2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II

See also: 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship
2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Turkey
 South Africa
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates19–25 January 2026
26 January – 1 February 2026
Teams12

The 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II consists of two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division II A represents the fourth tier and Division II B the fifth tier of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

Group A tournament

2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
CityIstanbul
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates19–25 January 2026
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored93 (6.2 per game)
Attendance11,463 (764 per game)
Scoring leaderKazakhstan Sofiya Muravyeva (21 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 19 to 25 January 2026.[1][2]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 South Korea Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
 Kazakhstan Placed 2nd in Division II A last year
 Latvia Placed 3rd in Division II A last year
 Netherlands Placed 4th in Division II A last year
 New Zealand Placed 5th in Division II A last year
 Turkey Hosts; placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Final standings

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[a]
5  Turkey (H) 5 2 0 0 3 8 12 −4 6[a]
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. ^ a b Turkey 0–3 Netherlands

Match results

All times are local (Turkey Time – UTC+3).

19 January 2026
13:00		Latvia 2–3 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 South KoreaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 134
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
17Shots37
19 January 2026
16:30		Kazakhstan 13–2
(3–0, 3–0, 7–2)		 New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 52
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
45Shots23
19 January 2026
20:00		Turkey 0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)		 NetherlandsZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,205
Game reference
10 minPenalties19 min
33Shots10
20 January 2026
13:00		Kazakhstan 9–1
(2–1, 2–0, 5–0)		 LatviaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 247
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
37Shots18
20 January 2026
16:30		South Korea 5–0
(1–0, 4–0, 0–0)		 NetherlandsZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 256
Game reference
14 minPenalties10 min
53Shots10
20 January 2026
20:00		New Zealand 1–3
(1–1, 0–2, 0–0)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,369
Game reference
14 minPenalties6 min
11Shots24
22 January 2026
13:00		Latvia 4–3
(3–1, 0–2, 1–0)		 NetherlandsZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 261
Game reference
6 minPenalties14 min
39Shots14
22 January 2026
16:30		South Korea 10–0
(1–0, 4–0, 5–0)		 New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 279
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
58Shots3
22 January 2026
20:00		Kazakhstan 5–1
(0–0, 3–1, 2–0)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 2,013
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
26Shots15
23 January 2026
13:00		New Zealand 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 LatviaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 352
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
11Shots32
23 January 2026
16:30		Netherlands 0–7
(0–4, 0–2, 0–1)		 KazakhstanZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 68
Game reference
8 minPenalties2 min
18Shots39
23 January 2026
20:00		Turkey 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 South KoreaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 2,025
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
17Shots23
25 January 2026
13:00		Netherlands 4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 95
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
30Shots21
25 January 2026
16:30		South Korea 5–1
(0–0, 0–1, 5–0)		 KazakhstanZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,207
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
32Shots14
25 January 2026
20:00		Latvia 1–4
(1–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,900
Game reference
10 minPenalties12 min
22Shots27

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Kazakhstan Sofiya Muravyeva 5 10 11 21 +16 4 F
2 Kazakhstan Sofiya Zubkova 5 7 9 16 +16 6 F
3 Kazakhstan Anfissa Novikova 5 7 4 11 +9 0 F
4 South Korea Choi Ji-won 5 2 8 10 +6 6 D
5 South Korea Jang Hyeon-seo 5 5 4 9 +7 4 F
6 Kazakhstan Renata Livshits 5 4 5 9 +11 4 F
7 Kazakhstan Vassilisa Shuklina 5 3 5 8 +7 2 F
7 Latvia Kjara Paula Želubovska 5 3 5 8 +3 4 F
9 South Korea Yang Tae-yi 5 2 5 7 +12 0 D
10 Netherlands Basma Dihni 5 4 2 6 +1 2 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 South Korea Kim Min-seo 219:53 3 0.82 51 94.12 1
2 Netherlands Felien van der Sluis 209:39 8 2.29 125 93.60 2
3 Kazakhstan Mariya Yakovleva 300:00 9 1.80 106 91.51 1
4 Latvia Megija Kaže 163:03 9 3.31 72 87.50 0
5 Turkey Beray Okut 299:24 12 2.40 92 86.96 0

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

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II Group B
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
CityCape Town
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 January –
1 February 2026
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored143 (9.53 per game)
Attendance1,950 (130 per game)
Scoring leaderRomania Orsolya Fehér (16 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 26 January to 1 February 2026.[3][4]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Chinese Taipei Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
 Iceland Placed 2nd in Division II B last year
 Belgium Placed 3rd in Division II B last year
 Mexico Placed 4th in Division II B last year
 South Africa Hosts; placed 5th in Division II B last year
 Romania Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Standings

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.

Match results

All times are local (South Africa Time – UTC+2)

26 January 2026
13:00		Belgium 2–4
(0–1, 0–2, 2–1)		 Chinese TaipeiCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 100
Game reference
2 minPenalties8 min
10Shots31
26 January 2026
16:30		Romania 1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)		 MexicoCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 120
Game reference
4 minPenalties12 min
32Shots16
26 January 2026
20:00		Iceland 21–0
(6–0, 8–0, 7–0)		 South AfricaCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 200
Game reference
0 minPenalties0 min
86Shots5
27 January 2026
13:00		Chinese Taipei 3–2 OT
(1–2, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 MexicoCape Town Ice Station
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
40Shots13
27 January 2026
16:30		Iceland 3–4 GWS
(2–2, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 BelgiumCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 70
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
38Shots15
27 January 2026
20:00		South Africa 0–30
(0–10, 0–10, 0–10)		 RomaniaCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 200
Game reference
2 minPenalties2 min
1Shots102
29 January 2026
13:00		Belgium 0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 MexicoCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 60
Game reference
2 minPenalties4 min
30Shots30
29 January 2026
16:30		Iceland 1–5
(1–0, 0–1, 0–4)		 RomaniaCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 100
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
15Shots25
29 January 2026
20:00		Chinese Taipei 10–0
(2–0, 5–0, 3–0)		 South AfricaCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 200
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
92Shots2
30 January 2026
13:00		Mexico 1–5
(1–0, 0–4, 0–1)		 IcelandCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 70
Game reference
10 minPenalties0 min
20Shots35
30 January 2026
16:30		Romania 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 Chinese TaipeiCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 120
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots19
30 January 2026
20:00		South Africa 0–13
(0–5, 0–3, 0–5)		 BelgiumCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 280
Game reference
8 minPenalties2 min
2Shots56
1 February 2026
13:00		Belgium 0–6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)		 RomaniaCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 70
Game reference
10 minPenalties0 min
16Shots45
1 February 2026
16:30		Chinese Taipei 4–5 OT
(2–1, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 IcelandCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 180
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
29Shots23
1 February 2026
20:00		Mexico 14–1
(6–0, 3–1, 5–0)		 South AfricaCape Town Ice Station
Attendance: 180
Game reference
0 minPenalties4 min
60Shots3

Awards and Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Rank Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Romania Orsolya Fehér 5 8 8 16 +13 2 F
2 Iceland Sólrún Arnardóttir 5 3 12 15 +13 0 F
3 Iceland Friðrika Magnúsdóttir 5 6 8 14 +12 0 F
4 Iceland Kolbrún Björnsdóttir 5 7 6 13 +12 6 F
4 Romania Olivia Popescu 5 7 6 13 +10 2 D
6 Belgium Linnore Saunders 5 5 5 10 +5 4 F
7 Romania Rania Gyorffy 5 1 9 10 +11 0 D
8 Romania Eva Zlate 5 6 3 9 +15 0 F
9 Romania Boglárka Antal 5 5 4 9 +11 0 F
10 Iceland Kristina Davíðsdóttir 5 5 3 8 +3 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 Romania Nicoleta Șabalin 180:00 1 0.33 35 97.14 2
2 Mexico Sofia Hernández 266:43 9 2.02 137 93.43 1
3 Belgium Eurydice Blairon 250:00 13 3.12 143 90.91 1
4 Iceland Diana Óskarsdóttir 198:36 9 2.72 67 86.57 0
5 Chinese Taipei Chen Pin-Jie 123:59 8 3.87 51 81.16 0

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

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF.com


References

  1. ^ "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A (official website)". www.iihf.com.
  2. ^ "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A (tournament reports)". stats.iihf.com.
  3. ^ "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B (official website)". www.iihf.com.
  4. ^ "2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B (tournament reports)". stats.iihf.com.
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