2025–26 Women's Euro Hockey Tour

2025–26 Women's Euro Hockey Tour
Tournament details
Host countries Switzerland
 Sweden
 Finland
Dates
  • 4-Nations in Kloten
  • 28–30 August 2025
  • Lidl Hockey Games
  • 5–8 November 2025
  • 6-Nations in Finland
  • 8–14 December 2025
FormatRound-robin
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored33 (5.5 per game)
Attendance1,098 (183 per game)
Scoring leaders

All statistics correct as of 30 August 2025.

The 2025–26 Women's Euro Hockey Tour is the second Women's Euro Hockey Tour (WEHT) season following the joint commitment of Czechia, Finland, Sweden, and Switzerland to host and participate in the tour through 2028.[1] It is the sixth season since the formal revision and expansion of the tournament format.[2]

The season comprises three tournaments, hosted in Switzerland, Sweden, and Finland, respectively. The national teams of Czechia, Finland, Sweden, and Switzerland are scheduled to participate in all three tournaments. Canada and the United States will participate in the December tournament in Finland.[3] A four-nation tournament will not be held in Czechia during February 2026 due to scheduling conflict with the 2026 Winter Olympics.

4-Nations Tournament in Kloten

The 2025–26 season began in Switzerland with the 4-Nations Tournament in Kloten during 28 to 30 August 2025.[4][5] The core WEHT national teams – Czechia, Finland, Switzerland, and Sweden – participated in the tournament. All six games were played at SWISS Arena (previously Stimo Arena) in Kloten, Canton of Zurich.[6]

Finland won each of their three games to claim the first tournamet victory of the season. Czechia rallied after a loss to Finland in their first match and ended the tournament with one regulation win and one overtime win to claim second place. Host nation Switzerland secured third place with one win, one overtime loss, and one loss in regulation. Sweden did not record a win in the tournament and finished in last place.[7]

Finnish captain and right winger Michelle Karvinen led the tournament in scoring, with four goals and four assists in three games. Karvinen's linemate and Finnish left winger Elisa Holopainen ranked second, with four goals and three assists, and was recognized as the best forward of the tournament.[8] Swiss centre Alina Müller placed third in scoring, with two goals and three assists. In total, the tournament's top-ten[a] scorers featured eight Finnish players, four Swiss players, two Czech players, and one Swedish player.

Czech netminder Klára Peslarová (48 shots against) and Finnish netminder Anni Keisala (32 shots against) led the tournament in save percentage, recording 93.8%, respectively. Keisala also led all tournament goaltenders in goals against average, with a 1.00 GAA. Keisala and Swiss goalie Andrea Brändli recorded the only shutouts of the tournament, securing one each.[9]

  1. ^ The tournament's list of top-ten scorers included two players tied for fifth place, two players tied for eighth place, and six players tied for tenth place, resulting in a total of fifteen players ranked within the top-ten.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Finland 3 3 0 0 0 15 4 +11 9
2  Czechia 3 1 1 0 1 8 9 −1 5
3   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 1 1 7 9 −2 4
4  Sweden 3 0 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: Swiss Ice Hockey Federation,[10] Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto[11]
(H) Host

Results

Game times are local (UTC+2).[4]

28 August 2025
15:30		Czechia 2–5
(0–1, 2–1, 0–3)		 FinlandSWISS Arena, Kloten
Attendance: 111
[Game reference 1]
Michaela Hesová
Klára Peslarová		GoaliesAnni KeisalaReferees:
Mariko Dale
Fabienne Stucki
Linesmen:
Jana Platzer
Jamie Monard
0–112:54 – Holopainen (Karvinen)
Kaltounková (Čajanová, Fromová) – 23:581–1
1–225:00 – Holopainen (Karvinen, Tapani)
Vanišová (Mlýnková, Hymlárová) – 32:492–2
2–343:12 – PP1 – Karvinen (Holopainen, Savolainen)
2–447:44 – Karvinen (Holopainen, Tapani)
2–552:01 – Holopainen (Rantala, Karvinen)
10 minPenalties4 min
21Shots31
28 August 2025
19:00		Switzerland 4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 SwedenSWISS Arena, Kloten
Attendance: 222
[Game reference 2]
Andrea BrändliGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferees:
Anneke Orlandini
Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Jennifer Vicha
Michèle Müller
Müller (Stalder, Wetli) – 37:561–0
A. Marti (Leemann) – 44:112–0
Enzler (Müller, Vallario) – 53:373–0
Zimmermann – EN – 56:074–0
6 minPenalties8 min
23Shots36
29 August 2025
15:30		Finland 5–2 SwedenSWISS Arena, Kloten
Attendance: 59
[Game reference 3]
Emilia KyrkköGoaliesEbba Svensson TräffReferees:
Mariko Dale
Fabienne Stucki
Linesmen:
Anina Schüpbach
Tamara Perrin
0–105:25 – Ljungblom (Svensson, L. Johansson)
Liikala (Nylund, Berg) – 22:061–1
Vesa (Liikala, Nieminen) – 25:082–1
Vainikka (Nylund, Tulus) – 29:273–1
3–238:30 – Svensson (Hjalmarsson, L. Johansson)
Tulus (Nylund) – 48:204–2
Vainikka (Tulus) – 55:345–2
0 minPenalties2 min
32Shots23
29 August 2025
19:00		Switzerland 3–4 GWS
(2–0, 1–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 CzechiaSWISS Arena, Kloten
Attendance: 251
[Game reference 4]
Saskia MaurerGoaliesKlára PeslarováReferees:
Karin Williner
Reica Staiger
Linesmen:
Michèle Müller
Domenica Maurer
Vallario (Müller, Enzler) – 11:451–0
Stalder (Müller) – 17:202–0
2–132:10 – Čabelová (Mlýnková)
Müller – PP1 – 37:573–1
3–239:31 – Kaltounková
3–340:34 – Pejzlová
Wey
Müller
Stalder
Leemann
Marti
Marti 		Shootout Kaltounková
Pejzlová
Mlýnková
Vanišová
Vocetková
Kaltounková
6 minPenalties6 min
31Shots41
30 August 2025
13:00		Czechia 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 SwedenSWISS Arena, Kloten
Attendance: 99
[Game reference 5]
Michaela Hesová
Klára Peslarová		GoaliesEmma SöderbergReferees:
Anneke Orlandini
Karin Williner
Linesmen:
Anina Schüpbach
Jennifer Salzmann
Přibylová (Vocetková) – 26:391–0
1–137:33 – PP1 – Hedqvist (Thuvik, Olsson)
Hymlárová – PP1 – 46:552–1
33 minPenalties8 min
23Shots30
30 August 2025
17:00		Switzerland 0–5
(0–1, 0–4, 0–0)		 FinlandSWISS Arena, Kloten
Attendance: 356
[Game reference 6]
Andrea Brändli
Saskia Maurer		GoaliesAnni KeisalaReferees:
Reica Staiger
Fabienne Stucki
Linesmen:
Maria Hauhia
Domenica Maurer
0–103:11 – Holopainen (Karvinen, Tapani)
0–221:55 – Yrjölä (Havana, Schalin)
0–326:29 – Karvinen (Tapani, Holopainen)
0–428:32 – Nieminen (Liikala)
0–528:58 – Karvinen (Holopainen, Laitinen)
2 minPenalties4 min
13Shots39

Top scorers
The top-ten point scorers of the tournament. Note that two players tied for fifth place, two players tied for eighth place, and six players tied for tenth place, resulting in a total of fifteen players included in the table.[12][13]

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Michelle Karvinen 3 4 4 8 0
Elisa Holopainen 3 4 3 7 2
Alina Müller 3 2 3 5 0
Susanna Tapani 3 0 5 5 2
Julia Liikala 3 1 2 3 0
Noora Tulus 3 1 2 3 0
Jenniina Nylund 3 0 3 3 0
Kristýna Kaltounková 3 2 0 2 2
Viivi Vainikka 3 2 0 2 0
Rahel Enzler 3 1 1 2 0
Klára Hymlárová 3 1 1 2 2
Petra Nieminen 3 1 1 2 0
Lara Stalder 3 1 1 2 2
Elin Svensson 3 1 1 2 2
Nicole Vallario 3 1 1 2 2

Goaltenders

Player GP TOI W L SA GA SO Sv% GAA
Klára Peslarová 3 98:04 0 0 48 3 0 93.8 1.84
Anni Keisala 2 120:00 2 0 32 2 1 93.8 1.00
Andrea Brändli 2 88:32 1 1 60 4 1 93.3 2.71
Saskia Maurer 2 96:28 0 0 63 5 0 92.1 3.11
Emilia Kyrkkö 1 60:00 1 0 22 2 0 90.9 2.00
Emma Söderberg 2 117:59 0 2 45 5 0 88.9 2.54
Michaela Hesová 2 84:51 1 1 48 6 0 87.5 4.24
Ebba Svensson Träff 1 60:00 0 1 30 5 0 83.3 5.00
Source: Swiss Ice Hockey Federation,[14] Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto[15]

Player awards

Players of the Game

Lidl Hockey Games

The 2025–26 season second tournament was in Sweden with the 4-Nations Tournament in Ängelholm during 5 to 8 November 2025.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Finland 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
2  Sweden (H) 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
3  Czechia 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
Source: Swiss Ice Hockey Federation,[10] Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto[18]
(H) Host

Results

Game times are local (UTC+2).[4]

5 November 2025
16:00		Finland 2–1
(–, –, –)		  SwitzerlandCatena Arena, Ängelholm
5 November 2025
20:00		Czech Republic 1–4
(–, –, –)		 SwedenCatena Arena, Ängelholm
7 November 2025
15:00		Finland 4–1
(–, –, –)		 Czech RepublicCatena Arena, Ängelholm
7 November 2025
19:00		Sweden 1–2 GWS
(–, –, –)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		  SwitzerlandCatena Arena, Ängelholm
8 November 2025
12:30		Switzerland 0–1
(–, –, –)		 Czech RepublicCatena Arena, Ängelholm
8 November 2025
17:00		Sweden 1–2 OT
(–, –, –)
(OT: 0–1)		 FinlandCatena Arena, Ängelholm

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Game references

  1. ^ "2025/26 Women's NT: Game ID 20269415000003". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
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