Italy men's national ice hockey team
| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) |
|---|---|
| Association | Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio |
| General manager | Stefan Zisser |
| Head coach | Jukka Jalonen |
| Assistants | Giorgio de Bettin Michael Kadar Stephan Mair Diego Scandella |
| Captain | Thomas Larkin |
| Most games | Lucio Topatigh (353) |
| Top scorer | Alberto Da Rin (123) |
| Most points | Bruno Zarrillo (187) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | ITA |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 18 (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 13 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF | 20 (2024–2025) |
| First international | |
| 1–7 Sweden (Milan, Italy; 14 March 1924) | |
| Biggest win | |
| 28–0 Belgium (Düsseldorf, Germany; 1 March 1955) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| United States 31–1 (St. Moritz, Switzerland; 1 February 1948) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 9 (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) | |
| 415–520–85 | |
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 |
| 1984 Sarajevo | Ron Ivany | 9th place |
| 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 and Cortina | Jukka Jalonen | TBC |
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 |
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
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1992 Olympic jersey
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1994 Olympic jersey
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1998-2002 IIHF jerseys
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2015–2019 IIHF jerseys
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2019– IIHF jerseys
All-time record
- As of 19 April 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 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 93 | 61 | +32 |
| 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 | 61 | 23 | 4 | 34 | 151 | 200 | -49 |
| 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 | 60 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 126 | 151 | -25 |
| 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 | 1 020 | 415 | 85 | 520 | 3 157 | 3 680 | -523 |
References
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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