The 2025 Women's World Para Ice Hockey Championships was the inaugural Women's World Para Ice Hockey Championships for women's national para ice hockey teams. The tournament was held from 26–31 August 2025, at Dolny Kubin Winter Stadium in Dolný Kubín, Slovakia.
The United States won their first title, defeating Canada 7–1 in the final. Norway defeated Great Britain for the bronze medal.
Host selection On 13 June 2024, World Para Ice Hockey launched the bidding process for the numerous major competitions, including this championship. On 9 March 2025, Slovakia was given the hosting rights in Dolný Kubín as the host venue.
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Preparations World Para Ice Hockey inspected the venue on 4 April 2025. Norway and Great Britain both took part in a training camp before the tournament.
Teams Six teams are going to take part. Australia and Norway are making their debuts at the women's para ice hockey tournament, while the other four teams have participated in all three editions of the Women's World Challenge.
TeamTeam World
Venue The venue is the Dolny Kubin Winter Stadium in Dolný Kubín. The city has hosted a series of World Para Ice Hockey Development Camps and friendly Para ice hockey tournaments such as the Slovakia Cup.
Dolný KubínDolny Kubin Winter StadiumCapacity: 300
Referees For the first time, an all female cohort of referees were chosen for the tournament.
Referees Philippa MacKinnon Rachel Hutchinson Melissa SweersLinesmen Shadei Said Anne-Sophie Boniface Brooke Nuemaker Evonne Fix Eva Molekova Katerina Peskova
Preliminary round All times local (UTC+2) The schedule was announced on 25 July 2025. Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
See also 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships
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