Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games
| Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Harbin Ice Hockey Arena (men) Harbin Sport University Student Skating Hall |
| Dates | 3–14 February 2025 |
| Competitors | 456 from 14 nations |
Ice hockey competitions at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, were held at the Harbin Ice Hockey Arena and the Harbin Sport University between 4–14 February.[1]
A total of 14 men's and 7 women's teams from 14 NOC's contested the two tournaments.[2]
Schedule
| P | Preliminary round | ● | Final round | ● | Last round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 3rd Mon |
4th Tue |
5th Wed |
6th Thu |
7th Fri |
8th Sat |
9th Sun |
10th Mon |
11th Tue |
12th Wed |
13th Thu |
14th Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | ● | ● | ● |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | China* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |
Kazakhstan Jelaladdin Amirbekov Dmitriy Breus Tamirlan Gaitamirov Andrey Buyalskiy Samat Daniyar Ruslan Ospanov Danil Butenko Alikhan Omirbekov Artyom Korolyov Alexandr Borissevich Roman Starchenko Yevgeniy Rymarev Dmitriy Grents Andrey Shutov Vyacheslav Kolesnikov Kirill Panyukov Denis Chaporov Kirill Savitskiy Ivan Stepanenko Eduard Mikhailov Artyom Likhotnikov Adil Beketayev Maxim Pavlenko |
Japan Yuta Narisawa Seiya Hayata Koki Yoneyama Jiei Halliday Kotaro Yamada Kotaro Tsutsumi Riku Ishida Kenta Takagi Toi Kobayashi Kosuke Otsu Hiroto Sato Masato Okubo Yuto Osawa Taiga Irikura Shigeki Hitosato Makuru Furuhashi Shogo Nakajima Yusei Otsu Kento Suzuki Sota Isogai Kazuki Lawlor Issa Otsuka Eiki Sato |
South Korea Lee Seung-jae Kim Won-jun Oh In-gyo Kim Sang-yeob Kim Si-hwan Kong Yu-chan Kim Sang-wook Lee Min-jae Kim Dong-hwan Ahn Jin-hui Ha Jung-ho Lee Yeon-seung Jeon Jung-woo Nam Hee-doo Lim Dong-kyu Kwon Hyeon-su Kim Geon-woo Lee Chong-min Lee Hyun-seung Lee Moo-young Kang Min-wan Kang Yoon-seok |
| Women |
Japan |
Kazakhstan |
China |
Qualification
The top 12 ranked NOC's in the IIHF World Ranking in May 2024 qualified for the men's tournament, meanwhile the top eight qualified for the women's tournament. India and Macau were later added to the men's competition, with North Korea withdrawing from the women's event. Bahrain later replaced the United Arab Emirates in the men's event.
Men
| Event | Dates | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIHF World Ranking | May 2024 | Kazakhstan South Korea Japan China Chinese Taipei Thailand Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Hong Kong Singapore Kuwait | |
| Wildcards | — | 3 | Bahrain India Macau |
| Total | 14 |
Women
| Event | Dates | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIHF World Ranking | May 2024 | Japan China South Korea Kazakhstan Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Thailand | |
| Total | 7 |
Participating nations
- Bahrain (18)
- China (46)
- Chinese Taipei (40)
- Hong Kong (46)
- India (23)
- Japan (46)
- Kazakhstan (44)
- South Korea (46)
- Kuwait (22)
- Kyrgyzstan (19)
- Macau (21)
- Singapore (18)
- Thailand (44)
- Turkmenistan (22)
Controversies
Hong Kong x Turkmenistan Match
At the conclusion of the men's ice hockey match between Hong Kong and Turkmenistan, Turkmenistani players attacked members of the Hong Kong team.[3] The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, issued a statement "strongly condemning" the incident.[3] Three Turkmenistani players Erkin Kakabayev, Arslan Geldimyradov, and Begench Dovletmyradov attacked several Hong Kong players, with the altercation lasting several minutes before referees were able to restore order.[3] While none of the Hong Kong players sustained serious injuries, three were taken to the hospital as a precaution, including one who required stitches on his hand.[4] The IIHF ultimately suspended four Turkmenistani players Kakabayev, Geldimyradov, Dovletmyradov, and Novruz Bayhanov from the remainder of the competition.[5]
References
- ^ "OCA announces competition schedule for 9th AWG Harbin 2025". Olympic Council of Asia. 27 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "OCA announces qualified teams for AWG Harbin 2025 ice hockey tournament". harbin2025.com. Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 21 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Ball, Josh (10 February 2025). "Asian Winter Games: Hong Kong ice hockey players hurt in shocking attack by Turkmenistan rivals". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong: SCMP Publishers. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Four Turkmen athletes suspended after Hong Kong players altercation at Winter Games". Reuters. London, England, United Kingdom. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "4 Turkmenistan ice hockey players banned from further participation in Harbin AWG". Xinhua. Beijing, China. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.