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.
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| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) |
|---|---|
| Association | Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio |
| Head coach | Mike Keenan |
| Assistants | Fabio Armani Mike Pelino |
| Captain | Thomas Larkin |
| Most games | Lucio Topatigh (353) |
| Top scorer | Alberto Da Rin (123) |
| Most points | Bruno Zarrillo (187) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | ITA |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 18  1 (28 May 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 13 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF | 19 (first in 2004) |
| First international | |
Sweden  7–1 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy(Milan, Italy; 14 March 1924) | |
| Biggest win | |
Italy  28–0 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium(Düsseldorf, Germany; 1 March 1955) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
United States .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 31–1 Italy(St. Moritz, Switzerland; 1 February 1948) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 65 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | 4th (1953) |
| IIHF European Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1924) |
| Best result | 4th (1929) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1936) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 400–509–85 | |
Italian national team at 1926 Ice Hockey European Championship
The Blue Team during 2003 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
Game between Italy vs Russia.
Christian Borgatello in 2015
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Games | Finish |
|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 9th place |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1948 St. Moritz | 8th place |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 7th place |
 1964 Innsbruck | 15th place |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1984 Sarajevo | 9th place |
 1992 Albertville | 12th place |
 1994 Lillehammer | 9th place |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1998 Nagano | 12th place |
| 2006 Turin | 11th place |
| 2026 Milan and Cortina | TBC |
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 |
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
First round | 9th |
| 1939 Zürich/Basel |
Consolation round | 9th |
| 1948 St. Moritz |
Final Tournament | 8th |
| 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 |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Consolation round | 7th |
| 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 |
 1965 |
Qualifying round Group B | — |
| 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Quarter-finals | 8th |
| 1994 Bolzano/Canazei/Milan |
Quarter-finals | 6th |
| 1995 Stockholm |
Quarter-finals | 7th |
| 1996 Vienna |
Quarter-finals | 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | 21st |
| 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 Riga |
Preliminary round | 16th |
| 2022 Helsinki/Tampere |
Relegated | 15th |
 2023 Nottingham |
3rd in Division I, Group A | 19th |
| 2024 Bolzano |
Division I, Group A |
European Championship
| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–1923 | did not participate. | |||||||
| 1924 Milan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | Group stage | 6th |
| 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokvovec |
did not participate | |||||||
| 1926 Davos |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | Consolation round | 8th |
| 1927 Wien |
did not participate | |||||||
| 1929 Budapest |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Third place match | 4th |
| 1932 Berlin |
did not participate | |||||||
Roster
Roster for the 2022 IIHF World Championship.[3]
Head coach: Greg Ireland[4]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Andreas Bernard | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 9 June 1990 | HC Bozen–Bolzano |
| 5 | F | Marco Sanna | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 18 December 1997 | SG Cortina |
| 8 | F | Marco Insam – A | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 5 June 1989 | HC Bozen–Bolzano |
| 9 | F | Daniel Mantenuto | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 18 October 1997 | Asiago Hockey |
| 10 | D | Peter Spornberger | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 6 January 1999 | Schwenninger Wild Wings |
| 15 | D | Enrico Miglioranzi | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 8 October 1991 | Asiago Hockey |
| 17 | D | Lorenzo Casetti | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 14 September 1993 | Asiago Hockey |
| 19 | F | Alex Petan – A | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 2 May 1992 | Fehérvár AV19 |
| 21 | D | Daniel Glira | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 25 March 1994 | Pustertal Wölfe |
| 22 | F | Simon Kostner | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 30 November 1990 | Ritten Sport |
| 23 | F | Diego Kostner | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 5 August 1992 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| 32 | G | Justin Fazio | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 3 May 1997 | HC Bozen–Bolzano |
| 35 | G | Davide Fadani | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 3 February 2001 | HC Lugano |
| 37 | D | Phil Pietroniro | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 27 May 1994 | Scorpions de Mulhouse |
| 44 | D | Gregorio Gios | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 29 June 1999 | Asiago Hockey |
| 46 | F | Ivan Deluca | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 28 July 1997 | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
| 53 | D | Alex Trivellato | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 5 January 1993 | HC Bozen–Bolzano |
| 74 | F | Brandon McNally | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 8 February 1992 | Sheffield Steelers |
| 82 | F | Dante Hannoun | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 2 August 1998 | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
| 88 | F | Tommaso Traversa | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 4 August 1990 | SG Cortina |
| 90 | D | Dylan Di Perna | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 26 April 1996 | Ritten Sport |
| 91 | F | Matthias Mantinger | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 22 April 1996 | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
| 93 | F | Luca Frigo | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 30 May 1993 | HC Bozen–Bolzano |
| 94 | F | Daniel Frank – C | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 21 March 1994 | HC Bozen–Bolzano |
| 95 | F | Marco Magnabosco | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 12 August 1995 | Asiago Hockey |
Uniform evolution
- National team jerseys
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1994 Olympic jersey
1998-2002 IIHF jerseys
2015–2019 IIHF jerseys- 2019– IIHF jerseys
All-time record
- As of 5 May 2023.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 |
| Austria | 97 | 39 | 12 | 46 | 277 | 298 | -21 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
| Belgium | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 15 | +59 |
 Bulgaria | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 22 | +33 |
| Canada | 37 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 62 | 217 | -155 |
 China | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 26 | +47 |
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 64 | -53 |
| Czechoslovakia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 52 | -47 |
| Denmark | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 118 | 96 | +22 |
 East Germany | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 121 | -46 |
 Estonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | −6 |
| Finland | 25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 51 | 116 | −65 |
| France | 90 | 49 | 6 | 35 | 308 | 251 | +57 |
| Germany | 59 | 17 | 9 | 33 | 157 | 230 | -73 |
| Great Britain | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 93 | 61 | +32 |
| Hungary | 43 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 149 | 129 | +20 |
| Japan | 34 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 128 | 89 | +39 |
 Kazakhstan | 25 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 71 | -24 |
| Latvia | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 71 | -41 |
 Lithuania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 155 | 68 | +87 |
 North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| Norway | 46 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 132 | 167 | -35 |
| Poland | 56 | 21 | 4 | 31 | 139 | 184 | -45 |
 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Romania | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 108 | 89 | +19 |
| Russia | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 84 | −67 |
 Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 |
| Slovakia | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 42 | 77 | -35 |
 Slovenia | 54 | 22 | 6 | 26 | 121 | 139 | -18 |
 South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | +33 |
 South Korea | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 15 | +45 |
 Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 63 | -55 |
 Spain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 |
| Sweden | 24 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 166 | −135 |
| Switzerland | 67 | 16 | 5 | 46 | 168 | 306 | -138 |
 Ukraine | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 |
 United States | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 130 | −92 |
| Yugoslavia | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 149 | 135 | +14 |
| Total | 994 | 400 | 85 | 509 | 3 091 | 3 623 | -532 |
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Hockey, Italia: questa la squadra per Helsinki" (in Italian). fisg.it. 11 May 2022.
- "Team Roster Italy" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 May 2021.
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