Road to the Women’s Worlds 2026: Czechia – Returning to Where History Was Made

Oct 24, 2026, 9:31 AM ET|Comments (0)

via the IIHF,

It could be a good omen for Czechia that this year’s IIHF Women’s World Championship is being played on Danish ice. After all, Herning was where the Czechs, then coached by the legendary Carla MacLeod, won the first World Championship medal in their history in 2022. Their historic 4–2 win over Switzerland in August that year remains one of the defining moments in Czech women’s hockey. They followed it up with another bronze medal in 2023, but in each of the past two tournaments, they have come up short against Finland in the bronze medal game. Those impressive results have lifted Czechia to th

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