| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 7–13 December 2025 8–14 December 2025 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I will be two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A represents the second tier and Division I B the third tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team will be promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team will be relegated to a lower division.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2006.
| | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Bled |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–13 December 2025 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division I A tournament will be played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 December 2025. [1] [2]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated | |
| placed 2nd in Division I A last year | |
| placed 3rd in Division I A last year | |
| hosts; placed 4th in Division I A last year | |
| placed 5th in Division I A last year | |
| placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2027 Top Division | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2027 Division I B |
All times are local (Central European Time; UTC+01:00).
| 7 December 2025 12:30 | France | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 7 December 2025 16:00 | Slovenia | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 7 December 2025 19:30 | Ukraine | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 8 December 2025 12:30 | Austria | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 8 December 2025 16:00 | Norway | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 8 December 2025 19:30 | Kazakhstan | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 10 December 2025 12:30 | Austria | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 10 December 2025 16:00 | Ukraine | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 10 December 2025 19:30 | Kazakhstan | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 11 December 2025 12:30 | Austria | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 11 December 2025 16:00 | Norway | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 11 December 2025 19:30 | Slovenia | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 13 December 2025 12:30 | France | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 13 December 2025 16:00 | Kazakhstan | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| 13 December 2025 19:30 | Norway | v | Bled Ice Arena, Bled |
| | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Milan |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 8–14 December 2025 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division I B tournament will be played in Milan, Italy, from 8 to 14 December 2025. [3] [4]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated | |
| placed 2nd in Division I B last year | |
| hosts; placed 3rd in Division I B last year | |
| placed 4th in Division I B last year | |
| placed 5th in Division I B last year | |
| placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2027 Division I A | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2027 Division II A |
All times are local (Central European Time; UTC+01:00).
| 8 December 2025 12:00 | Estonia | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 8 December 2025 16:00 | Poland | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 8 December 2025 20:00 | Lithuania | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 9 December 2025 12:00 | Japan | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 9 December 2025 16:00 | Hungary | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 9 December 2025 20:00 | Italy | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 11 December 2025 12:00 | Lithuania | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 11 December 2025 16:00 | Hungary | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 11 December 2025 20:00 | Japan | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 13 December 2025 12:00 | Estonia | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 13 December 2025 16:00 | Japan | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 13 December 2025 20:00 | Italy | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 14 December 2025 12:00 | Poland | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 14 December 2025 16:00 | Italy | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |
| 14 December 2025 20:00 | Hungary | v | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan |