ek (Sweden), Erik Haula (Finland), Darcy Kuemper (Canada), Nico Sturm (Germany), and Jesper Wallstedt (Sweden) make up a large contingent of Iowa alumni.
Read below for updates on the Iowa Wild at the Olympic Winter Games!
Sunday, Feb. 22
Alumni
Matt Boldy scored the lone regulation goal for the United States and became the first Iowa Wild alumni to win an Olympic gold medal in a 2-1 overtime win against Canada
Darcy Kuemper also earned a silver medal with Team Canada
Saturday, Feb. 21
Current Players
Samuel Hlavaj and Slovakia lost 6-1 in the bronze medal game to Finland
Friday, Feb. 20
Current Players
Samuel Hlavaj and Slovakia fell 6-2 to the United States, sending Slovakia to the bronze medal game
Alumni
Matt Boldy picked up an assist for the United States
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Current Players
Samuel Hlavaj made 25 saves as Slovakia beat Germany 3-2 and advanced to semifinal play
David Spacek and Czechia were eliminated by Canada in a 4-3 overtime loss
Alumni
Matt Boldy assisted the game-winning goal as the United States advanced to semifinal play with a 2-1 overtime victory over Sweden
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Current Players
David Spacek and Czechia advanced to quarterfinal play with a 3-2 win over Denmark
Alumni
Joel Eriksson Ek recorded an assist as Sweden beat Latvia 5-1 to advance to the quarterfinals
Nico Sturm scored for Germany in a 5-1 victory over France in playoff qualification
Sunday, Feb. 15
Current Players
David Spacek skated 13:15 in a 4-3 overtime loss to Switzerland
Saturday, Feb. 14
Alumni
Matt Boldy scored for the United States in a 6-3 win against Denmark
Erik Haula registered two assists in Finland's 11-0 win over Italy
Friday, Feb. 13
Current Players
David Spacek earned his first Olympic point with an assist in 17:07 TOI in Czechia's 6-3 win over France
Samuel Hlavaj and Slovakia fell 5-3 to Sweden
Alumni
Joel Eriksson Ek scored in Sweden's win over Slovakia
Louis Boudon factored in on all three of his team's goals with two goals and an assists in France's loss to Czechia
Erik Haula picked up an assist as Finland beat Sweden 4-1
Thursday, Feb. 12
Current Players
David Spacek skated 20:00 in Czechia's tournament-opening 5-0 loss to Canada
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Current Players
Samuel Hlavaj made 38 saves in his Olympic debut to power Slovakia to a 4-1 upset of Finland in the tournament’s opening game.
Alumni
Joel Eriksson Ek recorded 17:00 of ice time in Sweden's 5-2 win over Italy.
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