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We've reached the half-way point of the pool, where some key events will take place. The Qualifier game on Tuesday is a free chance for some who took players from Sweden, Czechia, and Germany to pile on extra points. Then come the Quarterfinals, where a single loss by any team will send them packing. The key battle to watch will be Sweden against USA - can the Tre Kronos knock out the Americans and their 311 picks two games early?
Macklin Celebrini's goal and two assists on Wednesday gives him 15 points in the pool, putting the 19-year-old at the head of the pack, two points ahead of linemate Connor McDavid. Who knew he'd be this good? Apparently 60 poolies did, including all of the top 26. Holding the podium spots going into the semis are Andrew Tompkins and Dan Meister, tied with 66 points with Ruth Beder two points back in third. Gareth Neilson, Ethan Suski and Mark MacDonald are one point behind Ruth and the final podium spot. Final four teams all set 2/18/2026 11:47:00 PM After a scary round of quarterfinals - where Canada and Finland were both trailing in the third period and won in overtime, as USA also got an OT scare - we get the expected final four. Sweden, with 59 players and 2 Gold picks, were a victim of the format while Czechia (32 picks) and Germany (20) were also eliminated. It leaves Canada (539 players, 136 Gold picks), USA (311, 27) and Finland (38, 1) along with Slovakia (none) for the final two games. Fruitful qualifiers 2/17/2026 11:31:00 PM The qualifying games proved to be helpful for those with niche picks not on Canada and US. Dan Meister has regained first place with three points from William Nylander, to lead by one point. Andrew Tompkins collected a point to enter the top three while Ethan Suski got four from Leon Draisaitl to tie for fourth. Then we have some big jumpers. Matthew Messer's nine points from Germany launched him from 106th to 25th, an 81-spot rise. Cameron Messer's Swedes lifted him 75 spots (125 to 50). Three different countries helped Joshua Workman up 74 spots while Colin Kennedy and Dwane Harris are also up over 50 places. Good picking to all involved. Preliminary round ends with a heated race at the top 2/16/2026 12:33:00 AM Ruth Beder leads the pool coming out of the round robin, with 53 points. She has a two-point lead over Dan Meister, Gareth Neilson, Sheri Messer, Andrew Tompkins, and Wayne Burke. Gareth and Shane Kozlowich led the huge-scoring day with 21 points while Andrew, Mark Brewster, Mark MacDonald and Shawn Morrison collected 20. Matthews, Celebrini star in final round robin games 2/16/2026 12:30:00 AM Auston Matthews had six points (2G,1A,GWG) and youngster Macklin Celebrini had five points on Sunday as the top picks proved their worth. Celebrini (60 picks) and Matthews (54) are both in the top five skater picks, along with Connor McDavid (152), Nathan MacKinnon (144), and Jack Eichel (66). Connor Hellebuyck is the top goalie with 80 picks. Finland tips the scales 2/15/2026 1:30:00 AM Finland's 11-0 romp over Italy has scrambled the leaderboard, with seven entries leapfrogging the leaderboard. Hanna-Marea Kennedy has taken the lead with 38 points on the back of Juuse Saros's shutout and Mikko Rantanen's big game. Hanna-Marea has opened a three-point gap over Darren Charters and Anna Kwan who are tied for second. The former leaders have dropped to 8th, six points back. Leader caroussel continues to turn 2/14/2026 2:05:00 AM Sheri Messer has overtaken Dan Meister by one point after day three, as the tight race continues - 36 contestants are within five points of the leader. Blair Golledge jumped from 144th to 13th with the daily high 19 points on Friday. |
Day one leads rarely stick, and by early afternoon on Thursday Cameron Messer was replaced by Sheri Messer. But by day's end it was Dan Meister who took over with 19 points. A day-high 18-points put Gareth Neilson, Jerry Gluss, and Wayne Burke in a tie for second place. Binnington claims the upper hand (for now) 2/12/2026 11:36:00 PM Questions surrounding Jordan Binnington were quickly answered as he shut out Czechia in the opening game for Canada, while Connor Hellebuyck did get a win but no shutout versus Latvia. Hellebuyck's 80 picks were far more than the two Canadian goalies, with Binnington's 31 picks looking like a far better bet than Logan Thompson's 21. Day One Leader 2/12/2026 1:10:00 AM Cameron Messer is off to a hot start, taking the day one lead on Sweden's victory against Italy. He starts with a three-point lead thanks to goalie Filip Gustavsson's win and four points by Mika Zibanejad. Meanwhile the player of the day, picked by no one, was Slovakia's Juraj Slavkofsky, with five pool points. The puck drops 2/11/2026 12:27:00 PM Welcome to all 165 participants in the Shoot for Gold 2026 Olympic hockey pool. It's been 10 years since the World Cup and 12 since the last Olympics with NHLers, so this is most people's first Shoot for Gold pool. Enjoy! Please note, boxscores are not live-fed so I'll enter the results at some point after games are completed. Check the Rules! 2/1/2026 3:15:00 AM It's been a while since the last Shoot for Gold. So whether you're new or returning, check the rules. Scoring is different than in Lord Stanley's Pool, there's no per-team maximum, and you will pick fewer players. See the player stats of the 2014 or 2010 Shoot for Golds for some strategy research. Enough clues... read the rules. Comments, questions, suggestions? E-mail Mitch.
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