Men's hockey — preliminary round
SWITZERLAND vs. BELARUS
E Center
Wednesday, 4 p.m.
TV: CNBC
SLAP SHOTS: All ready in the elite eight, Belarus will be shooting to go undefeated in prelims for second straight Olympics . . . The Swiss are just hoping to save face with a win.
FRANCE vs. UKRAINE
The Peaks Ice Arena
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
TV: CNBC
SLAP SHOTS: Ukraine is gunning for its second-ever Oly win . . . France is just looking to improve on its 11th-place finish from Nagano.
Ninth-place game
LATVIA vs. GROUP B 2
E Center
Thursday, 8 p.m.
SLAP SHOTS: Winner of France-Ukraine game will probably play for ninth place unless Switzerland upsets Belarus.
11th-place game
AUSTRIA vs. GROUP B3
E Center
Thursday, 3 p.m.
SLAP SHOTS: The Austrians are riding high after pulling off the upset over Slovakia. They'll play Ukraine, if they lose, Switzerland or France.
13th-place game
SLOVAKIA vs. GROUP B4
The Peaks Ice Arena
Thursday, 9 p.m.
SLAP SHOTS: The Slovakians, big favorites to make it to the medals round, will try to go home on some kind of positive note after losing twice and tying once.
