Following the release of the schedules for the lower divisions of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships and the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation has now published the game schedules for all lower-division tournaments of the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Men’s World Championship program.

While the full schedule for the 2026 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship – to be held in Piešťany and Bratislava, Slovakia, starting on 22 April – will be announced at a later date, the IIHF has confirmed the schedules for all six lower-division tournaments within the U18 Men’s category.

The Division I Group A tournament will take place in Krynica, Poland, from 18 to 24 April 2026, while Tallinn, Estonia, will host the Division I Group B tournament from 25 April to 1 May 2026. In Division II, Targu Secuiesc, Romania, welcomes Group A teams from 12 to 18 April 2026, and Belgrade, Serbia, will stage Group B from 5 to 11 April 2026. The Division III Group A tournament will be played in Hong Kong, China, from 2 to 8 March 2026, followed by Division III Group B in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 13 to 19 February 2026.

Links to all six tournament game schedules can be found below:

• 2026 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group A
• 2026 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group B
• 2026 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group A
• 2026 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group B
• 2026 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III, Group A
• 2026 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III, Group B