Though the Islanders not named Mark Streit will be off in Mexico, Ontario and assorted points in between, we'll still be talking hockey of all varieties during the NHL's Olympic break here at Lighthouse Hockey. Part of that will be the occasional game thread/chat and quick review. If you have a must-see game you're going to watch, chime in -- even start a FanShot thread if there isn't one already up. My rooting bias will be anything involving Streit, as well as the USA and Czech Republic for my own "roots" reasons; but all your partisan cowbell-clanging is welcome here.
And by all means, feel free to write your own Olympic content in FanPosts: Confessed Norwegian homer Hans und Franz got us started off with reviews of the lesser-known Olympic hockey rosters here: Part I (Norway and Switzerland), and Part II (Latvia), and Part III (Germany and Belarus). And Swiss partisan BenHasna left his thorough remarks about Streit's team.
For reference, after the jump is a list of men's and women's games, with U.S./Canadian TV schedule when available. The NBC networks have listed almost all of these as "LIVE," but you know with Olympic coverage that can mean a lot of things -- particularly with the large window placed next to some of these games (something that is doubly irritating for DVR purposes, when the only window available is six hours with a game scheduled smack dab in the middle). Though Canadian networks are also listed when I've found them, the time windows (EST) are from the U.S. corporate giant and "NHL partner" that has paid good money to slap their logo all up and down these games.
Update: Thanks to TMC for posting a more precise schedule -- minus the "Oh, catch hockey sometime in between snow angels and this feature on the Mongolian figure skater" windows.
Note: All times Eastern.
Monday, Feb. 15
MSNBC
5:30-8 p.m. -- Women's -- Canada vs. Switzerland
Tuesday, Feb. 16
USA, TSN: Noon-6 p.m. -- Men's -- USA vs. Switzerland
CNBC, CTV: 5 p.m.-5 a.m. -- Men's -- Canada vs. Norway; Russia vs. Latvia
MSNBC: 5:30-8 p.m. -- Women's -- USA vs. Russia
Wednesday, Feb. 17
MSNBC: 3-8 p.m. -- Men's -- Finland vs. Belarus and TSN; Women's Hockey -- Canada vs. Sweden.
CNBC: 5 p.m.-5 a.m. -- Men's -- Sweden vs. Germany and TSN; Czech Republic vs. Slovakia; Women's -- Switzerland vs. Slovakia
Thursday, Feb. 18
USA, S-NET: Noon-5:30 p.m. -- Men's -- USA vs. Norway
CNBC, CTV: 5 p.m.-5 a.m.; Men's -- Canada vs. Switzerland
CNBC, TSN: Slovakia vs. Russia;
CNBC: Women's -- Russia vs. China
MSNBC: 5:30-8 p.m. -- Women's -- USA vs. Finland
Friday, Feb. 19
MSNBC: 3-5:30 p.m. -- Men's -- Belarus vs. Sweden
MSNBC, CTV: Midnight-3 a.m. -- Men's -- Finland vs. Germany
CNBC, S-NET: 5 p.m.-1 a.m. -- Men's -- Czech Republic vs. Latvia
Saturday, Feb. 20
MSNBC, S-NET: Noon-5:30 p.m. -- Men's -- Switzerland vs. Norway; 7:30-10 p.m. -- Men's -- Slovakia vs. Latvia
MSNBC, TSN: Midnight-3 a.m. -- Men's -- Belarus vs. Germany
Sunday, Feb. 21
NBC, TSN: Noon-6 p.m. -- Men's -- Russia vs. Czech Republic
MSNBC, CTV: 7-10 p.m. -- Men's -- USA vs. Canada; Midnight-3 a.m. -- Men's -- Finland vs. Sweden
Monday, Feb. 22
USA: Noon-6 p.m. -- Women's -- Semifinal
CNBC: 5 p.m.- 1 a.m. -- Women's -- Semifinal
Tuesday, Feb. 23
NBC: 12:35-2 a.m. -- Men's -- Elimination Round Game
USA: Noon-6 p.m. -- Men's -- Elimination Round Game
CNBC: 5 p.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Men's -- Elimination Round Games
Wednesday, Feb. 24
NBC: 3-5 p.m. -- Men's -- Quarterfinal.
CNBC: 7 p.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Men's -- Quarterfinals (three games)
Thursday, Feb. 25
MSNBC: 2-4:30 p.m. -- Women's -- Bronze Medal Game; 6-9 p.m. -- Women's -- Gold Medal Final (a.k.a. USA vs. Canada)
Friday, Feb. 26
NBC, CTV: 3-5 p.m. -- Men's -- Semifinal (a.k.a. All of Canada on pins and needles)
CNBC, CTV: 6 p.m. - Midnight -- Men's -- Semifinal
Saturday, Feb. 27
MSNBC, CTV: 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m. -- Men's -- Bronze Medal Game
Sunday, Feb. 28
NBC, CTV: Noon-6 p.m. -- Men's -- Gold Medal Final (LIVE).