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.
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1986 details |
 Sapporo |
 China |
No playoffs |  Japan |
 South Korea |
No playoffs |  North Korea | ||
| 1990 details |
Sapporo |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
South Korea |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 1996 details |
 Harbin |
 Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 1999 details |
 Gangwon |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs |  South Korea | ||
| 2003 details |
 Aomori |
 Japan |
7–2 | Kazakhstan |
China |
6–2 | South Korea | ||
| 2007 details |
Changchun |
Japan |
No playoffs | Kazakhstan |
South Korea |
No playoffs | China | ||
| 2011 details |
 Astana–Almaty |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
South Korea |
No playoffs | China | ||
| 2017 details |
Sapporo |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs |  South Korea |
Japan |
No playoffs | China | ||
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1996 details |
Harbin |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | None awarded | ||
| 1999 details |
Gangwon |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 2003 details |
Aomori |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs |  North Korea | ||
| 2007 details |
Changchun |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2011 details |
Astana–Almaty |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | Japan |
China |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2017 details |
Sapporo |
Japan |
No playoffs | China |
Kazakhstan |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 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 | |
| Team | 1986 |
1990 |
1996 |
1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2017 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain |
12th | 1 | |||||||
 China |
1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 8 |
 Chinese Taipei |
5th | 6th | 2 | ||||||
 Hong Kong |
10th | 9th | 2 | ||||||
 Indonesia |
18th | 1 | |||||||
 Japan |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 8 |
 Kazakhstan |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 6 | ||
 Kuwait |
6th | 7th | 11th | 16th | 4 | ||||
 Kyrgyzstan |
6th | 12th | 2 | ||||||
 Macau |
11th | 14th | 2 | ||||||
 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 | 1 | |||||||
 South Korea |
3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 8 |
 Thailand |
5th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 4 | ||||
 Turkmenistan |
11th | 1 | |||||||
 United Arab Emirates |
6th | 8th | 7th | 3 | |||||
| Number of teams | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 18 |
| Team | 1996 |
1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2017 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 6 |
| Hong Kong |
6th | 1 | |||||
| Japan |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
| Kazakhstan |
3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 6 |
| North Korea |
4th | 4th | 4th | 3 | |||
| South Korea |
4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5 | |
| Thailand |
5th | 1 | |||||
| Number of teams | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
