Italy men's national ice hockey team

The Italian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Italy, and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG), a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Italy
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
AssociationFederazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
Head coachGreg Ireland
AssistantsGiorgio De Bettin
Riku-Petteri Lehtonen
Rob Tallas
CaptainAlex Trivellato
Most gamesLucio Topatigh (243)
Top scorerLucio Topatigh (131)
Team colors              
IIHF codeITA
Ranking
Current IIHF15 1 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF13 (2007)
Lowest IIHF19 (first in 2004)
First international
Sweden  7–1  Italy
(Milan, Italy; 14 March 1924)
Biggest win
Italy  28–0  Belgium
(Düsseldorf, Germany; 1 March 1955)
Biggest defeat
United States  31–1  Italy
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; 1 February 1948)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances52 (first in 1930)
Best result4th (1953)
IIHF European Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1924)
Best result4th (1929)
Olympics
Appearances9 (first in 1936)
International record (W–L–T)
337–416–77
Medal record
Pool B / Division I
1951 France (Pool B)
1953 Switzerland (Pool B)
1955 West Germany (Pool B)
1981 Italy (Pool B)
1991 Yugoslavia (Pool B)
2005 Netherlands (Group B)
2009 Poland (Group B)
2011 Hungary (Group A)
2013 Hungary (Group A)
2016 Poland (Group A)
2018 Hungary (Group A)
Medal record
Pool C / Division II
1966 Yugoslavia (Pool C)
1977 Denmark (Pool C)
The Blue Team during 2003 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
Game between Italy vs Russia.

Tournament record

Olympic Games
GamesFinish
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen9th place
1948 St. Moritz8th place
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo7th place
1964 Innsbruck15th place
1984 Sarajevo9th place
1992 Albertville12th place
1994 Lillehammer9th place
1998 Nagano12th place
2006 Turin11th place
2022 Beijing–
2026 Milan and Cortina–

World Championship
Championship Finish Rank
// 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin First round 10th
1933 Prague Consolation round 11th
1934 Milan Consolation round 9th
1935 Davos Consolation round 7th
1939 Zürich/Basel Consolation round 9th
1951 Paris 1st in the Pool B 8th
1952 Liege 3rd in the Pool B 12th
1953 Zürich/Basel 1st in the Pool B 4th
1955 Krefeld/Dortmund/Cologne 1st in the Pool B 10th
1959 Prague/Bratislava/Brno/Ostrava Consolation round 8th
1961 Geneva/Lausanne 4th in the Pool B 12th
1964 Innsbruck 7th in the Pool B 15th
1966 Jesenice 1st in the Pool C 17th
1967 Vienna 5th in the Pool B 13th
1969 Ljubljana 8th in the Pool B 14th
1970 Galaţi 2nd in the Pool C 16th
1971 Bern/Geneva 8th in the Pool B 14th
1972 Miercurea-Ciuc 2nd in the Pool C 15th
1973 Graz 8th in the Pool B 14th
1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon 2nd in the Pool C 16th
1975 Sapporo 7th in the Pool B 13th
1976 Aarau/Bienne 7th in the Pool B 15th
1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm 1st in the Pool C 18th
1978 Belgrade 7th in the Pool B 15th
1979 Barcelona 2nd in the Pool C 20th
1981 Urtijëi 1st in the Pool B 9th
1982 Helsinki/Tampere First Round 7th
1983 Düsseldorf/Dortmund/Munich Consolation round 8th
1985 Fribourg 3rd in the Pool B 11th
1986 Eindhoven 2nd in the Pool B 9th
1987 Canazei 6th in the Pool B 14th
1989 Oslo/Lillehammer 2nd in the Pool B 10th
1990 Lyon/Megève 2nd in the Pool B 10th
1991 Ljubljana/Bled/Jesenice 1st in the Pool B 9th
1992 Prague/Bratislava First Round 9th
1993 Munich/Dortmund Quarterfinals 8th
1994 Bolzano/Canazei/Milan Quarterfinals 6th
1995 Stockholm Quarterfinals 7th
1996 Vienna Quarterfinals 7th
1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku Consolation round 8th
1998 Zürich/Basel Consolation round 10th
1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer First round 13th
2000 Saint Petersburg Second round 12th
2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover Second round 12th
2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping Consolation round 15th
2003 Zagreb 4th in Division I, Group B 23rd
2004 Gdańsk 2nd in Division I, Group B 19th
2005 Eindhoven 1st in Division I, Group B 18th
2006 Riga Relegation round 14th
2007 Moscow Qualifying round 12th
2008 Halifax/Quebec Relegation round 16th
2009 Toruń 1st in Division I, Group B 18th
2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen Relegation round 15th
2011 Budapest 1st in Division I, Group A 18th
/ 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm Preliminary round 15th
2013 Budapest 2nd in Division I, Group A 18th
2014 Minsk Preliminary round 15th
2015 Kraków 5th in Division I, Group A 21th
2016 Katowice 2nd in Division I, Group A 18th
/ 2017 Cologne/Paris Preliminary round 16th
2018 Budapest 2nd in Division I, Group A 18th
2019 Bratislava/Košice Preliminary round 14th
2020 Zürich/Lausanne Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[2] -
/ 2021 Minsk/Riga

Thayer Tutt Trophy
  • 1980 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1988 – Finished in 1st place

European Championship
  • 1924 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1926 – Finished in 8th place
  • 1929 – Finished in 4th place

Roster

Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[3][4]

Head coach: Clayton Beddoes

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GAndreas Bernard1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990 Adler Mannheim
3FMarkus Gander1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1989-05-16) 16 May 1989 HC Pustertal Wölfe
5DAlex Trivellato – C1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 Krefeld Pinguine
6DSean McMonagle1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1988-01-19) 19 January 1988 Frisk Asker Ishockey
7DJan Pavlu1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 Heilbronner Falken
8FMarco Insam – A1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1989-06-05) 5 June 1989 HC Bozen–Bolzano
9DArmin Hofer1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1987-03-19) 19 March 1987 HC Pustertal Wölfe
12DIvan Tauferer1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb) (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 Ritten Sport
13FPeter Hochkofler1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 EC Red Bull Salzburg
16FGiovanni Morini1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 HC Lugano
19FRaphael Andergassen1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb) (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 HC Pustertal Wölfe
22FDiego Kostner1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 HC Ambrì-Piotta
23FSimon Kostner1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)77 kg (170 lb) (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 Ritten Sport
25DStefano Marchetti1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1986-11-10) 10 November 1986 HC Bozen–Bolzano
26DArmin Helfer – A1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)97 kg (214 lb) (1980-05-31) 31 May 1980 HC Pustertal Wölfe
30GMarco De Filippo1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)77 kg (170 lb) (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 SG Cortina
35GGianluca Vallini1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb) (1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 EV Bozen 84
46FIvan Deluca1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb) (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 HC Bozen–Bolzano
47FJoachim Ramoser1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 ERC Ingolstadt
55DLuca Zanatta1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 EHC Olten
63FAlex Lambacher1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 Heilbronner Falken
81FAnthony Bardaro1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 Asiago Hockey 1935
88FTommaso Traversa1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)77 kg (170 lb) (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 HC Pustertal Wölfe
91FMarco Rosa1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982 Asiago Hockey 1935
94FAngelo Miceli1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 HC Bozen–Bolzano

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. "Nazionale: ultima sfida pre-mondiale in Francia il 3 maggio". fisg.it. 1 May 2019.
  4. 2019 IIHF World Championship roster
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