Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Asian Winter Games since 1986. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1986 Asian Winter Games and the women's tournament was introduced at the 1996 Asian Winter Games.
Summary
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1986 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Sapporo |
 China |
No playoffs | Japan |
.svg.png){kind=small} South Korea |
No playoffs | .svg.png){kind=small} North Korea | ||
| 1990 |
Sapporo |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
South Korea |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 1996 |
Harbin |
 Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 1999 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Gangwon |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 2003 |
 Aomori |
Japan |
7–2 | Kazakhstan |
China |
6–2 | South Korea | ||
| 2007 |
Changchun |
Japan |
No playoffs | Kazakhstan |
South Korea |
No playoffs | China | ||
| 2011 |
Astana–Almaty |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
South Korea |
No playoffs | China | ||
| 2017 |
Sapporo |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs |  South Korea |
Japan |
No playoffs | China | ||
| 2025 |
Harbin |
Kazakhstan |
5–0 | Japan |
South Korea |
5–2 | China | ||
Women
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1996 |
Harbin |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | None awarded | ||
| 1999 |
Gangwon |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 2003 |
Aomori |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs |  North Korea | ||
| 2007 |
Changchun |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2011 |
Astana–Almaty |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2017 |
Sapporo |
Japan |
No playoffs | China |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 2025 |
Harbin |
Japan |
No playoffs | Kazakhstan |
China |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Participating nations
Men
| Team | 1986 |
1990 |
1996 |
1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2017 |
2025 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain |
12th | 14th | 2 | |||||||
| China |
1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 9 |
 Chinese Taipei |
5th | 6th | 5th | 3 | ||||||
 Hong Kong |
10th | 9th | 8th | 3 | ||||||
 India |
12th | 1 | ||||||||
 Indonesia |
18th | 1 | ||||||||
| Japan |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 9 |
| Kazakhstan |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7 | ||
 Kuwait |
6th | 7th | 11th | 16th | 9th | 5 | ||||
 Kyrgyzstan |
6th | 12th | 7th | 3 | ||||||
 Macau |
11th | 14th | 13th | 3 | ||||||
 Malaysia |
8th | 10th | 15th | 3 | ||||||
 Mongolia |
5th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 4 | |||||
| North Korea |
4th | 4th | 5th | 3 | ||||||
 Philippines |
13th | 1 | ||||||||
 Qatar |
17th | 1 | ||||||||
 Singapore |
10th | 11th | 2 | |||||||
| South Korea |
3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 9 |
 Thailand |
5th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 5 | ||||
 Turkmenistan |
11th | 10th | 2 | |||||||
 United Arab Emirates |
6th | 8th | 7th | 3 | ||||||
| Number of teams | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 |
Women
| Team | 1996 |
1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2017 |
2025 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei |
5th | 1 | ||||||
| Hong Kong |
6th | 7th | 2 | |||||
| Japan |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 7 |
| Kazakhstan |
3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 7 |
| North Korea |
4th | 4th | 4th | 3 | ||||
| South Korea |
4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6 | |
| Thailand |
5th | 6th | 2 | |||||
| Number of teams | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
