2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	10–18 January 2026
Teams	8
Tournament statistics
Games played	16
Goals scored	140 (8.75 per game)
Attendance	14,479 (905 per game)
Scoring leader	Jane Daley (15 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com
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The 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship is the 18th U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey. ^{[1] [2]}

Top Division

The Top Division tournament is being played in Membertou and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, from 10 to 18 January 2026. ^[3]

Host selection

On 3 January 2025, Canada and the IIHF signed an agreement handing five IIHF women's competitions between 2026 and 2030 to Canada. ^{[4] [5]}

Participants

Eight teams will take part in the competition. Hungary will return for the first time since 2014. They will replace Japan, who were immediately relegated back to the Division I after finishing last in 2025.

Qualification	Host	Dates	Vacancies	Qualified
Top seven in 2025	Vantaa	4–12 January 2025	7	Canada (H)   United States   Czechia   Sweden    Switzerland   Finland   Slovakia
Promoted from Division I	Budapest	5–11 January 2025	1	Hungary

Summary of qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance [a]
		Total [b]	First [b]	Last [b]	Streak [b]
Canada	First in 2025	18th	2008	2025	18	Champions (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)
United States	Second in 2025				18	Champions (2008, 2009, 2011, 2015 , 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2024)
Czechia	Third in 2025				18	Runners-up (2024)
Sweden	Fourth in 2025				18	Runners-up (2018, 2023 )
Switzerland	Fifth in 2025	15th			11	Fifth place (2025)
Finland	Sixth in 2025	18th			18	Third place (2011, 2019, 2022)
Slovakia	Seventh in 2025	6th	2020		6	Sixth place (2022, 2023, 2024)
Hungary	Champions of Division I	3rd	2013	2014	1	Sixth place (2013)

Groups composition

The serpentine system was used to organise the groups (rankings in brackets).

Group A   Canada (1)   Sweden (4)    Switzerland (5)   Hungary (8)

Group B   United States (2)   Czechia (3)   Finland (6)   Slovakia (7)

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−4).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada (H)	3	3	0	0	0	32	2	+30	9	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	9	10	−1	6
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	0	2	2	12	−10	3
4	Hungary	3	0	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host

10 January 2026 17:00

Sweden

4–1 (1–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Hungary

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 332

Game reference
	Meja Engelin	Goalies	Zoé Takács	Referees: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Reica Staiger Linesmen: Kathryn Glover Anina Schüpbach
	Hesselvall (Nygren, Grillfors) – 06:44 1–0 Lindgren (Åkerlund, Nordqvist) – 21:28 2–0 2–1 33:36 – Hiezl (Simon, Gyula) Stridh (Österman, Karlsson) – 44:30 3–1 Grillfors (Westerlind, Åkerlund) – 45:23 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	34	Shots	14

10 January 2026 20:30

Switzerland

0–9 (0–5, 0–2, 0–2)

Canada

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 1,162

Game reference
	Anne-Eugénie Gendre Norina Schrupkowski	Goalies	Lea-Rose Charrois	Referees: Anna Kuroda Amy Martin Linesmen: Helinä Anttila Erika Greenen
	0–1 07:26 – Piggott (Korte, Viel) 0–2 09:57 – Ca. Tiller (Doiron, Aubin) (PP) 0–3 10:55 – Ismael (Piggott) 0–4 12:08 – McDonald (McCullough, Viel) 0–5 17:26 – Doiron (Lévesque, Jones) 0–6 25:29 – Aubin (Milani, Maechtel) 0–7 30:02 – Korte (Piggott, Jones) 0–8 44:56 – Milani (Tremblay) 0–9 49:33 – Korte (Leprohon)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	11	Shots	51

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12 January 2026 11:00

Sweden

3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Switzerland

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 362

Game reference
	Thea Holmberg	Goalies	Norina Schrupkowski	Referees: Amy Martin Martina Volkánová Linesmen: Jessica Chartrand Alexia Cheyroux
	Nygren (Hesselvall) – 03:34 1–0 Westerlind – 15:54 2–0 Hesselvall (Blårand, Lindgren) (PP) – 32:24 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	48	Shots	16

12 January 2026 18:00

Canada

14–0 (4–0, 7–0, 3–0)

Hungary

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 1,203

Game reference
	Rowan Houweling	Goalies	Zoé Takács Csenge Csordás	Referees: Anna Hammar Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Stéphanie Gagnon Anina Schüpbach
	Mossey (Matt) – 02:00 1–0 Milani (Mossey, McDonald) (PP) – 04:55 2–0 Milani (Tremblay, Aubin) – 06:38 3–0 McDonald (Leprohon, Ca. Tiller) – 19:20 4–0 Doiron – 24:14 5–0 Mossey (Sisson, Matt) – 27:49 6–0 McDonald (McCullough) – 28:41 7–0 Milani (Leprohon, Lévesque) – 30:24 8–0 McDonald (Ismael) (PP) – 32:27 9–0 Ca. Tiller (MacKinnon, Matt) – 34:16 10–0 Piggott (Ismael, Korte) – 35:28 11–0 Korte (Mossey, Ismael) – 41:52 12–0 Lévesque (Doiron, Leprohon) – 47:24 13–0 Ismael (Korte, Maechtel) – 49:14 14–0
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	74	Shots	11

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13 January 2026 17:00

Canada

9–2 (3–1, 4–1, 2–0)

Sweden

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 1,314

Game reference
	Lee-Rose Charrois	Goalies	Thea Holmberg Meja Engelin	Referees: Sydney Harris Anna Kuroda Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Lara Fischer
	0–1 05:10 – Stridh Tremblay (Maechtel, Jones) – 07:52 1–1 Tremblay (Aubin, Leprohon) – 11:59 2–1 Piggott (Lévesque, Maechtel) – 17:32 3–1 3–2 30:39 – Grillfors (Nygren) Viel (Leprohon, MacKinnon) – 33:27 4–2 Ismael (Piggott, Viel) – 36:51 5–2 McDonald (Ismael, Milani) (PP) – 38:00 6–2 Ismael (Milani, Mossey (PP) – 39:40 7–2 Ismael (McDonald, McCullough (PP) – 50:34 8–2 Korte (Jones, Charrois) (SH) – 51:39 9–2
	4 min	Penalties	16 min
	38	Shots	11

13 January 2026 20:30

Hungary

0–2 (0–0, 0–0, 0–2)

Switzerland

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 263

Game reference
	Zoé Takács	Goalies	Norina Schrupkowski	Referees: Anna Hammar Reica Staiger Linesmen: Ashley Johnston Kamila Smetková
	0–1 43:17 – Müller (Tschannen) 0–2 59:40 – Müller (Mettler) (EN)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	27

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	36	1	+35	9	Quarterfinals
2	Czechia	3	2	0	0	1	17	12	+5	6
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	0	2	7	22	−15	3
4	Finland	3	0	0	0	3	3	28	−25	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament

10 January 2026 10:00

Slovakia

0–13 (0–5, 0–3, 0–5)

United States

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 429

Game reference
	Zuzana Tomečková Mariana Sumegová	Goalies	Morgan Stickney	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Martina Volkánová Linesmen: Jessica Chartrand Kamila Smetková
	0–1 00:35 – Kimbrel (Amelkovich) 0–2 02:31 – Daley (Amelkovich, Scalese) (PP) 0–3 07:32 – Daley (Miller, Averill) 0–4 08:44 – Lovell (McLaughlin, Stepnowski) 0–5 14:22 – Hansen (Daley, Stepnowski) 0–6 26:41 – Scalese (Sandler) 0–7 33:39 – Averill (Sander, Amelkovich) 0–8 37:53 – Averill (Amelkovich) 0–9 41:45 – Hansen (Taylor, Pohl) 0–10 45:00 – Scalese (Amelkovich, Taylor) (PP) 0–11 46:16 – Averill (Scalese) 0–12 55:41 – Daley (Amelkovich, Taylor) 0–13 56:34 – Stepnowski (McLay, Hansen)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	5	Shots	75

10 January 2026 13:30

Czechia

9–1 (2–1, 2–0, 5–0)

Finland

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 328

Game reference
	Lili Chmelařová	Goalies	Eerika Kujala Saimi Pesola	Referees: Sydney Harris Agnese Kārkliņa Linesmen: Alexia Cheyroux Stéphanie Gagnon
	0–1 11:58 – Tapani (Siitonen, Ruonakoski) (PP2) Pánková (Šindelářová, Gildainová) (PP) – 14:53 1–1 Kantorová (Mynaříková) – 19:11 2–1 Mynaříková (Kantorová, Pěnčíková) – 33:24 3–1 Gildainová (Jebousková, Paroubková) – 39:00 4–1 Šindelářová (Mynaříková) – 41:14 5–1 Březinová (Paroubková) (PP) – 50:57 6–1 Gildainová (Jarabková, Jebousková) (SH) – 52:48 7–1 Jarabková (Kantorová, Pěnčíková) – 55:19 8–1 Mynaříková (Jebousková) – 56:08 9–1
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	53	Shots	19

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11 January 2026 13:30

Finland

2–5 (0–2, 1–1, 1–2)

Slovakia

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 327

Game reference
	Eerika Kujala	Goalies	Mariana Sumegová	Referees: Anna Hammar Laura Schmidlein Linesmen: Lara Fischer Ashley Johnston
	0–1 09:38 – Lopušanová (Mikulášiková) 0–2 17:03 – Lopušanová (Karkošková, Juríková) (PP) Tapani (Siivonen, Hämäläinen) – 21:30 1–2 1–3 36:39 – Hirjaková (Karkošková, Juríková) (PP) 1–4 41:52 – Lopušanová (Roštecká) Siivonen (Ruonakoski, Kärkkäinen) – 52:14 2–4 2–5 58:32 – Lopušanová (EN)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	29

11 January 2026 18:00

United States

9–1 (4–0, 4–1, 1–0)

Czechia

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 647

Game reference
	Bianca Birrittieri	Goalies	Lili Chmelařová Veronika Ortová	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Reica Staiger Linesmen: Helinä Anttila Kamila Smetková
	Daley (Taylor, Amelkovich) (SH) – 12:06 1–0 Daley – 16:30 2–0 Amelkovich (Taylor, Daley) – 17:03 3–0 Hansen (Pohl, Averill) (PP) – 18:18 4–0 Averill (Kimbrel, Daley) – 20:22 5–0 5–1 21:27 – Paroubková (Pánková) (PP) Stepnowski (Pohl, Birrittieri) – 23:04 6–1 McLaughlin (Manion, Miller) – 26:03 7–1 Gnetz (McCool, Hartmetz) – 38:28 8–1 Daley (Amelkovich, Manion) – 45:29 9–1
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	53	Shots	16

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13 January 2026 10:00

Czechia

7–2 (3–1, 3–0, 1–1)

Slovakia

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 371

Game reference
	Lili Chmelařová	Goalies	Mariana Sumegová Zuzana Tomečková	Referees: Agnese Kārkliņa Laura Schmidlein Linesmen: Helinä Anttila Kathryn Glover
	Gildainová (Paroubková) – 03:00 1–0 Pěnčíková (Kantorová, Březinová) – 10:13 2–0 2–1 11:17 – Gerö (Lopušanová, Kubáňová) Kantorová (Jarabková, Mynaříková) (PP) – 14:35 3–1 Pánková (Šťástková, Jebousková) – 25:39 4–1 Březinová (Šťástková, Pěnčíková) – 33:57 5–1 Šindelářová (Paroubková, Jarabková) – 38:17 6–1 Bojdová (Šramková) – 53:34 7–1 7–2 55:09 – Lopušanová (Letaši, Karkošková) (PP2)
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	58	Shots	30

13 January 2026 13:30

United States

14–0 (6–0, 3–0, 5–0)

Finland

Sport and Wellness Centre, Membertou Attendance: 540

Game reference
	Morgan Stickney	Goalies	Pihla Ikonen Saimi Pesola	Referees: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Martina Volkánová Linesmen: Erika Greenen Anina Schüpbach
	Pohl (Hansen) – 07:16 1–0 Lovell (Averill) – 07:28 2–0 Gnetz (Box, Decourcey) – 14:45 3–0 Hartmetz (Pohl, Averill) (PP) – 17:57 4–0 Rupp (Gnetz, Box) – 18:08 5–0 Daley (Taylor, Lovell) (PP) – 19:37 6–0 Stepnowski (Pohl, Hansen) – 21:38 7–0 Lovell (Daley, Taylor) – 29:30 8–0 Hansen (Pohl, Stepnowski) (PP) – 35:12 9–0 Gnetz (Box, Taylor) – 48:39 10–0 Amelkovich (Lovell, Taylor) (PP) – 50:54 11–0 Bromley (Gnetz, Rupp) – 51:08 12–0 Daley (McLay, Amelkovich) – 52:17 13–0 Daley (Averill) – 55:19 14–0
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	71	Shots	7

Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking: ^[6]

1. Higher position in their group
2. Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
3. Better goal differential
4. Higher number of goals scored
5. Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship).

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	Pts	GD	GF	Seed
1	United States	B	1	9	+35	36	2
2	Canada	A	1	9	+30	32	1
3	Czechia	B	2	6	+5	17	3
4	Sweden	A	2	6	−1	9	4
5	Switzerland	A	3	3	−10	2	5
6	Slovakia	B	3	3	−15	7	7
7	Hungary	A	4	0	−19	1	8
8	Finland	B	4	0	−25	3	6

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	15 January
	1A   Canada	12
					17 January
	4B   Finland	0
					1   United States
	15 January
					4   Sweden
	1B   United States	9
									18 January
	4A   Hungary	0
	15 January
	2A   Sweden	7
					17 January
	3B   Slovakia	2
					2   Canada
	15 January
					3   Czechia				Third place
	2B   Czechia	2
									18 January
	3A    Switzerland	1

Quarterfinals

15 January 2026 10:00

Sweden

7–2 (1–0, 3–1, 3–1)

Slovakia

Centre 200, Sydney Attendance: 2,872

Game reference
	Meja Engelin	Goalies	Mariana Sumegová	Referees: Amy Martin Laura Schmidlein Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Ashley Johnston
	Noren (Westerlind, Stalnacke) – 18:21 1–0 Nordqvist (Lindgren) – 26:57 2–0 Lindgren (Österman, Blarand) – 29:26 3–0 Stridh (Lindgren) (PP) – 30:53 4–0 4–1 32:05 – Lopušanová (Juríková) Grillfors (Nordqvist) – 43:35 5–1 5–2 50:00 – Karkošková (Lipnická, Letaši) Lindgren (Grillfors, Nordqvist) – 52:07 6–2 Nygren (SH, EN) – 59:26 7–2
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	48	Shots	17

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15 January 2026 13:30

Czechia

2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Switzerland

Centre 200, Sydney Attendance: 665

Game reference
	Lili Chmelařová	Goalies	Norina Schrupkowski	Referees: Jennifer Berezowski Sydney Harris Linesmen: Erika Greenen Anina Schüpbach
	0–1 13:40 – Baker (Huwyler, Estermann) Tischler (Březinová) – 30:12 1–1 Gildainová (Jebousková) – 58:11 2–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	42	Shots	14

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15 January 2026 17:00

United States

9–0 (6–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Hungary

Centre 200, Sydney Attendance: 1,136

Game reference
	Bianca Birrittieri	Goalies	Csenge Csordás	Referees: Anna Kuroda Reica Staiger Linesmen: Helinä Anttila Kamila Smetková
	Daley (Amelkovich, Averill) – 05:36 1–0 McLaughlin – 06:36 2–0 Pohl (Miller) – 11:32 3–0 Gnetz (Box, Sander) – 13:28 4–0 Gnetz (McCool, Box) – 13:39 5–0 Pohl (Hansen) – 14:57 6–0 Stepnowski – 21;24 7–0 Daley – 28:12 8–0 Hansen (Pohl, Hartmetz) (PP) – 35:09 9–0
	12 min	Penalties	4 min
	56	Shots	8

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15 January 2026 20:30

Canada

12–0 (5–0, 3–0, 4–0)

Finland

Centre 200, Sydney Attendance: 2,528

Game reference
	Rowan Houweling	Goalies	Saimi Pesola Eerika Kujala	Referees: Agnese Kārkliņa Reeta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Jessica Chartrand Kathryn Glover
	McDonald (Ismael, Mossey) (PP) – 05:43 1–0 Tremblay (Aubin, Matt) – 08:14 2–0 Milani – 09:06 3–0 Piggott (Korte, Viel) – 10:20 4–0 Milani (Aubin, Tremblay) – 17:06 5–0 McCullogh (Ch. Tiller, Ca. Tiller) – 30:14 6–0 Ismael (Piggott) – 31:45 7–0 Piggott (Korte, Mossey) – 35:29 8–0 McCullogh (McDonald, Ca. Tiller) – 46:41 9–0 Milani – 47:15 10–0 Milani (Aubin, Mossey) – 54:05 11–0 Aubin (Mossey, Tremblay) – 57:28 12–0
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	67	Shots	10

Semifinals

17 January 2026 16:00

United States

v

Sweden

Centre 200, Sydney

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17 January 2026 19:30

Canada

v

Czech Republic

Centre 200, Sydney

Relegation game

17 January 2026 12:00

Hungary

v

Finland

Centre 200, Sydney

Bronze medal game

18 January 2026 15:30

v

Centre 200, Sydney

Gold medal game

18 January 2026 19:30

v

Centre 200, Sydney

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Jane Daley	4	11	4	15	+15	2	F
2	Kylie Amelkovich	4	2	10	12	+14	4	F
3	Adrianna Milani	4	8	3	11	+11	0	F
4	Sofia Ismael	4	6	5	11	+12	0	F
5	Margaret Averill	4	4	6	10	+15	2	D
6	Emily Pohl	4	3	7	10	+10	0	F
7	Hayley McDonald	4	6	3	9	+3	0	F
8	Talla Hansen	4	5	4	9	+9	0	F
8	Rachel Piggott	4	5	4	9	+15	0	F
10	Alida Korte	4	4	5	9	+14	0	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Rank	Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1	Rowan Houweling	120:00	0	0.00	21	100.00	2
1	Morgan Stickney	120:00	0	0.00	12	100.00	2
3	Bianca Birrittieri	120:00	1	0.50	24	95.83	1
4	Norina Schrupkowski	227:52	10	2.63	159	93.71	1
5	Lea-Rose Charrois	120:00	2	1.00	22	90.91	1

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Champions
2		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Runners-up
3		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Third place
4		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Fourth place
5	A	Switzerland	4	1	0	0	3	3	14	−11	3	Fifth place
6	B	Slovakia	4	1	0	0	3	9	29	−20	3	Sixth place
7		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Avoided Relegation
8		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated to the Division I A

Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2026. Source: IIHF

Division I

Main article: 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament is being held in Ritten, Italy, from 12 to 18 January 2026. ^{[7] [8]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	0	23	4	+19	9	Promotion to the 2027 Top Division
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	0	8	4	+4	7
3	France	3	1	1	0	1	6	7	−1	5
4	Norway	3	1	0	1	1	6	18	−12	4
5	Denmark (E)	3	0	1	0	2	8	11	−3	2
6	Italy (H, E)	3	0	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0	Relegation to the 2027 Division I B

Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2026. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host

Group B

The tournament was held in Katowice, Poland, from 5 to 11 January 2026. ^{[9] [10]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	China	5	4	1	0	0	30	6	+24	14	Promotion to the 2027 Division I A
2	Poland (H)	5	3	1	1	0	27	11	+16	12
3	Austria	5	3	0	1	1	27	7	+20	10
4	Great Britain	5	2	0	0	3	9	13	−4	6
5	Spain	5	1	0	0	4	5	23	−18	3
6	Australia	5	0	0	0	5	3	41	−38	0	Relegation to the 2027 Division II A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division II

Main article: 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 19 to 25 January 2026. ^{[11] [12]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2027 Division I B
2	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Turkey (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2027 Division II B

First match(es) will be played: 19 January 2025. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 26 January to 1 February 2026. ^{[13] [14]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2027 Division II A
2	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	South Africa (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2027 Division III A

First match(es) will be played: 26 January 2026. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division III

Main article: 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division III

The tournament will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 29 January to 4 February 2026. ^{[15] [16]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Thailand (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2027 Division II B
2	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Notes

1. Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
2. In top division. Results in tiers below are excluded.

References

1. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship (Top Division) official website". www.iihf.com.
2. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship (Top Division) tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
3. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Schedule Announced". IIHF. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
4. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm20/news/65170/hockey_canada_to_host_more_iihf_events
5. https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/iihf-womens-hockey-hosting-agreement-2024-25-corp
6. "Tournament Format". IIHF . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
7. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A official website". www.iihf.com.
8. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
9. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B official website". www.iihf.com.
10. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
11. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A official website". www.iihf.com.
12. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
13. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B official website". www.iihf.com.
14. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.
15. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division III official website". www.iihf.com.
16. "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division III tournament reports". stats.iihf.com.

External links

• Official website of IIHF