# Ice hockey at the Winter World University 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 |
| 13 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 |