Ice hockey competitions were first held at the first Youth Olympic Games in 2012, for both boys and girls. One team competition and one individual proficiency test for each gender is held.
Tournament History
Winners of the Winter Youth Olympic Ice Hockey Games
Young men
| 2012 | Finland | Russia | Canada |
| 2016 | USA | Canada | Russia |
Girls
| 2012 | Sweden | Austria | Germany |
| 2016 | Sweden | Czech | Switzerland |
Individual Competition
Young men
| 2012 | Augustus Valdis Vasilenok | Attila Kovacs | Seiya Furukawa |
| 2016 | Eduard Kasanyanu | Sebastian Zederle | Eric Betzold Alex Hatanen |
Girls
| 2012 | Julie Zwarted | Fani Gasparich | Sharnita Crompton |
| 2016 | Sen Takenaka | Anita Muraro | Theresa Schafzal |