Women’s Hockey – Age Categories

100.1DEFINITION WOMEN’S HOCKEY AGE CATEGORIES According to the IIHF Statutes and Bylaws, the Player eligibility and age categories are defined as follows: Women’s Hockey “Senior”- Age Category Players participating in any IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship must be eligible to compete as a female athlete and be at least eighteen (18) years old by December 31 of the year in which the Championship Season ends. Players who do not meet the minimum age requirements, but who will have their 16th or 17th birthday in the year in which the Championship Season ends, may participate if they have a signed an “Under-age” waiver as stipulated in IIHF Bylaw 10.6.2. Women’s Hockey “Under 18” and “Under-aged” Category Players participating in any IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship must be eligible to compete as a female athlete and be no younger than fifteen (15) years of age, and no older than eighteen (18) years of age, by December 31 of the year in which the Championship Season ends. No “Under-age” waiver is permitted. » For more information refer to IIHF Statutes & Bylaws. 11