With the group stage finished, the quarter-final pairings and Wednesday’s schedule at the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Men’s World Championship are now known.

Five games – four quarter-finals and the relegation game – are on Wednesday’s schedule: three in Trencin and two in Bratislava. They are as follows:

10:00 – Germany vs Norway (Trencin) – relegation game B5 vs A5
12:00 – Czechia vs Finland (Bratislava) – quarter-final B2 vs A3
14:00 – Canada vs Sweden (Trencin) – quarter-final A2 vs B3
16:00 – USA vs Latvia (Bratislava) – quarter-final B1 vs A4
18:00 – Slovakia vs Denmark (Trencin) – quarter-final A1 vs B4

All times are listed in Central European Time.

The four quarter-final winners advance to the semi-finals, which will be played Saturday, followed by the medal games on Sunday. All games on the last two days will be played in Trencin.