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 4âÂÂ14 February.
A total of 14 men's and 7 women's teams from 14 NOC's contested the two tournaments.
The top 12 ranked NOC's in the IIHF World Ranking in May 2024 qualified for the men's tournament but the United Arab Emirates (ranked 36th) withdrew. The Olympic Council of Asia changed the format and added three unranked teams to make it a 14-team competition. The top six ranked teams were placed in Group A and the rest were drawn in other two groups using the serpentine system.
The top 8 ranked NOC's in the IIHF World Ranking in May 2024 qualified for the women's tournament with North Korea withdrawing. The top two ranked teams were given byes to the final round, the five other teams played a round robin.