Italian Hockey League - Serie A, formerly known as Serie A, is the top tier of professional ice hockey in Italy, which first began play in 1925. They are conducted under the authority of the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG). The league initially merged with the Inter-National League to become the Alps Hockey League in 2016. Italian teams in the Alps Hockey League also compete in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A.
Michele Strazzabosco is an Italian former ice hockey defenseman. He played for two decades in the top Italian ice hockey league and was a member of the Italian national ice hockey team for a dozen years, including at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Strazzabosco is considered one of the top native players in Italian ice hockey history.
Robert John Manno is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Thomas Tragust is a goaltender for Italy at the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and the Texas Tornado of the NAHL. He participated at three IIHF World Championships as a member of the Italian National men's ice hockey team.
John Parco is an Italian-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played most of his professional career with Asiago HC in the Serie A. He is formerly the head coach of the Soo Thunderbirds in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and was formerly the head coach of Asiago HC and SG Cortina in Serie A. Internationally he represented Italy from 2003 until 2010 highlighted by scoring 3 goals in the Turin Olympics.
Vladimir Mikhailovich Denisov is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played for SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarusian national team.
Viktor Pavlovich Kostyuchenok is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey defenceman and currently an assistant coach for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). During a playing career that lasted from 1995 until 2014 he played for multiple teams across Europe.
Adam Russo is a Canadian/Italian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an Unrestricted Free Agent. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Italian National men's ice hockey team.
Giorgio de Bettin is an Italian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach for SG Cortina of the Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL).
Matthew DeMarchi is an American-born Italian former professional ice hockey player who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Italy men's national ice hockey team.
Daniel Bellissimo is a Canadian-born Italian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with Luleå HF of the Swedish Elitserien. Is active GM of Streetsville in the SOHL
Christian Borgatello is an Italian professional ice hockey defenceman who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Italy men's national ice hockey team.
Armin Helfer is a former Italian professional ice hockey defenceman. Last he played for the HC Pustertal Wölfe of the Alps Hockey League.
Damien Brunner is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward currently playing with EHC Biel of the National League (NL). He has also played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and the New Jersey Devils.
Daniel Manzato is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for SC Bern in the National League (NL). He was drafted 160th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.
Frédéric Cloutier is a Canadian-born Italian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for HC Merano of the Alps Hockey League.
The Italian Hockey League is the second level of ice hockey in Italy. The league was founded in 1934.
The Coppa Italia is the national ice hockey cup in Italy. It was first played in 1973.
Daniel D'Alvise is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He was a member of Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He scored three goals and three assists in six games, including a game tying goal in a closely-fought 4–6 loss to the USSR.
The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 2 and 8 April 2006 in Merano, Italy and the Group B tournament took place between 15 and 21 March 2006 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Italy and Great Britain won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Spain finished last in Group A and Iceland last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2007.
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