Italy men's national ice hockey team
Men's national ice hockey team representing Italy
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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.
NicknameGli Azzurri (The Blues)
AssociationFederazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
Head coachJukka Jalonen
Assistants
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| Nickname | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) |
|---|---|
| Association | Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio |
| Head coach | Jukka Jalonen |
| Assistants | |
| Captain | Thomas Larkin |
| Most games | Lucio Topatigh (353) |
| Top scorer | Alberto Da Rin (123) |
| Most points | Bruno Zarrillo (187) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | ITA |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 18  (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 13 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF | 20 (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 | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1936) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 67 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | 4th (1953) |
| IIHF European Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1924) |
| Best result | 4th (1929) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 417–521–85 | |
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 was 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) | 27 January 1992 (aged 34) | HC Bolzano |
| 7 | F | Alessandro Segafredo | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 15 September 2004 (aged 21) | GCK Lions |
| 9 | F | Daniel Mantenuto | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 18 October 1997 (aged 28) | HC Bolzano |
| 10 | F | Dustin Gazley | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 3 October 1988 (aged 37) | HC Bolzano |
| 11 | F | Marco Zanetti | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 12 March 2002 (aged 23) | HC Lugano |
| 13 | F | Matt Bradley | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 22 January 1997 (aged 29) | HC Bolzano |
| 18 | F | Nick Saracino | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 20 February 1992 (aged 33) | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
| 19 | F | Alex Petan | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 2 May 1992 (aged 33) |  HK Olimpija |
| 20 | G | Damian Clara | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 13 January 2005 (aged 21) | Brynäs IF |
| 21 | D | Daniel Glira | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 25 March 1994 (aged 31) | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
| 22 | F | Diego Kostner – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 5 August 1992 (aged 33) | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| 23 | F | Giovanni Morini – A | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 2 February 1995 (aged 31) | HC Lugano |
| 27 | D | Thomas Larkin – C | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 31 December 1990 (aged 35) | Schwenninger Wild Wings |
| 34 | F | Tommy Purdeller | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 13 April 2004 (aged 21) | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
| 35 | G | Davide Fadani | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 3 February 2001 (aged 25) | EHC Kloten |
| 36 | F | Cristiano DiGiacinto | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 10 January 1996 (aged 30) | HC Bolzano |
| 37 | D | Phil Pietroniro | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 27 May 1994 (aged 31) | Rytíři Kladno |
| 53 | D | Alex Trivellato – A | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 5 January 1993 (aged 33) | Schwenninger Wild Wings |
| 55 | D | Luca Zanatta | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 15 May 1991 (aged 34) | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
| 59 | G | Gianluca Vallini | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 27 October 1993 (aged 32) | HC Bolzano |
| 67 | F | Mats Frycklund | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 4 May 1993 (aged 32) | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
| 77 | D | Gregory di Tomaso | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 12 March 1996 (aged 29) | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
| 88 | F | Tommaso de Luca | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 29 December 2004 (aged 21) | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| 90 | D | Dylan di Perna | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 26 April 1996 (aged 29) | HC Bolzano |
| 93 | F | Luca Frigo – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 30 May 1993 (aged 32) | HC Bolzano |
Thayer Tutt Trophy
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
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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 |
