North Korea withdraws from the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group A tournament

The North Korean women’s national team has withdrawn from the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group A tournament citing logistical problems. As a result, no teams will be relegated to Division II Group B. The International Ice Hockey Federation has also revised the schedule with the competition now running from 13 April to 18 April with Australia’s opening game being against Poland instead of the originally planned Chinese Taipei.

Updated schedule

13 April

14 April

15 April

16 April

17 April

18 April

Further information

• Announcement via National Teams of Ice Hockey
• Tournament page on IIHF.com
• Australia’s team roster

Articles

• IIHF Women’s World Championship Division II Group A: Event update by the IIHF (8 April 2026)