The 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Division I A represented the second tier and Division I B the third tier of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

Group A tournament

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 12 to 18 January 2026.

Participating teams Team Qualification placed 8th in Top Division last year and were relegated hosts; placed 2nd in Division I A last year placed 3rd in Division I A last year 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

Standings

Match results All times are local (Central European Time; UTC+1).

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

RankPlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS 1 Clémence Boudin 5 8 3 11 +3 2 F 2 Azumi Numabe 4 6 4 10 +6 0 F 3 Reina Kakuta 5 5 4 9 +11 0 F 4 Umeka Odaira 5 2 7 9 +8 2 F 5 Teresa Christensen 5 5 3 8 −1 4 F 6 Nikita Bergmann 5 2 5 7 −3 4 F 6 Kika Terauchi 5 2 5 7 +8 2 D 8 Momona Fukuzawa 5 4 2 6 +3 0 F 9 Alexandra Boico 5 3 2 5 +6 4 F 9 Olivia De Bortoli 5 3 2 5 +2 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. RankPlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO 1 Tara Bach 303:40 5 0.99 96 94.79 1 2 Kotoha Suzuki 219:30 4 1.09 66 93.94 1 3 Lysa Nogaretto 242:32 11 2.72 129 91.47 0 4 Anja Poulsen 182:32 8 2.63 92 91.30 0 5 Tuva Are-Ekström 223:24 11 2.95 97 88.66 0 TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds): SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF

Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Tara Bach Best Defender: Kika Terauchi Best Forward: Clemence Boudiin Source: IIHF

Group B tournament

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Katowice, Poland, from 5 to 11 January 2026.

Participating teams Team Qualification placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated hosts; placed 2nd in Division I B last year 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

Standings

Match results All times are local (Central European Time; UTC+1).

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

RankPlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS 1 Małgorzata Zakrzewska 5 11 3 14 +16 2 F 2 Emma Lintner 5 9 3 12 +8 4 F 3 Zhang Luoyi 5 6 6 12 +10 0 F 4 Agata Cybulska 5 4 8 12 +17 0 F 5 Florentina Rumpl 5 6 2 8 +6 0 F 6 Dai Mi 5 4 4 8 +10 2 F 7 Chen Yutong 5 3 5 8 +10 0 F 7 Johanna Sintschnig 5 3 5 8 +8 2 F 7 Matylda Stepien 5 3 5 8 +12 2 F 10 Vanessa Picka 5 4 3 7 +4 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. RankPlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO 1 Ju Sihan 265:00 6 1.36 87 93.10 0 2 Evelyn Brown 299:54 13 2.60 186 93.01 1 3 Lara Reisinger 123:50 3 1.45 39 92.31 1 4 Justyna Koszyk 308:50 10 1.94 111 90.99 0 5 Ana Toural 166:05 9 3.25 78 88.46 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: Best Goaltender: Evelyn Brown Best Defender: Artemis Tekin Best Forward: Małgorzata Zakrzewska Source: IIHF

References

External links Official website of IIHF