Hong Kong, China, hosted the World Ice Hockey Championships again after an 11-year hiatus, with three events at once

Hong Kong, China, has won the rights to host the men's IIIB, women's IIB and men's U18 IIIA World Ice Hockey Championships at the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championships, marking the second time that Hong Kong has hosted the World Ice Hockey Championships after an 11-year hiatus.

Hong Kong is hosting the World Ice Hockey Championships again after an 11-year absence

The International Ice Hockey Federation held its annual meeting in Sweden on the 23rd, and Chan En-yong, chairman of the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association, bid to host next year's World Championships.

Hong Kong won the Men's IIIB category by the unanimous approval of the Committee in the absence of competition; In the women's IIB category, Hong Kong overtook Lithuania with 54.55% of the vote. The men's U18 IIIA class was the most tightly contested, with Hong Kong drawing with Turkey in the first round. In the second round, 14 members from Sweden, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, France, Canada and the Czech Republic, together with representatives from participating countries, voted again, and Hong Kong won with 54.55% of the vote.

2026 World Ice Hockey Championship Men's IIIB Class
Date: 13-18 April 2026
Teams: Hong Kong, Luxembourg, North Korea, Mongolia, Philippines and Uzbekistan

2026 World Ice Hockey Championship Women's IIB Class
Date: March 30 to April 5, 2026
Teams: Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, Ukraine, Belgium and Lithuania

2026 World Ice Hockey Championship Men's U18 IIIA Class
Date: 2-8 March 2026
Teams: Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Turkey, Israel, New Zealand and Uzbekistan

In addition, the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association will send a team to the men's U20 IIIB tournament next year, which will be held in Kyrgyzstan from 18 to 24 January 2026, with teams from Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mexico and South Africa.