Ice hockey at the Winter World University Games
| Ice hockey at the Winter World University Games | |
|---|---|
| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
| Games | |
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1962. The men's tournament was introduced in 1962. The women's tournament was introduced in 2009.
Medal winners
- Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union | Sweden |
| 1966 | Soviet Union | Romania | Czechoslovakia |
| 1968 | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Canada |
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union | Finland |
| 1972 | Soviet Union | Canada | United States |
| 1981 | Canada | Finland | Japan |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union | Romania |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Finland |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union | Canada |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Finland |
| 1991 | Canada | Soviet Union | Finland |
| 1993 | Russia | Kazakhstan | Slovakia |
| 1995 | Kazakhstan | Czech Republic | Russia |
| 1997 | Czech Republic | Finland | Canada |
| 1999 | Ukraine | Slovakia | Canada |
| 2001 | Slovakia | Canada | Ukraine |
| 2003 | Russia | Slovakia | Canada |
| 2005 | Russia | Czech Republic | Finland |
| 2007 | Canada | Russia | Kazakhstan |
| 2009 | Russia | Canada | Slovakia |
| 2011 | Russia | Belarus | Canada |
| 2013 | Canada | Kazakhstan | Russia |
| 2015 | Russia | Kazakhstan | Canada |
| 2017 | Russia | Kazakhstan | Canada |
| 2019 | Russia | Slovakia | Canada |
| 2023 | Canada | United States | Kazakhstan |
| 2025 | Canada | Slovakia | Ukraine |
Men's results
Last updated during the 2025 Winter World University Games
| Team | 1962 |
1966 |
1968 |
1970 |
1972 |
1981 |
1983 |
1985 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2023 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | - | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Czechoslovakia | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | - | - | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sweden | 3rd | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | 9th | 8th | 12th | 11th | 9th |
| Switzerland | 4th | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - |
| Romania | - | 2nd | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada | - | 4th | 3rd | - | 2nd | 1st | - | - | 3rd | - | 1st | - | - | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
| Finland | - | 5th | 4th | 3rd | - | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | - | 4th | 2nd | 5th | - | 5th | 3rd | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | 5th | 6th | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yugoslavia | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austria | - | 8th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | 8th | - |
| Japan | - | - | - | 4th | - | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 11th | 6th | 7th | 11th | 4th | 7th |
| United States | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 4th | 5th | - | - | - | - | 8th | 11th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 4th |
| Bulgaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | 6th | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | 7th | - | 10th | 12th | - | 8th | - | - | 11th | - | - | - | - |
| Spain | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | 10th | - | - | - | - |
| South Korea | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 7th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 8th | - | 8th | 11th | 11th | 9th | - | 9th | 8th | 11th | - | 9th | 8th |
| North Korea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | - | - |
| Kazakhstan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 5th |
| Slovakia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd |
| Poland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th |
| Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2st | 1st | 5th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 6th |
| Ukraine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 10th | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | 6th | 6th | 3rd |
| Croatia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Great Britain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 10th | - | 12th | - | 10th | 9th | 12th | - |
| Belarus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Slovenia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Latvia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | 6th | 6th | 10th | - |
| Number of teams | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Medal winners
- Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada | China | Finland |
| 2011 | Canada | Finland | Slovakia |
| 2013 | Canada | Russia | United States |
| 2015 | Russia | Canada | Japan |
| 2017 | Russia | Canada | United States |
| 2019 | Russia | Canada | Japan |
| 2023 | Canada | Japan | Czech Republic |
| 2025 | Czech Republic | Canada | Japan |
Women's results
Last updated after the 2025 Winter World University Games
| Team | 2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2023 |
2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
| China | 2nd | - | - | 4th | 4th | 5th | - | - |
| Finland | 3rd | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Slovakia | 4th | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 4th | 4th |
| Japan | 5th | - | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Great Britain | 6th | 5th | 5th | - | 7th | - | 6th | 8th |
| United States | - | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th |
| Turkey | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russia | - | - | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | - | - |
| Spain | - | - | 6th | 7th | - | - | - | - |
| Kazakhstan | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | - | - | 6th |
| Switzerland | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - |
| Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | 1st |
| Chinese Taipei | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th |
| Number of teams | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Medal table
Last updated during the 2025 Winter World University Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 | |