Road to the Women’s Worlds 2026: Austria — Making Their Top Division Debut

Oct 29, 2026, 8:47 AM ET|Comments (0)

via the IIHF,

Austria have finally broken into the elite of women’s international ice hockey, securing promotion to the top division of the IIHF Women’s World Championship for the first time in their history. To find the tournament that secured Austria’s promotion to this year’s Women’s World Championship, we have to go back to April 2025 and Shenzhen, China. Austria earned promotion in emphatic fashion, collecting 14 out of a possible 15 points and delivering an almost perfect performance throughout the tournament. Goaltender Selma Luggin was one of the standout players in Shenzhen, helping Austria open th

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