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

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

Participating teams Team Qualification Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated Placed 2nd in Division II A last year Placed 3rd in Division II A last year Placed 4th in Division II A last year Placed 5th in Division II A last year Hosts; placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Final standings

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

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

RankPlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS 1 Sofiya Muravyeva 5 10 11 21 +16 4 F 2 Sofiya Zubkova 5 7 9 16 +16 6 F 3 Anfissa Novikova 5 7 4 11 +9 0 F 4 Choi Ji-won 5 2 8 10 +6 6 D 5 Jang Hyeon-seo 5 5 4 9 +7 4 F 6 Renata Livshits 5 4 5 9 +11 4 F 7 Vassilisa Shuklina 5 3 5 8 +7 2 F 7 Kjara Paula Želubovska 5 3 5 8 +3 4 F 9 Yang Tae-yi 5 2 5 7 +12 0 D 10 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.

RankPlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO 1 Kim Min-seo 219:53 3 0.82 51 94.12 1 2 Felien van der Sluis 209:39 8 2.29 125 93.60 2 3 Mariya Yakovleva 300:00 9 1.80 106 91.51 1 4 Megija Kaže 163:03 9 3.31 72 87.50 0 5 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: Best Goaltender: Kim Min-seo Best Defender: Tan Göksal Best Forward: Sofiya Muravyeva Source: IIHF.com

Group B tournament

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

Participating teams Team Qualification Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated Placed 2nd in Division II B last year Placed 3rd in Division II B last year Placed 4th in Division II B last year Hosts; placed 5th in Division II B last year Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Standings

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

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

RankPlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS 1 Orsolya Fehér 5 8 8 16 +13 2 F 2 Sólrún Arnardóttir 5 3 12 15 +13 0 F 3 Friðrika Magnúsdóttir 5 6 8 14 +12 0 F 4 Kolbrún Björnsdóttir 5 7 6 13 +12 6 F 4 Olivia Popescu 5 7 6 13 +10 2 D 6 Linnore Saunders 5 5 5 10 +5 4 F 7 Rania Gyorffy 5 1 9 10 +11 0 D 8 Eva Zlate 5 6 3 9 +15 0 F 9 Boglárka Antal 5 5 4 9 +11 0 F 10 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.

RankPlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO 1 Nicoleta Șabalin 180:00 1 0.33 35 97.14 2 2 Sofia Hernández 266:43 9 2.02 137 93.43 1 3 Eurydice Blairon 250:00 13 3.12 143 90.91 1 4 Diana Óskarsdóttir 198:36 9 2.72 67 86.57 0 5 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: Best Goaltender: Nicoleta Șabalin Best Defender: Hsieh Shu-Yu Best Forward: Sólrún Arnardóttir Source: IIHF.com

References

External links Official website of IIHF