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Denmark · November 6 - 16, 2026

IIHF Women’s World Championship

Ten nations are heading to Denmark. The games are in Herning and Esbjerg, and this is the first Women’s Worlds played in November rather than the spring, a permanent change to the international calendar made partly so players in professional leagues, the PWHL included, can take part.

43 days to puck drop
Group A
United StatesUSACzechiaCZESwitzerlandSUIGermanyGERAustriaAUT
Group B
CanadaCANFinlandFINSwedenSWEJapanJPNDenmarkDEN

Where it’s played

Herning · Kvik Hockey Arena · Semifinals and finals
Esbjerg · Granly Hockey Arena · Preliminary round and quarterfinals

From the IIHF

The tournament’s own pages, for the things only the IIHF can tell you.

Full scheduleTeamsTournament home

Line sheets

Tap any nation above for its player pool. Sheets start with United States, Czechia, Switzerland, Canada, Finland, Sweden.

find them here once those federations name their rosters, which usually happens in the days before the tournament. we’ll see what kind of speculating we can do before then…

In the meantime, scout the women’s hockey stars here and read our own magical thoughts here.

magicsheet is an independent women’s hockey site and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the IIHF, the PWHL, or any federation. Tournament details from the IIHF.

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