| Ice hockey at the Winter World University Games | |
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| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
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Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1962. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1962 Winter Universiade. The women's tournament was introduced at the 2009 Winter Universiade.
Last updated after the 2023 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 | Q |
| 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 | Q |
| 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 | Q |
| United States | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 4th | 5th | - | - | - | - | 8th | 11th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | Q |
| 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 | Q |
 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 | Q |
| Slovakia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | Q |
| Poland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Q |
| Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2st | 1st | 5th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 7th | Q |
 Ukraine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 10th | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | 6th | Q |
 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 |
| 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 |
Last updated after the 2023 Winter Universiade
| Team | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | Q |
| China | 2nd | - | - | 4th | 4th | 5th | - | - |
| Finland | 3rd | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Slovakia | 4th | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 4th | Q |
| Japan | 5th | - | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | Q |
| Great Britain | 6th | 5th | 5th | - | 7th | - | 6th | Q |
| United States | - | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Q |
| Turkey | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russia | - | - | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | - | - |
| Spain | - | - | 6th | 7th | - | - | - | - |
| Kazakhstan | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | - | - | Q |
| Switzerland | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - |
| Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | Q |
 Chinese Taipei | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Q |
| Number of teams | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Last updated during the 2023 Winter Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 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) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
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