Italy men's national ice hockey team

Italy
Nickname(s) The Blue Team, Azzurri
Association Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
Head coach Stefan Mair
Assistants Clayton Beddoes
Roberto Scelfo
Captain Anton Bernard
Most games Lucio Topatigh (243)
Top scorer Lucio Topatigh (131)
IIHF code ITA
IIHF ranking 18 Steady
Highest IIHF ranking 13 (2007)
Lowest IIHF ranking 19 (first in 2004)
Team colors               
Home colours
Away colours
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
Appearances 51 (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)
337–416–77
The Blue Team during 2003 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge

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.

Game between Italy vs Russia.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Roster

Pos. No. Player DoB (Age) Team
GK 1 Andreas Bernard 9 June 1990 Finland SaiPa Lappeenranta
GK 30 Daniel Bellissimo 15 August 1984 Sweden Luleå HF
GK 34 Alex Caffi 12 August 1990 Italy HC Neumarkt
D 24 Trevor Johnson 25 January 1982 Italy HC Valpellice
D 27 Thomas Larkin 31 December 1990 United States Springfield Falcons
D 50 Christian Borgatello 10 February 1982 Italy Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen
D 9 Armin Hofer 19 March 1987 Italy Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria
D 17 Alexander Egger 22 December 1979 Italy Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen
D 53 Alex Trivellato 5 January 1993 Germany Eisbären Berlin
D 4 Daniel Sullivan 26 April 1987 Italy HC Asiago
D 74 Davide Nicoletti 22 March 1986 Italy Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen
F 3 Markus Gander 16 May 1989 Italy Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen
F 8 Marco Insam 5 June 1989 Italy Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen
F 13 Nate DiCasmirro 27 September 1978 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
F 10 Giulio Scandella 18 September 1983 Italy Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria
F 15 Luca Felicetti 17 August 1981 Italy Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina
F 21 Patrick Bona 14 February 1981 Italy Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria
F 16 Diego Kostner 5 August 1992 Switzerland HC Lugano
F 18 Anton Bernard 18 April 1989 Italy Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen
F 27 David Borrelli 14 January 1981 Italy HC Asiago
F 25 Joachim Ramoser 22 February 1995 Austria EC Red Bull Salzburg
F 64 Brian Ihnacak 10 April 1985 Sweden Malmö Redhawks
F 19 Dan Tudin 3 August 1978 Italy Sportverein Ritten-Renon
F 88 Vince Rocco 26 June 1987 Sweden IF Troja-Ljungby
F 87 Nicola Fontanive 25 October 1985 Italy Hockey Milano Rossoblu

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