Italy men's national ice hockey team explained

Italy
Badge:Italy national ice hockey team Logo.png
Badge Size:205px
Nickname:Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Association:Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
Coach:Jukka Jalonen
Asst Coach:Fabio Armani
Parry Pearn
Captain:Thomas Larkin
Most Games:Lucio Topatigh (353)
Top Scorer:Alberto Da Rin (123)
Most Points:Bruno Zarrillo (187)
Iihf Code:ITA
Iihf Max:13
Iihf Max Date:2007
Iihf Min:20
Iihf Min Date:2024
First Game: 1–7
Largest Win: 28–0
Largest Loss: 31–1
World Champ Apps:66
World Champ First:1930
World Champ Best:4th (1953)
Regional Name:IIHF European Championships
Regional Cup Apps:3
Regional Cup First:1924
Regional Cup Best:4th (1929)
Olympic Apps:9
Olympic First:1936
Record:406–514–85

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.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Games Head coach Finish
9th place
8th place
7th place
15th place
9th place
12th place
9th place
12th place
11th place
(Jukka Jalonen) TBC

World Championship

ChampionshipFinishRank
// 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/BerlinFirst round10th
1933 PragueConsolation round11th
1934 MilanConsolation round9th
1935 DavosConsolation round7th
1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenFirst round9th
1939 Zürich/BaselConsolation round9th
1948 St. MoritzFinal Tournament8th
1951 Paris1st in the Pool B8th
1952 Liege3rd in the Pool B12th
1953 Zürich/Basel1st in the Pool B4th
1955 Krefeld/Dortmund/Cologne1st in the Pool B10th
1956 Cortina d'AmpezzoConsolation round7th
1959 Prague/Bratislava/Brno/OstravaConsolation round8th
1961 Geneva/Lausanne4th in the Pool B12th
1964 Innsbruck7th in the Pool B15th
1965Qualifying round Group B
1966 Jesenice1st in the Pool C17th
1967 Vienna5th in the Pool B13th
1969 Ljubljana8th in the Pool B14th
1970 Galaţi2nd in the Pool C16th
1971 Bern/Geneva8th in the Pool B14th
1972 Miercurea-Ciuc2nd in the Pool C15th
1973 Graz8th in the Pool B14th
1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon2nd in the Pool C16th
1975 Sapporo7th in the Pool B13th
1976 Aarau/Bienne7th in the Pool B15th
1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm1st in the Pool C18th
1978 Belgrade7th in the Pool B15th
1979 Barcelona2nd in the Pool C20th
1981 Urtijëi1st in the Pool B9th
1982 Helsinki/TampereFirst round7th
1983 Düsseldorf/Dortmund/MunichConsolation round8th
1985 Fribourg3rd in the Pool B11th
1986 Eindhoven2nd in the Pool B9th
1987 Canazei6th in the Pool B14th
1989 Oslo/Lillehammer2nd in the Pool B10th
1990 Lyon/Megève2nd in the Pool B10th
1991 Ljubljana/Bled/Jesenice1st in the Pool B9th
1992 Prague/BratislavaFirst round9th
1993 Munich/DortmundQuarter-finals8th
1994 Bolzano/Canazei/MilanQuarter-finals6th
1995 StockholmQuarter-finals7th
1996 ViennaQuarter-finals7th
1997 Helsinki/Tampere/TurkuConsolation round8th
1998 Zürich/BaselConsolation round10th
1999 Oslo/Hamar/LillehammerFirst round13th
2000 Saint PetersburgSecond round12th
2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/HanoverSecond round12th
2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/JönköpingConsolation round15th
2003 Zagreb4th in Division I, Group B23rd
2004 Gdańsk2nd in Division I, Group B19th
2005 Eindhoven1st in Division I, Group B18th
2006 RigaRelegation round14th
2007 MoscowQualifying round12th
2008 Halifax/QuebecRelegation round16th
2009 Toruń1st in Division I, Group B18th
2010 Cologne/Mannheim/GelsenkirchenRelegation round15th
2011 Budapest1st in Division I, Group A18th
/ 2012 Helsinki/StockholmPreliminary round15th
2013 Budapest2nd in Division I, Group A18th
2014 MinskPreliminary round15th
2015 Kraków5th in Division I, Group A21st
2016 Katowice2nd in Division I, Group A18th
/ 2017 Cologne/ParisPreliminary round16th
2018 Budapest2nd in Division I, Group A18th
2019 Bratislava/KošicePreliminary round14th
2020 Zürich/LausanneCancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[1]
2021 RigaPreliminary round16th
2022 Helsinki/TampereRelegated15th
2023 Nottingham3rd in Division I, Group A19th
2024 Bolzano3rd in Division I, Group A19th
2025 Sfântu GheorgheDivision I, Group A

Thayer Tutt Trophy

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GAFinishRank
1910–1923 did not participate.
1924 Milan2 0 0 2 0 16Group stage 6th
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokvovecdid not participate
1926 Davos4 0 1 3 4 26Consolation round8th
1927 Wiendid not participate
1929 Budapest4 2 0 2 5 6Third place match4th
1932 Berlindid not participate

All-time record

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OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
2 2 0 0 25 4 +21
97 39 12 46 277 298 -21
6 1 0 5 10 22 -12
8 7 0 1 74 15 +59
10 9 0 1 55 22 +33
37 3 2 32 62 217 -155
13 11 1 1 73 26 +47
5 5 0 0 24 1 +23
9 0 0 9 11 64 -53
6 0 0 6 5 52 -47
30 13 3 14 118 96 +22
22 7 4 11 75 121 -46
3 2 0 1 10 4 −6
25 4 2 19 51 116 −65
92 50 6 36 313 257 +56
59 17 9 33 157 230 -73
19 11 2 6 93 61 +32
46 23 6 17 158 136 +22
34 22 2 10 128 89 +39
25 7 1 17 47 71 -24
19 4 1 14 30 71 -41
3 3 0 0 15 5 +10
32 25 4 3 155 68 +87
1 1 0 0 11 2 +9
46 17 3 26 132 167 -35
57 21 4 32 140 187 -43
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
26 12 3 11 108 89 +19
15 0 2 13 17 84 −67
1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
1 1 0 0 13 0 +13
18 3 1 14 42 77 -35
57 23 6 28 124 146 -22
2 2 0 0 35 2 +33
12 11 0 1 64 18 +46
5 0 0 5 8 63 -55
4 3 1 0 26 2 +24
24 0 3 21 31 166 −135
67 16 5 46 168 306 -138
12 8 0 4 34 24 +10
20 3 0 17 38 130 −92
34 19 3 12 149 135 +14
Total 1 003 406 85 514 3 114 3 649 -535

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steiss . Adam . 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled . iihf.com . IIHF . 21 March 2020.