The five tournaments that Australia will be competing in at the 2026 IIHF World Championships have been announced following the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) 2025 Annual Congress. Australia’s World Championship season will begin on 5 January with the tournament for the women’s under-18 team in Katowice, Poland and concludes on 26 April with the men’s senior team tournament in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Last updated: 22 October 2025.
Tournaments
2026 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B
- Dates: 5 January to 11 January 2026
- Location: Katowice, Poland
- Opponents: Austria, China, Great Britain, Poland, Spain
2026 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group B
- Dates: 18 January to 24 January 2026
- Location: Belgrade, Serbia
- Opponents: Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Serbia
2026 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group B
- Dates: 5 April to 11 April 2026
- Location: Belgrade, Serbia
- Opponents: Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Mexico, Netherlands, Serbia
2026 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group A
- Dates: 13 April to 19 April 2026
- Location: Bled, Slovenia
- Opponents: Chinese Taipei, Iceland, North Korea, Poland, Slovenia
2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A
- Dates: 20 April to 26 April 2026
- Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- Opponents: Belgium, Croatia, Georgia, Serbia, United Arab Emirates
Updates
- 22 October 2025: Dates changed for the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group A tournament from 7 April to 13 April 2026 to 13 April to 19 April 2026.
Further information
- Australia’s IIHF World Championship Campaigns Locked In For 2026 by Ice Hockey Australia (23 May 2025)
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