Italy men's national ice hockey team

Italy
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
AssociationFederazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
Head coachJukka Jalonen
AssistantsFabio Armani
Parry Pearn
CaptainThomas Larkin
Most gamesLucio Topatigh (353)
Top scorerAlberto Da Rin (123)
Most pointsBruno Zarrillo (187)
Team colors     
IIHF codeITA
Ranking
Current IIHF20 Decrease 2 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF13 (2007)
Lowest IIHF20 (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
Appearances9 (first in 1936)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances66 (first in 1930)
Best result4th (1953)
IIHF European Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1924)
Best result4th (1929)
International record (W–L–T)
412–516–85
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

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.

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.