The selection of participating teams - 12 in the men's tournament (including hosting Italy) and six in the women's tournament - was announced on July 31, 2013[1] while the draw to place the teams into their assigned pools took place on September 28, 2013.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: universiadetrentino.org[permanent dead link‍] Only the top six goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: universiadetrentino.org[permanent dead link‍] Six participating teams were placed into a single group.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: universiadetrentino.org[permanent dead link‍] Only the top six goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: universiadetrentino.org[permanent dead link‍]