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.
Summary
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1986 |
Sapporo |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
South Korea |
No playoffs | 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 |
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 |
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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 |
No playoffs | No playoffs | ||||||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Participating nations
Men
| Team | 1986 |
1990 |
1996 |
1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2017 |
2025 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 12th | X | 2 | |||||||
| China | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | X | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5th | 6th | X | 3 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 10th | 9th | X | 3 | ||||||
| India | X | 1 | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 18th | 1 | ||||||||
| Japan | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | X | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | X | 7 | ||
| Kuwait | 6th | 7th | 11th | 16th | X | 5 | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 6th | 12th | X | 3 | ||||||
| Macau | 11th | 14th | X | 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 | X | 2 | |||||||
| South Korea | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | X | 9 |
| Thailand | 5th | 9th | 7th | 5th | X | 5 | ||||
| Turkmenistan | 11th | X | 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 | X | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei | X | 1 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 6th | X | 2 | |||||
| Japan | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | X | 7 |
| Kazakhstan | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | X | 7 |
| North Korea | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3 | ||||
| South Korea | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | X | 6 | |
| Thailand | 5th | X | 2 | |||||
| Number of teams | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
