2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates10–18 January 2026
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  United States (10th title)
Runners-up  Canada
Third place  Czechia
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored180 (8.57 per game)
Attendance26,710 (1,272 per game)
Scoring leader Jane Daley (17 points)
Awards
MVP Jane Daley
Official website
www.iihf.com

The 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 18th U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey.[1][2]

Top Division

The Top Division tournament was 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 took part in the competition. Hungary returned for the first time since 2014. They replaced 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).

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)		 HungarySport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 332
Game reference
Meja EngelinGoaliesZoé TakácsReferees:
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Kathryn Glover
Anina Schüpbach
Hesselvall (Nygren, Grillfors) – 06:441–0
Lindgren (Åkerlund, Nordqvist) – 21:282–0
2–133:36 – Hiezl (Simon, Gyula)
Stridh (Österman, Karlsson) – 44:303–1
Grillfors (Westerlind, Åkerlund) – 45:234–1
6 minPenalties4 min
34Shots14
10 January 2026
20:30		Switzerland 0–9
(0–5, 0–2, 0–2)		 CanadaSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 1,162
Game reference
Anne-Eugénie Gendre
Norina Schrupkowski		GoaliesLea-Rose CharroisReferees:
Anna Kuroda
Amy Martin
Linesmen:
Helinä Anttila
Erika Greenen
0–107:26 – Piggott (Korte, Viel)
0–209:57 – Ca. Tiller (Doiron, Aubin) (PP)
0–310:55 – Ismael (Piggott)
0–412:08 – McDonald (McCullough, Viel)
0–517:26 – Doiron (Lévesque, Jones)
0–625:29 – Aubin (Milani, Maechtel)
0–730:02 – Korte (Piggott, Jones)
0–844:56 – Milani (Tremblay)
0–949:33 – Korte (Leprohon)
6 minPenalties2 min
11Shots51
12 January 2026
11:00		Sweden 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 362
Game reference
Thea HolmbergGoaliesNorina SchrupkowskiReferees:
Amy Martin
Martina Volkánová
Linesmen:
Jessica Chartrand
Alexia Cheyroux
Nygren (Hesselvall) – 03:341–0
Westerlind – 15:542–0
Hesselvall (Blårand, Lindgren) (PP) – 32:243–0
6 minPenalties10 min
48Shots16
12 January 2026
18:00		Canada 14–0
(4–0, 7–0, 3–0)		 HungarySport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 1,203
Game reference
Rowan HouwelingGoaliesZoé Takács
Csenge Csordás		Referees:
Anna Hammar
Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:
Stéphanie Gagnon
Anina Schüpbach
Mossey (Matt) – 02:001–0
Milani (Mossey, McDonald) (PP) – 04:552–0
Milani (Tremblay, Aubin) – 06:383–0
McDonald (Leprohon, Ca. Tiller) – 19:204–0
Doiron – 24:145–0
Mossey (Sisson, Matt) – 27:496–0
McDonald (McCullough) – 28:417–0
Milani (Leprohon, Lévesque) – 30:248–0
McDonald (Ismael) (PP) – 32:279–0
Ca. Tiller (MacKinnon, Matt) – 34:1610–0
Piggott (Ismael, Korte) – 35:2811–0
Korte (Mossey, Ismael) – 41:5212–0
Lévesque (Doiron, Leprohon) – 47:2413–0
Ismael (Korte, Maechtel) – 49:1414–0
2 minPenalties8 min
74Shots11
13 January 2026
17:00		Canada 9–2
(3–1, 4–1, 2–0)		 SwedenSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 1,314
Game reference
Lee-Rose CharroisGoaliesThea Holmberg
Meja Engelin		Referees:
Sydney Harris
Anna Kuroda
Linesmen:
Alexia Cheyroux
Lara Fischer
0–105:10 – Stridh
Tremblay (Maechtel, Jones) – 07:521–1
Tremblay (Aubin, Leprohon) – 11:592–1
Piggott (Lévesque, Maechtel) – 17:323–1
3–230:39 – Grillfors (Nygren)
Viel (Leprohon, MacKinnon) – 33:274–2
Ismael (Piggott, Viel) – 36:515–2
McDonald (Ismael, Milani) (PP) – 38:006–2
Ismael (Milani, Mossey (PP) – 39:407–2
Ismael (McDonald, McCullough (PP) – 50:348–2
Korte (Jones, Charrois) (SH) – 51:399–2
4 minPenalties16 min
38Shots11
13 January 2026
20:30		Hungary 0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)		  SwitzerlandSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 263
Game reference
Zoé TakácsGoaliesNorina SchrupkowskiReferees:
Anna Hammar
Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Ashley Johnston
Kamila Smetková
0–143:17 – Müller (Tschannen)
0–259:40 – Müller (Mettler) (EN)
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots27

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 StatesSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 429
Game reference
Zuzana Tomečková
Mariana Sumegová		GoaliesMorgan StickneyReferees:
Jennifer Berezowski
Martina Volkánová
Linesmen:
Jessica Chartrand
Kamila Smetková
0–100:35 – Kimbrel (Amelkovich)
0–202:31 – Daley (Amelkovich, Scalese) (PP)
0–307:32 – Daley (Miller, Averill)
0–408:44 – Lovell (McLaughlin, Stepnowski)
0–514:22 – Hansen (Daley, Stepnowski)
0–626:41 – Scalese (Sandler)
0–733:39 – Averill (Sander, Amelkovich)
0–837:53 – Averill (Amelkovich)
0–941:45 – Hansen (Taylor, Pohl)
0–1045:00 – Scalese (Amelkovich, Taylor) (PP)
0–1146:16 – Averill (Scalese)
0–1255:41 – Daley (Amelkovich, Taylor)
0–1356:34 – Stepnowski (McLay, Hansen)
6 minPenalties8 min
5Shots75
10 January 2026
13:30		Czechia 9–1
(2–1, 2–0, 5–0)		 FinlandSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 328
Game reference
Lili ChmelařováGoaliesEerika Kujala
Saimi Pesola		Referees:
Sydney Harris
Agnese Kārkliņa
Linesmen:
Alexia Cheyroux
Stéphanie Gagnon
0–111:58 – Tapani (Siitonen, Ruonakoski) (PP2)
Pánková (Šindelářová, Gildainová) (PP) – 14:531–1
Kantorová (Mynaříková) – 19:112–1
Mynaříková (Kantorová, Pěnčíková) – 33:243–1
Gildainová (Jebousková, Paroubková) – 39:004–1
Šindelářová (Mynaříková) – 41:145–1
Březinová (Paroubková) (PP) – 50:576–1
Gildainová (Jarabková, Jebousková) (SH) – 52:487–1
Jarabková (Kantorová, Pěnčíková) – 55:198–1
Mynaříková (Jebousková) – 56:089–1
12 minPenalties8 min
53Shots19
11 January 2026
13:30		Finland 2–5
(0–2, 1–1, 1–2)		 SlovakiaSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 327
Game reference
Eerika KujalaGoaliesMariana SumegováReferees:
Anna Hammar
Laura Schmidlein
Linesmen:
Lara Fischer
Ashley Johnston
0–109:38 – Lopušanová (Mikulášiková)
0–217:03 – Lopušanová (Karkošková, Juríková) (PP)
Tapani (Siivonen, Hämäläinen) – 21:301–2
1–336:39 – Hirjaková (Karkošková, Juríková) (PP)
1–441:52 – Lopušanová (Roštecká)
Siivonen (Ruonakoski, Kärkkäinen) – 52:142–4
2–558:32 – Lopušanová (EN)
10 minPenalties4 min
22Shots29
11 January 2026
18:00		United States 9–1
(4–0, 4–1, 1–0)		 CzechiaSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 647
Game reference
Bianca BirrittieriGoaliesLili Chmelařová
Veronika Ortová		Referees:
Jennifer Berezowski
Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Helinä Anttila
Kamila Smetková
Daley (Taylor, Amelkovich) (SH) – 12:061–0
Daley – 16:302–0
Amelkovich (Taylor, Daley) – 17:033–0
Hansen (Pohl, Averill) (PP) – 18:184–0
Averill (Kimbrel, Daley) – 20:225–0
5–121:27 – Paroubková (Pánková) (PP)
Stepnowski (Pohl, Birrittieri) – 23:046–1
McLaughlin (Manion, Miller) – 26:037–1
Gnetz (McCool, Hartmetz) – 38:288–1
Daley (Amelkovich, Manion) – 45:299–1
8 minPenalties12 min
53Shots16
13 January 2026
10:00		Czechia 7–2
(3–1, 3–0, 1–1)		 SlovakiaSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 371
Game reference
Lili ChmelařováGoaliesMariana Sumegová
Zuzana Tomečková		Referees:
Agnese Kārkliņa
Laura Schmidlein
Linesmen:
Helinä Anttila
Kathryn Glover
Gildainová (Paroubková) – 03:001–0
Pěnčíková (Kantorová, Březinová) – 10:132–0
2–111:17 – Gerö (Lopušanová, Kubáňová)
Kantorová (Jarabková, Mynaříková) (PP) – 14:353–1
Pánková (Šťástková, Jebousková) – 25:394–1
Březinová (Šťástková, Pěnčíková) – 33:575–1
Šindelářová (Paroubková, Jarabková) – 38:176–1
Bojdová (Šramková) – 53:347–1
7–255:09 – Lopušanová (Letaši, Karkošková) (PP2)
12 minPenalties8 min
58Shots30
13 January 2026
13:30		United States 14–0
(6–0, 3–0, 5–0)		 FinlandSport and Wellness Centre, Membertou
Attendance: 540
Game reference
Morgan StickneyGoaliesPihla Ikonen
Saimi Pesola		Referees:
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Martina Volkánová
Linesmen:
Erika Greenen
Anina Schüpbach
Pohl (Hansen) – 07:161–0
Lovell (Averill) – 07:282–0
Gnetz (Box, Decourcey) – 14:453–0
Hartmetz (Pohl, Averill) (PP) – 17:574–0
Rupp (Gnetz, Box) – 18:085–0
Daley (Taylor, Lovell) (PP) – 19:376–0
Stepnowski (Pohl, Hansen) – 21:387–0
Lovell (Daley, Taylor) – 29:308–0
Hansen (Pohl, Stepnowski) (PP) – 35:129–0
Gnetz (Box, Taylor) – 48:3910–0
Amelkovich (Lovell, Taylor) (PP) – 50:5411–0
Bromley (Gnetz, Rupp) – 51:0812–0
Daley (McLay, Amelkovich) – 52:1713–0
Daley (Averill) – 55:1914–0
6 minPenalties10 min
71Shots7

Playoff round

Winning teams were 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

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 15 January
 
 
1A
 Canada		12
 
17 January
 
4B
 Finland		0
 
1
 United States		9
 
 15 January
 
4
 Sweden		1
 
1B
 United States		9
 
18 January
 
4A
 Hungary		0
 
1
 United States		2
 
 15 January
 
2
 Canada		0
 
2A
 Sweden		7
 
17 January
 
3B
 Slovakia		2
 
2
 Canada		8
 
 15 January
 
3
 Czechia		1 Third place
 
2B
 Czechia		2
 
18 January
 
3A
  Switzerland		1
 
3
 Czechia		4
 
 
4
 Sweden		3
 

Quarterfinals

15 January 2026
10:00		Sweden 7–2
(1–0, 3–1, 3–1)		 SlovakiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,872
Game reference
Meja EngelinGoaliesMariana SumegováReferees:
Amy Martin
Laura Schmidlein
Linesmen:
Stephanie Gagnon
Ashley Johnston
Noren (Westerlind, Stalnacke) – 18:211–0
Nordqvist (Lindgren) – 26:572–0
Lindgren (Österman, Blarand) – 29:263–0
Stridh (Lindgren) (PP) – 30:534–0
4–132:05 – Lopušanová (Juríková)
Grillfors (Nordqvist) – 43:355–1
5–250:00 – Karkošková (Lipnická, Letaši)
Lindgren (Grillfors, Nordqvist) – 52:076–2
Nygren (SH, EN) – 59:267–2
12 minPenalties6 min
48Shots17
15 January 2026
13:30		Czechia 2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		  SwitzerlandCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 665
Game reference
Lili ChmelařováGoaliesNorina SchrupkowskiReferees:
Jennifer Berezowski
Sydney Harris
Linesmen:
Erika Greenen
Anina Schüpbach
0–113:40 – Baker (Huwyler, Estermann)
Tischler (Březinová) – 30:121–1
Gildainová (Jebousková) – 58:112–1
4 minPenalties4 min
42Shots14
15 January 2026
17:00		United States 9–0
(6–0, 3–0, 0–0)		 HungaryCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 1,136
Game reference
Bianca BirrittieriGoaliesCsenge CsordásReferees:
Anna Kuroda
Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Helinä Anttila
Kamila Smetková
Daley (Amelkovich, Averill) – 05:361–0
McLaughlin – 06:362–0
Pohl (Miller) – 11:323–0
Gnetz (Box, Sander) – 13:284–0
Gnetz (McCool, Box) – 13:395–0
Pohl (Hansen) – 14:576–0
Stepnowski – 21;247–0
Daley – 28:128–0
Hansen (Pohl, Hartmetz) (PP) – 35:099–0
12 minPenalties4 min
56Shots8
15 January 2026
20:30		Canada 12–0
(5–0, 3–0, 4–0)		 FinlandCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 2,528
Game reference
Rowan HouwelingGoaliesSaimi Pesola
Eerika Kujala		Referees:
Agnese Kārkliņa
Reeta-Kaisa Lusi
Linesmen:
Jessica Chartrand
Kathryn Glover
McDonald (Ismael, Mossey) (PP) – 05:431–0
Tremblay (Aubin, Matt) – 08:142–0
Milani – 09:063–0
Piggott (Korte, Viel) – 10:204–0
Milani (Aubin, Tremblay) – 17:065–0
McCullogh (Ch. Tiller, Ca. Tiller) – 30:146–0
Ismael (Piggott) – 31:457–0
Piggott (Korte, Mossey) – 35:298–0
McCullogh (McDonald, Ca. Tiller) – 46:419–0
Milani – 47:1510–0
Milani (Aubin, Mossey) – 54:0511–0
Aubin (Mossey, Tremblay) – 57:2812–0
2 minPenalties8 min
67Shots10

Semifinals

17 January 2026
16:00		United States 9–1
(2–0, 5–0, 2–1)		 SwedenCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 1,414
Game reference
Bianca BirrittieriGoaliesMeja Engelin
Thea Holmberg		Referees:
Anna Hammar
Sydney Harris
Linesmen:
Lara Fischer
Erika Greenen
Averill – 03:561–0
Pohl (Hansen, Averill) (PP) – 14:512–0
McLaughlin (Hartmetz, Scalese) – 26:593–0
Daley (Taylor, Amelkovich) (PP2) – 28:054–0
Averill (Hartmetz, Pohl) (PP) – 31:185–0
Pohl (Hartmetz, Stepnowski) – 33:386–0
Kimbrel (Amelkovich, Daley) – 39:167–0
7–143:03 – Grillfors (Westerlind, Åkerlund) (PP)
Hansen (Averill) – 44:258–1
Stepnowski (Pohl) – 53:529–1
6 minPenalties35 min
41Shots17
17 January 2026
19:30		Canada 8–1
(3–0, 0–0, 5–1)		 CzechiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 3,761
Game reference
Lea-Rose CharroisGoaliesLili Chmelařová
Veronika Ortová		Referees:
Agnese Kārkliņa
Amy Martin
Linesmen:
Stephanie Gagnon
Kathryn Glover
McCullogh (Mossey, Charrois) (PP) – 02:061–0
Aubin (Doiron, Ca. Tiller) (PP) – 04:462–0
Piggott (Ismael) – 05:123–0
3–140:41 – Šindelářová (Kantorová, Tischler) (SH)
Milani (Mossey, Ismael) (PP) – 41:364–1
Milani (Aubin, Ch. Tiller) – 42:495–1
McCullogh (Ismael) (PP) – 44:596–1
Ismael (Piggott, Matt) – 50:127–1
Piggott – 59:068–1
8 minPenalties16 min
43Shots21

Relegation game

17 January 2026
12:00		Hungary 7–5
(2–2, 2–1, 3–2)		 FinlandCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 564
Game reference
Zoé TakácsGoaliesEerika KujalaReferees:
Jennifer Berezowski
Laura Schmidlein
Linesmen:
Alexia Cheyroux
Ashley Johnston
0–103:14 – Kolmonen (PP)
Polónyi (Hiezl, Weiler) – 10:241–1
1–212:37 – Siivonen (Ruonakoski, Loponen) (PP)
Hiezl (Weiler, Polónyi) (PP) – 16:002–2
2–326:36 – Loponen (Kolmonen, Junnila)
Temesi (Szalai) – 27:183–3
Tamás (Polónyi) – 34:204–3
4–443:59 – Kuhta
Hiezl – 47:485–4
Polónyi (Hiezl, Hajdú) (PP) – 53:256–4
6–557:55 – Siivonen (Kärkkäinen, Hämäläinen) (EA)
Polónyi (Hajdú, Faragó) (EN) – 58:477–5
10 minPenalties8 min
35Shots27

Bronze medal game

18 January 2026
15:30		Czechia 4–3
(3–0, 1–2, 0–1)		 SwedenCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 1,453
Game reference
Veronika OrtováGoaliesThea HolmbergReferees:
Jennifer Berezowski
Laura Schmidlein
Linesmen:
Alexia Cheyroux
Stéphanie Gagnon
Mynaříková – 08:491–0
Křenková (Jebousková) – 13:382–0
Pánková (Březinová, Gildainová) – 18:503–0
3–131:56 – Stridh
3–233:02 – Nygren (Blårand, Österman) (PP)
Pěnčíková (Jarabková, Tischler) – 36:354–2
4–346:20 – Stridh (Grillfors) (PP)
10 minPenalties6 min
25Shots38

Gold medal game

18 January 2026
19:30		United States 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 CanadaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 5,039
Game reference
Bianca BirrittieriGoaliesLea-Rose CharroisReferees:
Sydney Harris
Amy Martin
Linesmen:
Lara Fischer
Erika Greenen
Pohl (Hansen) – 14:081–0
Stepnowski (Hansen, Taylor) – 38:172–0
2 minPenalties2 min
27Shots38

Awards and statistics

Awards

Scoring leaders

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Jane Daley 6 12 5 17 +17 2 F
2 Sofia Ismael 6 7 8 15 +15 0 F
3 Emily Pohl 6 6 9 15 +15 0 F
4 Margaret Averill 6 6 8 14 +18 4 D
4 Talla Hansen 6 6 6 12 +14 0 F
6 Kylie Amelkovich 6 2 12 14 +16 4 F
7 Adrianna Milani 6 10 3 13 +12 2 F
8 Rachel Piggott 6 7 5 12 +17 0 F
9 Megan Mossey 5 2 9 11 +15 0 D
10 Chyna Taylor 6 0 11 11 +19 0 D

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 Bianca Birrittieri 240:00 2 0.50 79 97.47 2
2 Norina Schrupkowski 227:52 10 2.63 159 93.71 1
3 Lea-Rose Charrois 238:00 5 1.26 70 92.86 1
4 Veronika Ortová 154:48 13 5.04 116 88.79 0
5 Zoé Takács 207:57 17 4.91 127 86.61 0

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 B  United States 6 6 0 0 0 56 2 +54 18 Champions
2 A  Canada (H) 6 5 0 0 1 52 5 +47 15 Runners-up
3 B  Czechia 6 4 0 0 2 24 24 0 12 Third place
4 A  Sweden 6 3 0 0 3 20 25 −5 9 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 A  Hungary 5 1 0 0 4 8 34 −26 3 Avoided Relegation
8 B  Finland 5 0 0 0 5 8 47 −39 0 Relegated to the Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division I

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

Group A

The tournament was held in Ritten, Italy, from 12 to 18 January 2026.[7][8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Germany 5 4 0 1 0 12 5 +7 13 Promotion to the 2027 Top Division
2  Japan 5 4 0 0 1 34 7 +27 12
3  France 5 2 1 0 2 13 12 +1 8
4  Norway 5 2 0 1 2 10 23 −13 7
5  Denmark 5 1 1 0 3 15 18 −3 5
6  Italy (H) 5 0 0 0 5 8 27 −19 0 Relegation to the 2027 Division I B
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 was held in Katowice, Poland, from 5 to 11 January 2026.[9][10]

Pos Team 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 was held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 19 to 25 January 2026.[11][12]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Korea 5 4 1 0 0 25 3 +22 14 Promoted to the 2027 Division I B
2  Kazakhstan 5 4 0 0 1 35 9 +26 12
3  Latvia 5 2 0 1 2 12 19 −7 7
4  Netherlands 5 2 0 0 3 10 16 −6 6[c]
5  Turkey (H) 5 2 0 0 3 8 12 −4 6[c]
6  New Zealand 5 0 0 0 5 3 34 −31 0 Relegated to the 2027 Division II B
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. ^ a b c d In top division. Results in tiers below are excluded.
  3. ^ a b Turkey 0–3 Netherlands

Group B

The tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 26 January to 1 February 2026.[13][14]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Romania 5 4 0 0 1 47 3 +44 12 Promotion to the 2027 Division II A
2  Iceland 5 2 1 1 1 35 14 +21 9[a]
3  Chinese Taipei 5 2 1 1 1 21 14 +7 9[a]
4  Mexico 5 2 1 1 1 20 10 +10 9[a]
5  Belgium 5 1 1 1 2 19 14 +5 6
6  South Africa (H) 5 0 0 0 5 1 88 −87 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. ^ a b c Iceland 5 Pts, Chinese Taipei 3 Pts, Mexico 1 Pt.

Division III

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

The tournament was to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 29 January to 4 February 2026, but was cancelled.[15][16] Organizers stated that they could not proceed with the tournament in order to protect the, "safety and best interests of the athletes."[17]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Thailand (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

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.
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