Italy men's national ice hockey team

Italy
NicknameGli Azzurri (The Blues)
AssociationFederazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
Head coachJukka Jalonen
Assistants
CaptainThomas Larkin
Most gamesLucio Topatigh (353)
Top scorerAlberto Da Rin (123)
Most pointsBruno Zarrillo (187)
Team colors     
IIHF codeITA
Ranking
Current IIHF18 (26 May 2025)[1]
Highest IIHF13 (2007)
Lowest IIHF20 (2024–2025)
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
Appearances10 (first in 1936)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances67 (first in 1930)
Best result4th (1953)
IIHF European Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1924)
Best result4th (1929)
International record (W–L–T)
417–521–85

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
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Giampiero Medri 9th place
1948 St. Moritz Othmar Delnon 8th place
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Bibi Torriani 7th place
1964 Innsbruck Slavomír Bartoň 15th place
1980 Lake Placid did not qualify, took part in Thayer Tutt Trophy.
1984 Sarajevo Ron Ivany 9th place
1988 Calgary did not qualify, took part in Thayer Tutt Trophy.
1992 Albertville Gene Ubriaco 12th place
1994 Lillehammer Bryan Lefley 9th place
1998 Nagano Adolf Insam 12th place
2006 Turin Michel Goulet 11th place
2026 Milan / Cortina d'Ampezzo Jukka Jalonen 12th place

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
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen First round 9th
1939 Zürich/Basel Consolation round 9th
1948 St. Moritz Final Tournament 8th
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
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Consolation round 7th
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
1965 Qualifying round Group B —
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 Relegated 15th
2013 Budapest 2nd in Division I, Group A 18th
2014 Minsk Relegated 15th
2015 Kraków 5th in Division I, Group A 21st
2016 Katowice 2nd in Division I, Group A 18th
/ 2017 Cologne/Paris Relegated 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 Relegated 15th
2023 Nottingham 3rd in Division I, Group A 19th
2024 Bolzano 3rd in Division I, Group A 19th
2025 Sfântu Gheorghe 2nd in Division I, Group A 18th
2026 Zurich/Fribourg

2026 Olympics roster

The first six players of Italy's roster were announced on 16 June 2025. The remainder of the roster was named on 20 January 2026.[3] The host nation will be the only team in the tournament with no current National Hockey League (NHL) players on the roster, with goaltender and Anaheim Ducks prospect Damian Clara the only player signed to an NHL team. On 11 February, Thomas Larkin was named Italy's captain, with Luca Frigo, Diego Kostner, Giovanni Morini, and Alex Trivellato named alternate captains.[4]

Head coach: Jukka Jalonen[5]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
6 D Jason Seed 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 34) HC Bolzano
7 F Alessandro Segafredo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (2004-09-15)15 September 2004 (aged 21) GCK Lions
9 F Daniel Mantenuto 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1997-10-18)18 October 1997 (aged 28) HC Bolzano
10 F Dustin Gazley 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 37) HC Bolzano
11 F Marco Zanetti 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (2002-03-12)12 March 2002 (aged 23) HC Lugano
13 F Matt Bradley 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (aged 29) HC Bolzano
18 F Nick Saracino 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1992-02-20)20 February 1992 (aged 33) HC Pustertal Wölfe
19 F Alex Petan 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1992-05-02)2 May 1992 (aged 33) HK Olimpija
20 G Damian Clara 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (2005-01-13)13 January 2005 (aged 21) Brynäs IF
21 D Daniel Glira 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1994-03-25)25 March 1994 (aged 31) HC Pustertal Wölfe
22 F Diego Kostner – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1992-08-05)5 August 1992 (aged 33) HC Ambrì-Piotta
23 F Giovanni Morini – A 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 31) HC Lugano
27 D Thomas Larkin – C 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1990-12-31)31 December 1990 (aged 35) Schwenninger Wild Wings
34 F Tommy Purdeller 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (2004-04-13)13 April 2004 (aged 21) HC Pustertal Wölfe
35 G Davide Fadani 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 25) EHC Kloten
36 F Cristiano DiGiacinto 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 30) HC Bolzano
37 D Phil Pietroniro 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1994-05-27)27 May 1994 (aged 31) Rytíři Kladno
53 D Alex Trivellato – A 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 33) Schwenninger Wild Wings
55 D Luca Zanatta 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1991-05-15)15 May 1991 (aged 34) HC Pustertal Wölfe
59 G Gianluca Vallini 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1993-10-27)27 October 1993 (aged 32) HC Bolzano
67 F Mats Frycklund 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 32) HC Pustertal Wölfe
77 D Gregory di Tomaso 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 29) HC Pustertal Wölfe
88 F Tommaso de Luca 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2004-12-29)29 December 2004 (aged 21) HC Ambrì-Piotta
90 D Dylan di Perna 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1996-04-26)26 April 1996 (aged 29) HC Bolzano
93 F Luca Frigo – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 32) HC Bolzano

Thayer Tutt Trophy

  • 1980 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1988 – Finished in 1st place

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GA Finish Rank
1910–1923 did not participate.
1924 Milan 2 0 0 2 0 16 Group stage 6th
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokvovec did not participate
1926 Davos 4 0 1 3 4 26 Consolation round 8th
1927 Wien did not participate
1929 Budapest 4 2 0 2 5 6 Third place match 4th
1932 Berlin did not participate

Uniform evolution

  • National team jerseys
  • 1992 Olympic jersey
  • 1994 Olympic jersey
  • 1998-2002 IIHF jerseys
  • 2015–2019 IIHF jerseys
  • 2019– IIHF jerseys

All-time record

As of 8 November 2025.
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia 2 2 0 0 25 4 +21
 Austria 97 39 12 46 277 298 -21
 Belarus 6 1 0 5 10 22 -12
 Belgium 8 7 0 1 74 15 +59
 Bulgaria 10 9 0 1 55 22 +33
 Canada 37 3 2 32 62 217 -155
 China 13 11 1 1 73 26 +47
 Croatia 5 5 0 0 24 1 +23
 Czech Republic 9 0 0 9 11 64 -53
 Czechoslovakia 6 0 0 6 5 52 -47
 Denmark 30 13 3 14 118 96 +22
 East Germany 22 7 4 11 75 121 -46
 Estonia 3 2 0 1 10 4 −6
 Finland 25 4 2 19 51 116 −65
 France 92 50 6 36 313 257 +56
 Germany 59 17 9 33 157 230 -73
 Great Britain 20 12 2 6 98 65 +33
 Hungary 51 26 6 19 170 144 +26
 Japan 35 23 2 10 132 92 +40
 Kazakhstan 25 7 1 17 47 71 -24
 Latvia 19 4 1 14 30 71 -41
 Lithuania 3 3 0 0 15 5 +10
 Netherlands 32 25 4 3 155 68 +87
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 11 2 +9
 Norway 46 17 3 26 132 167 -35
 Poland 62 23 4 35 153 204 -47
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
 Romania 27 13 3 11 114 90 +24
 Russia 15 0 2 13 17 84 −67
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 0 0 13 0 +13
 Slovakia 18 3 1 14 42 77 -35
 Slovenia 61 25 6 30 129 153 -24
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 35 2 +33
 South Korea 13 12 0 1 72 19 +53
 Soviet Union 5 0 0 5 8 63 -55
 Spain 4 3 1 0 26 2 +24
 Sweden 24 0 3 21 31 166 −135
  Switzerland 67 16 5 46 168 306 -138
 Ukraine 12 8 0 4 34 24 +10
 United States 20 3 0 17 38 130 −92
 Yugoslavia 34 19 3 12 149 135 +14
Total 1 023 417 85 521 3 167 3 690 -523

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ Marostica, Davide (20 January 2026). "Ufficializzate le Nazionali dei cinque sport sul ghiaccio: pronti 87 azzurri per i Giochi di Milano Cortina". FISG – Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  4. ^ floccari (11 February 2026). "L'Italia è pronta per il debutto con la Svezia. Scelti i quattro assistenti: Luca Frigo e Giovanni Morini, Diego Kostner ed Alex Trivellato". Italia Hockey (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Team roster: Italy". iihf.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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