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
AssistantsPeter Andersson
Fabio Armani
Cesare Apollonio
CaptainDaniel Frank
Most gamesLucio Topatigh (243)
Top scorerLucio Topatigh (131)
Team colors     
IIHF codeITA
Ranking
Current IIHF16 1 (30 March 2022)[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
Appearances63 (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
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
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
2026 Milan and CortinaQualified

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 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
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

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 2021 IIHF World Championship.[3]

Head coach: Greg Ireland[4]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3FMarkus Gander1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1989-05-16) 16 May 1989 Wipptal Broncos
10FStefano Giliati1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 HC Bolzano
13FPeter Hochkofler1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 Red Bull Salzburg
14FThomas Galimberti1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb) (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 Eppan Pirates
15DEnrico Miglioranzi1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 Asiago Hockey
17DLorenzo Casetti1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 Asiago Hockey
19FRaphael Andergassen1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)79 kg (174 lb) (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 Pustertal Wölfe
21DDaniel Glira1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 Pustertal Wölfe
22FSimon Pitschieler1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 HC Bolzano
23DStefano Marchetti1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1986-10-11) 11 October 1986 Asiago Hockey
24DPeter Spornberger1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 Schwenninger Wild Wings
26FAngelo Miceli1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 HC Bolzano
29GDavide Fadani1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)76 kg (168 lb) (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 HC Lugano
31GDamian Clara1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)89 kg (196 lb) (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 Red Bull Salzburg
32GJustin Fazio1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 HC Bolzano
37DPhil Pietroniro1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 SG Cortina
44DGregorio Gios1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)79 kg (174 lb) (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 SHC Fassa
46FIvan Deluca1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb) (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 HC Bolzano
53DAlex Trivellato1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 Västerås IK
68DSebastiano Soracreppa1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)79 kg (174 lb) (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 HC Thurgau
81FAnthony Bardaro1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 HC Bolzano
91FMarco Rosa1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982 Asiago Hockey
92FAlex Petan – A1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 Fehérvár AV19
93FLuca Frigo – A1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1993-05-30) 30 May 1993 HC Bolzano
94FDaniel Frank – C1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 HC Bolzano
95FMarco Magnabosco1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)73 kg (161 lb) (1995-08-12) 12 August 1995 Asiago Hockey

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. "Nazionale falcidiata da Covid e infortuni, ecco i convocati per i Mondiali Top Division" (in Italian). fisg.it. 15 May 2021.
  4. "Team Roster Italy" (PDF). iihf.com. 21 May 2021.
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