"there is no Plan B."
"looks like it's going to be smaller than NHL rink standards, by probably three or four feet."
"I don't understand how that happened."
Sixty-four days remain until the first hockey game of the 2026 Winter Olympics and the main Milan arena remains under construction. A scheduled ice test event has been postponed, increasing stress because organizers report no contingency plan. The Santagiulia Arena still lacked completed exterior and interior work when NHL officials toured the site, with planned practice facilities and access roads unfinished. Recent images show the building near completion externally but uncertain internally. Team Canada staff reported the competition ice will likely be three to four feet smaller than NHL standards, leaving stakeholders puzzled and concerned.
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