2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

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Host countries Hungary
 Spain
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–18 April
Teams12
2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Hungary
 Spain
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–18 April
Teams12
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The 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2026 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[1]

Group A was held in Budapest, Hungary and Group B in Puigcerdà, Spain, from 12 to 18 April 2026.

France won Group A and got promoted to the top division, while China was relegated.[2] In Group B, the Netherlands captured promotion and Spain got relegated.[3]

Participants

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Hungary
CityBudapest
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–18 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored81 (5.4 per game)
Attendance8,210 (547 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Italy Kristin Della Rovere
Italy Justine Reyes (11 points)
Official website
Website
Team Qualification
 Norway Placed 9th in 2025 Top Division and was relegated.
 Hungary Host, placed 10th in 2025 Top Division and was relegated.
 Slovakia Placed 3rd in 2025 Division I A.
 France Placed 4th in 2025 Division I A.
 China Placed 5th in 2025 Division I A.
 Italy Placed 1st in 2025 Division I B and was promoted.

Match officials

Eight referees and linespersons were selected for the tournament.[4]

RefereesLinesperson
  • Canada Grace Barlow
  • Canada Brandy Beecroft
  • Germany Tijana Haack
  • United Kingdom Hollie Neenan
  • Italy Anneke Orlandini
  • Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
  • United States Michaela Bahl
  • United States Shannon Motzko
  • Canada Alannah Beres
  • Canada Sophie Thomson
  • Germany Leonie Ernst
  • Poland Natalia Suchanek
  • Sweden Ottilia Classon
  • Switzerland Jamie Monard
  • United States Janice Bolton
  • United States Breana Kraut

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  France 5 3 1 1 0 20 9 +11 12 Promoted to the 2027 Top Division
2  Hungary (H) 5 3 1 0 1 14 7 +7 11
3  Italy 5 3 0 1 1 19 11 +8 10
4  Slovakia 5 3 0 0 2 19 10 +9 9
5  Norway 5 1 0 0 4 8 15 −7 3
6  China 5 0 0 0 5 1 30 −29 0 Relegated 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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).[5]

12 April 2026
12:30		China 0–7
(0–3, 0–2 ,0–2)		 SlovakiaVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 115
Game reference
Zhan Jiahui
Lai Guimin		GoaliesLívia DebnárováReferees:
United States Michaela Bahl
Italy Anneke Orlandini
Linesmen:
Canada Alannah Beres
United States Janice Bolton
0–102:09 – Matejková (Halušková, Košecká) (PP)
0–203:27 – Hlinka (Halušková)
0–304:47 – Halušková
0–427:54 – Kapičáková (Lopušanová)
0–537:27 – Košecká (Matejková, Hlinka)
0–650:31 – Fančovičová (Blichová)
0–754:45 – Lopušanová (Tóthová, Kapičáková)
10 minPenalties13 min
23Shots33
12 April 2026
16:00		Italy 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 NorwayVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 110
Game reference
Gabriella DuranteGoaliesEna NystrømReferees:
Canada Brandy Beecroft
United Kingdom Hollie Neenan
Linesmen:
Sweden Ottilia Classon
Germany Leonie Ernst
Fantin (Abatangelo, Stocker) – 18:081–0
Fantin (Fortino) (PP) – 42:152–0
2–152:25 – Sirum (Bergesen, Bjelland) (PP)
11 minPenalties4 min
28Shots26
12 April 2026
19:30		France 2–3 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 HungaryVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 1,360
Game reference
Alice PhilbertGoaliesAnikó NémethReferees:
Germany Tijana Haack
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:
United States Breana Kraut
Switzerland Jamie Monard
0–112:05 – Dabasi (Leidt, Koncz)
Duvin (De Serres) – 25:031–1
1–231:52 – Lippai (Kreisz, Seregély) (PP)
Aurard-Bushee (Pelissou) – 54:412–2
2–361:43 – Kreisz (Seregély)
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots26
13 April 2026
12:30		Slovakia 4–6
(1–3, 1–3, 2–0)		 ItalyVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 109
Game reference
Lívia Debnárová
Zuzana Tomečková		GoaliesGabriella DuranteReferees:
United States Shannon Motzko
United Kingdom Hollie Neenan
Linesmen:
Poland Natalia Suchanek
Canada Sophie Thomson
Halušková – 00:121–0
1–100:51 – Fortino (Della Rovere, Tutino)
1–205:55 – Reyes (Della Rovere, Mattivi)
1–311:06 – Della Rovere (Reyes, Guerriero)
Matejková (Košecká, Halušková) (PP) – 27:532–3
2–432:22 – Caumo (Mattivi, Fortino) (PP)
2–536:06 – Reyes (Della Rovere, Fortino) (PP)
2–638:26 – Caumo (Mattivi, Fortino) (PP)
Lopušanová (Tóthová, Kapičáková) – 44:263–6
Kapičáková (Lopušanová) – 45:114–6
8 minPenalties6 min
29Shots27
13 April 2026
16:00		Norway 1–4
(1–1, 0–1, 0–2)		 FranceVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 117
Game reference
Ena NystrømGoaliesAlice PhilbertReferees:
Canada Grace Barlow
Italy Anneke Orlandini
Linesmen:
Canada Alannah Beres
Sweden Ottilia Classon
Brunvold (Bergesen, Bjelland) (PP) – 12:231–0
1–106:34 – Boudin (Rozier, Zilliox)
1–239:27 – Pelissou
1–347:11 – De Serres (Rozier, Duvin) (PP)
1–458:11 – Rozier (Le Scodan, Leclerc) (EN)
10 minPenalties8 min
32Shots32
13 April 2026
19:30		Hungary 4–0
(3–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 ChinaVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 777
Game reference
Anikó NémethGoaliesZhan JiahuiReferees:
Canada Brandy Beecroft
Germany Tijana Haack
Linesmen:
Germany Leonie Ernst
United States Breana Kraut
Báhiczki-Tóth (Hiezl, Koncz) – 02:231–0
Faragó (Dabasi, Metzler) – 03:242–0
Metzler (Jókai Szilágyi, Dabasi) – 13:273–0
Pázmándi – 37:454–0
2 minPenalties4 min
44Shots24
15 April 2026
12:30		Norway 4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)		 ChinaVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 75
Game reference
Ena NystrømGoaliesZhan JiahuiReferees:
United States Michaela Bahl
Germany Tijana Haack
Linesmen:
United States Breana Kraut
Poland Natalia Suchanek
Bergesen (Fischer) – 07:521–0
Tillman – 49:472–0
Kruse (Furulund) – 56:473–0
Sirum (Kruse, Morset) – 58:524–0
2 minPenalties10 min
47Shots17
15 April 2026
16:00		Hungary 0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)		 SlovakiaVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 1,049
Game reference
Anikó NémethGoaliesLívia DebnárováReferees:
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Italy Anneke Orlandini
Linesmen:
Canada Alannah Beres
Switzerland Jamie Monard
0–141:34 – Tóthová (Kapičáková)
0–253:15 – Košecká (Halušková, Fančovičová) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
25Shots31
15 April 2026
19:30		Italy 2–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 FranceVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 165
Game reference
Gabriella DuranteGoaliesAlice PhilbertReferees:
Canada Grace Barlow
United States Shannon Motzko
Linesmen:
United States Janice Bolton
Canada Sophie Thomson
0–102:20 – Peyne-Dingival (Pelissou, Huot-Marchand)
Reyes (Caumo, Mattivi) (PP) – 11:441–1
Reyes (Stocker, Mattivi) – 25:482–1
2–253:06 – Rozier (Duvin, Leclerc)
Reyes MISS
Della Rovere GOAL
Mattivi GOAL
Caumo MISS
Tutino MISS
Mattivi GOAL
Mattivi MISS
Reyes MISS		ShootoutMISS Duvin
GOAL Rozier
MISS Huot-Marchand
MISS Le Scodan
GOAL Aurard-Bushee
GOAL Duvin
MISS Rozier
GOAL Duvin
6 minPenalties10 min
34Shots26
17 April 2026
12:30		France 8–1
(1–0, 4–0, 3–1)		 ChinaVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 82
Game reference
Alice PhilbertGoaliesZhan Jiahui
Lai Guimin		Referees:
United States Shannon Motzko
United Kingdom Hollie Neenan
Linesmen:
Germany Leonie Ernst
Poland Natalia Suchanek
Duvin (Leclerc, Rozier) – 00:481–0
Duvin (Le Scodan, Leclerc) (SH) – 23:192–0
Peyne-Dingival (Huot-Marchand, Baudrit) – 27:553–0
Le Scodan (Aurard-Bushee) – 32:514–0
Pelissou (Duvin) (PP) – 38:085–0
Duvin (Rozier, De Serres) (PP) – 44:226–0
6–145:07 – Zhao Z. (Zhao Q.)
Aurard-Bushee (Baudrit, Berger) – 49:167–1
Duvin (Boudin, Rozier) – 50:428–1
4 minPenalties8 min
55Shots13
17 April 2026
16:00		Hungary 3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 ItalyVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 1,490
Game reference
Anikó NémethGoaliesGabriella DuranteReferees:
United States Michaela Bahl
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:
Switzerland Jamie Monard
Canada Sophie Thomson
0–103:50 – Varano (Reyes, Tutino)
Hiezl (Leidt, Mayer) (PP) – 30:481–1
Odnoga (Lippai, Kreisz) (SH) – 41:372–1
Huszák (Metzler) – 51:373–1
3–252:46 – Caumo (Mattivi, Fortino) (PP)
4 minPenalties8 min
31Shots27
17 April 2026
19:30		Slovakia 5–1
(2–0, 2–1, 1–0)		 NorwayVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 205
Game reference
Lívia DebnárováGoaliesEna NystrømReferees:
Canada Grace Barlow
Canada Brandy Beecroft
Linesmen:
United States Janice Bolton
Sweden Ottilia Classon
Kapičáková (Lopušanová, Tóthová) – 17:251–0
Kapičáková (Lopušanová, Drábeková) – 19:592–0
Tóthová (Halušková, Drábeková) (PP) – 31:333–0
Lopušanová – 32:414–0
4–138:02 – Sirum (Kruse, Bergesen) (PP)
Lopušanová (Kapičáková, Tóthová) – 44:075–1
6 minPenalties4 min
28Shots21
18 April 2026
12:30		China 0–7
(0–2, 0–3, 0–2)		 ItalyVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 95
Game reference
Lai GuiminGoaliesGabriella Durante
Martina Fedel		Referees:
Canada Grace Barlow
Italy Anneke Orlandini
Linesmen:
Canada Alannah Beres
Germany Leonie Ernst
0–103:05 – Pierri (Caumo, Della Rovere)
0–215:36 – Lobis (Della Rovere, Varano)
0–320:24 – Della Rovere (Reyes, Stocker)
0–421:47 – Della Rovere (Varano, Reyes)
0–530:44 – Della Rovere (Lobis, Reyes) (PP)
0–640:40 – Della Rovere (Reyes) (SH)
0–754:29 – Reyes (Mattivi, Della Rovere)
6 minPenalties6 min
11Shots40
18 April 2026
17:50		Slovakia 1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 FranceVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 825
Game reference
Lívia DebnárováGoaliesAlice PhilbertReferees:
United States Michaela Bahl
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Linesmen:
United States Breana Kraut
Canada Sophie Thomson
0–103:08 – Rozier (Duvin)
Hlinka (Beňáková, Fančovičová) (EA) – 26:491–1
1–238:43 – De Serres (Aurard-Bushee, Pelissou)
1–359:38 – Aurard-Bushee (Baudrit) (EN)
2 minPenalties8 min
27Shots16
18 April 2026
20:30		Norway 1–4
(0–1, 0–0, 1–3)		 HungaryVasas Jégcentrum, Budapest
Attendance: 1,636
Game reference
Ena NystrømGoaliesReferees:
Germany Tijana Haack
United States Shannon Motzko
Linesmen:
United States Janice Bolton
Poland Natalia Suchanek
0–111:12 – Metzler
Fischer (Løkke Nyberg) – 26:491–1
1–247:42 – Odnoga (Leidt, Pázmándi) (EA)
1–348:44 – Odnoga (Pázmándi, Seregély)
1–457:31 – Pázmándi (EN)
8 minPenalties0 min
8Shots46

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Italy Kristin Della Rovere55611+54F
Italy Justine Reyes55611+50F
France Estelle Duvin5549+112F
Slovakia Barbora Kapičáková5448+84F
Slovakia Nela Lopušanová5448+87F
France Clara Rozier5358+106F
Slovakia Lucia Halušková5257+22F
Italy Nadia Mattivi5077+20D
Slovakia Ema Tóthová5246+80F
Italy Laura Fortino515600D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

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.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Hungary Anikó Németh300:1971.4012194.211
France Alice Philbert306:4381.5613293.940
Slovakia Lívia Debnárová279:1091.9310491.352
Norway Ena Nystrøm294:19132.6514991.281
Italy Gabriella Durante271:42102.2111291.070

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

PositionPlayer[6]
GoaltenderHungary Anikó Németh
DefencemanItaly Nadia Mattivi
ForwardFrance Estelle Duvin

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