Italy men's national ice hockey team

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Italy
Italy national ice hockey team Logo.png
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Association Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
Head coach Jukka Jalonen
AssistantsFabio 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 codeITA
Italy national ice hockey team jerseys 2019 IHWC.png
Ranking
Current IIHF 20 Decrease2.svg 2 (27 May 2024) [1]
Highest IIHF13 (2007)
Lowest IIHF20 (2024)
First international
Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1–7 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(Milan, Italy; 14 March 1924)
Biggest win
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 28–0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
(Düsseldorf, Germany; 1 March 1955)
Biggest defeat
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 31–1 Flag of Italy.svg  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)
412–517–85
Italian national team at 1926 Ice Hockey European Championship Italy men's national ice hockey team at 1926 Ice Hockey European Championship.png
Italian national team at 1926 Ice Hockey European Championship
The Blue Team during 2003 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge Equipeitalie.JPG
The Blue Team during 2003 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
Game between Italy vs Russia. Italien - Ryssland 2012 bild 25.JPG
Game between Italy vs Russia.
Christian Borgatello in 2015 20150207 1457 Ice Hockey ITA SLO 8837 Christian Borgatello.jpg
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.

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Tournament record

Olympic Games

GamesHead coachFinish
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Giampiero Medri 9th place
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1948 St. Moritz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Othmar Delnon 8th place
Flag of Italy.svg 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bibi Torriani 7th place
Flag of Austria.svg 1964 Innsbruck Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavomír Bartoň 15th place
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1984 Sarajevo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Ivany 9th place
Flag of France.svg 1992 Albertville Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gene Ubriaco 12th place
Flag of Norway.svg 1994 Lillehammer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Lefley 9th place
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1998 Nagano Flag of Italy.svg Adolf Insam 12th place
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Turin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michel Goulet 11th place
Flag of Italy.svg 2026 Milan and Cortina Flag of Finland.svg (Jukka Jalonen)TBC

World Championship

ChampionshipFinishRank
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Austria.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin First round10th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1933 Prague Consolation round11th
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Milan Consolation round9th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1935 Davos Consolation round7th
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen First round9th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1939 Zürich/Basel Consolation round9th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1948 St. Moritz Final Tournament8th
Flag of France.svg 1951 Paris 1st in the Pool B8th
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1952 Liege 3rd in the Pool B12th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1953 Zürich/Basel 1st in the Pool B4th
Flag of Germany.svg 1955 Krefeld/Dortmund/Cologne 1st in the Pool B10th
Flag of Italy.svg 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Consolation round7th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1959 Prague/Bratislava/Brno/Ostrava Consolation round8th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1961 Geneva/Lausanne 4th in the Pool B12th
Flag of Austria.svg 1964 Innsbruck 7th in the Pool B15th
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Hungary.svg 1965 Qualifying round Group B
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1966 Jesenice 1st in the Pool C17th
Flag of Austria.svg 1967 Vienna 5th in the Pool B13th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1969 Ljubljana 8th in the Pool B14th
Flag of Romania.svg 1970 Galaţi 2nd in the Pool C16th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1971 Bern/Geneva 8th in the Pool B14th
Flag of Romania.svg 1972 Miercurea-Ciuc 2nd in the Pool C15th
Flag of Austria.svg 1973 Graz 8th in the Pool B14th
Flag of France.svg 1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon 2nd in the Pool C16th
Flag of Japan.svg 1975 Sapporo 7th in the Pool B13th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1976 Aarau/Bienne 7th in the Pool B15th
Flag of Denmark.svg 1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm 1st in the Pool C18th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1978 Belgrade 7th in the Pool B15th
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg 1979 Barcelona 2nd in the Pool C20th
Flag of Sweden.svg 1981 Urtijëi 1st in the Pool B9th
Flag of Finland.svg 1982 Helsinki/Tampere First round7th
Flag of Germany.svg 1983 Düsseldorf/Dortmund/Munich Consolation round8th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1985 Fribourg 3rd in the Pool B11th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1986 Eindhoven 2nd in the Pool B9th
Flag of Italy.svg 1987 Canazei 6th in the Pool B14th
Flag of Norway.svg 1989 Oslo/Lillehammer 2nd in the Pool B10th
Flag of France.svg 1990 Lyon/Megève 2nd in the Pool B10th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1991 Ljubljana/Bled/Jesenice 1st in the Pool B9th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1992 Prague/Bratislava First round9th
Flag of Germany.svg 1993 Munich/Dortmund Quarter-finals8th
Flag of Italy.svg 1994 Bolzano/Canazei/Milan Quarter-finals6th
Flag of Sweden.svg 1995 Stockholm Quarter-finals7th
Flag of Austria.svg 1996 Vienna Quarter-finals7th
Flag of Finland.svg 1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku Consolation round8th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1998 Zürich/Basel Consolation round10th
Flag of Norway.svg 1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer First round13th
Flag of Russia.svg 2000 Saint Petersburg Second round12th
Flag of Germany.svg 2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover Second round12th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping Consolation round15th
Flag of Croatia.svg 2003 Zagreb 4th in Division I, Group B23rd
Flag of Poland.svg 2004 Gdańsk 2nd in Division I, Group B19th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 Eindhoven 1st in Division I, Group B18th
Flag of Latvia.svg 2006 Riga Relegation round14th
Flag of Russia.svg 2007 Moscow Qualifying round12th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2008 Halifax/Quebec Relegation round16th
Flag of Poland.svg 2009 Toruń 1st in Division I, Group B18th
Flag of Germany.svg 2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen Relegation round15th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2011 Budapest 1st in Division I, Group A18th
Flag of Finland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm Preliminary round15th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2013 Budapest 2nd in Division I, Group A18th
Flag of Belarus.svg 2014 Minsk Preliminary round15th
Flag of Poland.svg 2015 Kraków 5th in Division I, Group A21st
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 Katowice 2nd in Division I, Group A18th
Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of France.svg 2017 Cologne/Paris Preliminary round16th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2018 Budapest 2nd in Division I, Group A18th
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2019 Bratislava/Košice Preliminary round14th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2020 Zürich/Lausanne Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic [2]
Flag of Latvia.svg 2021 Riga Preliminary round16th
Flag of Finland.svg 2022 Helsinki/Tampere Relegated15th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2023 Nottingham 3rd in Division I, Group A19th
Flag of Italy.svg 2024 Bolzano 3rd in Division I, Group A19th
Flag of Romania.svg 2025 Sfântu Gheorghe Division I, Group A

Thayer Tutt Trophy

European Championship

GamesGPWTLGFGAFinishRank
1910–1923did not participate.
Flag of Italy.svg 1924 Milan 2002016Group stage6th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokvovec did not participate
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1926 Davos 4013426Consolation round8th
Flag of Austria.svg 1927 Wien did not participate
Flag of Hungary.svg 1929 Budapest 420256Third place match4th
Flag of Germany.svg 1932 Berlin did not participate

Uniform evolution

All-time record

As of 12 December 2024.
OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2200254+21
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 97391246277298-21
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 61051022-12
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 87017415+59
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 109015522+33
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 37323262217-155
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1311117326+47
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5500241+23
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 90091164-53
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 6006552-47
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 301331411896+22
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 22741175121-46
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3201104−6
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 25421951116−65
Flag of France.svg  France 9250636313257+56
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5917933157230-73
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1911269361+32
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4924619165143+22
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 352321013292+40
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2571174771-24
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1941143071-41
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3300155+10
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 32254315568+87
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1100112+9
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4617326132167-35
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5822432145190-41
Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.svg Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 100105−5
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 271331111490+24
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1502131784−67
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 110080+8
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 1100130+13
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1831144277-35
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5924629126148-22
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2200352+33
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1312017219+53
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5005863-55
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4310262+24
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 24032131166−135
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 6716546168306-138
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 128043424+10
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20301738130−92
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3419312149135+14
Total1 012412855173 1463 666-520

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