At today’s IIHF Semi-Annual Congress in Nice, France, it was confirmed that the 2026 Women’s World Championships would be hosted by Denmark, but more consequentially would be held in November, confirmed to be a permanent shift in moving the typical spring tournament to early November going forward, just prior to the start of the Professional Women’s Hockey League pro seasons.
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🇦🇹 🇩🇰 Austria, Denmark Promoted To 2025 Women’s World Championship
At the conclusion of the Women’s World Championship Division IA tournament in Shenzhen, China today, it was Austria and Denmark that finally scooped up the last promotion spots to the Top Division in 2026, to be hosted in Canada.
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🇭🇺 🇳🇴 Hungary, Norway Relegated From 2024 Women’s Worlds
After clawing their way back to the Top Division in 2024, it was a sudden relegation back to Division IA for both Norway and Hungary, who were officially both relegated with one day left in competition in České Budějovice.
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🇯🇵 🇸🇪 🇩🇪 Japan, Sweden, Germany Clinch Final Milan 2026 Women’s Olympic Qualifying Spots
After three months of Olympic qualifiers, with 24 teams competing across two rounds of play, came to a conclusion today for the final three spots in Milan, with the spots being clinched locked up by Japan, Sweden and Germany for the 2026 Olympics.
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🇳🇴 🇭🇺 Norway, Hungary Promoted To 2025 Women’s World Championship
At the conclusion of the Women’s World Championship Division IA tournament in Klagenfurt, Austria today, it was Norway and Hungary that finally scooped up the last promotion spots to the Top Division in 2025, to be hosted in České Budějovice, Czechia.
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🇨🇳 🇩🇰 China, Denmark Relegated From 2024 Women’s Worlds
In the final day of competition at the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship, the final game on the calendar dictated which teams would be relegated to Division IA in 2025, with China and Denmark drawing the unfortunate distinction.
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🇨🇳 🇩🇰 China, Denmark Promoted To 2024 Women’s World Championship
At the conclusion of the delayed Women’s World Championship Division IA tournament in Shenzhen, China today, it was hosts China and Denmark that finally scooped up the last promotion spots to the Top Division in 2024, solidifying for good the 2023-24 international hockey calendar.
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🇭🇺 🇫🇷 Hungary, France Relegated From 2023 Women’s Worlds
In the final day of competition at the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship, the final two Group B matchups dictated which teams would be relegated to Division IA in 2024, with Hungary and France drawing the unfortunate distinction.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇳🇱 Netherlands (Men’s)
🇳🇱 NETHERLANDS (NED) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1935-)
The Netherlands squad has been a rare sighting in the history of the International Hockey Lineal Championship, intermittently playing for the title since 1939. However, the Oranje failed to truly compete in these games, losing all nine of their IHLC games by at least five goals. They have not competed for the IHLC since 1982, one year after their last competition in the top pool at the World Championship, and two years after their only Olympic appearance.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇳🇱 Netherlands (Women’s)
🇳🇱 NETHERLANDS (NED) Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (1987-)
The Netherlands women’s squads was one of the inaugural teams to play at the Women’s World Tournament in 1987, losing their only IHLC title game to Canada by a score of 19-1. The Oranje have yet to qualify for the top pool at the World Championships, or an Olympic Games, in women’s hockey.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Soviet Union 17-4 Netherlands 🇳🇱 – 14 Feb 1980
🇷🇺 Soviet Union 17-4 Netherlands 🇳🇱
Olympic First Round
Olympic Arena, Lake Placid 🇺🇸
Thursday, 14 February 1980
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:21 – 🇳🇱 PEN – Kolijn, interference
04:24 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Fetisov (Krutov, Maltsev)
04:43 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Krutov (Lebedev, Kasatonov)
08:06 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Balderis, high sticking
09:01 – 🇳🇱 PEN – van Gog, roughing
09:01 – 🇷🇺 PEN – A. Golikov, roughing
09:59 – 🇷🇺 SH GOAL – Vasiliev (Lebedev, Starikov)
10:12 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Petrov (Pervukhin)
11:43 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Kharlamov (Mikhailov, Pervukhin)
11:51 – 🇳🇱 GOAL – Hille (van Wieren, de Heer)
14:41 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Lebedev (Maltsev)
16:41 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Maltsev (Zhluktov)
16:57 – 🇷🇺 PEN – A. Golikov, elbowing
19:19 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Lebedev (Fetisov, Maltsev)
19:35 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Fetisov, elbowing
19:42 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Lebedev, roughing
19:42 – 🇳🇱 PEN – Hille, roughing
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