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Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) |
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Association | Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio |
Head coach | Jukka Jalonen |
Assistants | Fabio Armani Parry Pearn |
Captain | Thomas Larkin |
Most games | Lucio Topatigh (353) |
Top scorer | Alberto Da Rin (123) |
Most points | Bruno Zarrillo (187) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | ITA |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 20 2 (27 May 2024)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 13 (2007) |
Lowest IIHF | 20 (2024) |
First international | |
Italy 1–7 Sweden (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) | |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 1936) |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 66 (first in 1930) |
Best result | 4th (1953) |
IIHF European Championships | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 1924) |
Best result | 4th (1929) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
412–516–85 |
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.