The Australian women’s national under-18 team have lost 1–12 to the Polish women’s national under-18 team in their second game of the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B tournament in Katowice, Poland. Australia’s only goal of the game was scored by defender Johanna Meissner. The IIHF award for best Australian player of the match was given to defender Bryher Stenerson and defender Eleanor Bartter was named the hardest worker for the team. The result is a decline when compared to last year where Australia lost 2–5 to Poland.
In the other games of the day, China defeated Austria 4–2 and Great Britain shutout Spain 1–0. At the end of the second round, Australia has dropped to last on the standings, while China has moved up into first place with a one point lead over Poland. The teams have a rest day today and return on 8 January where Australia will take on Austria for their third game of the competition. This will be the first meeting between the two teams with Austria having previously competed in higher levels of the World Championships. The exception being in 2016 where the two teams competed in different groups of the same tournament.
Results
Austria
2–4
China
SOG: 31
(0–1, 2–1, 0–2)
SOG: 13
– Game details: 13:00, 6 January 2026, Jantor Arena. Game card.
Poland
12–1
Australia
SOG: 57
(5–1, 3–0, 4–0)
SOG: 14
– Game details: 16:30, 6 January 2026, Jantor Arena. Game card.
Spain
0–1
Great Britain
SOG: 41
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
SOG: 23
– Game details: 20:00, 6 January 2026, Jantor Arena. Game card.
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