# Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament

The men's Ice hockey tournament at the 2025 Asian Winter Games was held in Harbin, China, between 3 and 14 February at the Harbin Ice Hockey Arena and Harbin Sport University Student Skating Hall.
A total of 14 men's teams participated in the tournament.

## Qualification

The top 12 ranked NOC's in the IIHF World Ranking in May 2024 qualified for the men's tournament. India and Macau won a wildcard. Bahrain also replaced the United Arab Emirates.

### Men

| Event | Dates | Quota(s) | Qualified |
| IIHF World Ranking | May 2024 | 12 | Kazakhstan South Korea Japan China United Arab Emirates Chinese Taipei Thailand Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Hong Kong Singapore Kuwait |
| Additional teams | — | 3 | Bahrain India Macau |
| Total | | 14 | |

## Match officials

10 referees and 11 linesmen were selected for the tournament.

## Group stage

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | +38 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 11 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 52 | −48 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 41 | −39 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | +39 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 12 | +40 | 7 | Ranking playoffs |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 3 | Ranking playoffs |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 83 | −82 | 0 | Ranking playoffs |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | +59 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 6 | +40 | 6 | Ranking playoffs |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 51 | −46 | 3 | Ranking playoffs |
| 4 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 56 | −53 | 0 | Ranking playoffs |
* The match between India and Turkmenistan was moved from 3 February to 6 February.
* After Hong Kong defeated Turkmenistan 5–1, the latter's players attacked the former's. Four Turkmen players were suspended for the rest of the tournament after three Hong Kong players sustained minor injuries.

## Playoffs
### Ninth place game

* Arslan Geldimyradov, Arslan Nuryyev, Begench Dovletmyradov and Novruz Bayhanov of Turkmenistan served their suspension.

### Quarterfinals playoff
## Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 0 | | | 1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | China | 1 | | | |
| 4 | China | 7 | | | 4 | China | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Kazakhstan | 5 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Kazakhstan | 5 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 3 | Japan | 0 |
| 3 | Japan | 15 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Japan | 0 |
| 6 | Thailand | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Thailand | 2 | | | 2 | Japan (GWS) | 4 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | 3 | South Korea | 3 |
| 2 | South Korea | 20 | | | 3 | South Korea | 3 | 4 | China | 2 |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | | | | | | 2 | South Korea | 5 |

## Final standing

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| 1 | A | Kazakhstan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 4 | +69 | 24 | Gold Medal |
| 2 | A | Japan | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 14 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | A | South Korea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 16 | +48 | 18 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | A | China | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 10 | 4th Place |
| 5 | A | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 59 | −53 | 3 | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 6 | A | Thailand | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 56 | −52 | 0 | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 7 | B | Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 10 | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 8 | C | Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 10 | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 9 | B | Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 16 | +44 | 10 | 9th Place Game |
| 10 | C | Turkmenistan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 6 | 9th Place Game |
| 11 | B | Singapore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 6 | 11th Place Game |
| 12 | C | India | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 64 | −57 | 3 | 11th Place Game |
| 13 | C | Macau | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 59 | −52 | 2 | 13th Place Game |
| 14 | B | Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 87 | −83 | 1 | 13th Place Game |