Italy men's national ice hockey team

thumb|240px|The Blue Team during 2003 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
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. The team is currently ranked 15th by the IIHF World Ranking. The head coach is Clayton Beddoes. Italy has 5,210 players in their national pool (0,008 % of the total population).
== Olympic Record ==
* 1920-1932 - Did not participate
* 1936 - Finished in 9th place
* 1948 - Finished in 8th place
* 1952 - Did not participate
* 1956 - Finished in 7th place
* 1960 - Did not participate
* 1964 - Finished in 15th place
* 1968 - Did not participate
* 1972-1980 - Did not qualify
* 1984 - Finished in 9th place
* 1988 - Did not qualify
* 1992 - Finished in 12th place
* 1994 - Finished in 9th place
* 1998 - Finished in 12th place
* 2002 - Did not qualify
* 2006 - Finished in 11th place
* 2010-2018 - Did not qualify
== European Championship Record ==
*1910-1923 - Did not participate
*1924 - Finished in 5th place
*1925 - Did not participate
*1926 - Finished in 8th place
*1927-1928 - Did not participate
*1929 - Finished in 4th place
*1932 - Did not participate
== World Championship Record ==
* 1920-1928 - Did not participate
* 1930 - Finished in 10th place
* 1931-1932 - Did not participate
* 1933 - Finished in 11th place
* 1934 - Finished in 9th place
* 1935 - Finished in 7th place
* 1936 - Finished in 9th place
* 1937-1938 - Did not participate
* 1939 - Finished in 9th place
* 1947 - Did not participate
* 1948 - Finished in 8th place
* 1949-1950 - Did not participate
* 1951 - Finished in 8th place (1st in "Pool B")
* 1952 - Finished in 12th place (3rd in "Pool B")
* 1953 - Finished in 4th place (1st in "Pool B")
* 1954 - Did not participate
* 1955 - Finished in 10th place (1st in "Pool B")
* 1956 - Finished in 7th place
* 1957-1958 - Did not participate
* 1959 - Finished in 8th place
* 1960 - Did not participate
* 1961 - Finished in 12th place (4th in "Pool B")
* 1962-1963 - Did not participate
* 1964 - Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
* 1965 - Did not participate
* 1966 - Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
* 1967 - Finished in 13th place (5th in "Pool B")
* 1968 - Did not participate
* 1969 - Finished in 14th place (8th in "Pool B")
* 1970 - Finished in 16th place (2nd in "Pool C")
* 1971 - Finished in 14th place (8th in "Pool B")
* 1972 - Finished in 15th place (2nd in "Pool C")
* 1973 - Finished in 14th place (8th in "Pool B")
* 1974 - Finished in 16th place (2nd in "Pool C")
* 1975 - Finished in 13th place (7th in "Pool B")
* 1976 - Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
* 1977 - Finished in 18th place (1st in "Pool C")
* 1978 - Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
* 1979 - Finished in 20th place (2nd in "Pool C")
* 1981 - Finished in 9th place (1st in "Pool B")
* 1982 - Finished in 7th place
* 1983 - Finished in 8th place
* 1985 - Finished in 11th place (3rd in "Pool B")
* 1986 - Finished in 9th place (2nd in "Pool B")
* 1987 - Finished in 14th place (6th in "Pool B")
* 1989 - Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
* 1990 - Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
* 1991 - Finished in 9th place (1st in "Pool B")
* 1992 - Finished in 9th place
* 1993 - Finished in 8th place
* 1994 - Finished in 6th place
* 1995 - Finished in 7th place
* 1996 - Finished in 7th place
* 1997 - Finished in 8th place
* 1998 - Finished in 10th place
* 1999 - Finished in 13th place
* 2000 - Finished in 12th place
* 2001 - Finished in 12th place
* 2002 - Finished in 15th place
* 2003 - Finished in 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group B)
* 2004 - Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
* 2005 - Finished in 18th place (1st in Division I, Group B)
* 2006 - Finished in 14th place
* 2007 - Finished in 12th place
* 2008 - Finished in 16th place
* 2009 - Finished in 18th place (1st in Division I, Group B)
* 2010 - Finished in 15th place
* 2011 - Finished in 18th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
* 2012 - Finished in 15th place
* 2013 - Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division IA)
* 2014 - Finished in 15th place
* 2015 - Finished in 21st place (5th in Division IA)
* 2016 - Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division IA)
* 2017 - Finished in 16th place
* 2018 - Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division IA)
* 2019 - Finished in 14th place
* 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
== Retired Numbers ==
* #4 Gianfranco Da Rin
* #11 Alberto Da Rin
==Actual Roster==
Position	Number	Name 	Born 	Height 	Weight 	Shoots/Catches
G 	#1 	Andreas Bernard 	June 9, 1990 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	201lb (91kg) 	L
G 	#29 	Hannes Stoll 	October 8, 1999 	5ft 10in (178cm)	165lb (75kg) 	L
D 	#2 	Daniel Glira 	March 25, 1994 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	192lb (87kg) 	L
D 	#51 	Roland Hofer 	June 24, 1990 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	196lb (89kg) 	L
D 	#27 	Thomas Larkin 	December 31, 1990 	6ft 5in (196cm) 	227lb (103kg)	R
D 	#6 	Jan Pavlu 	July 16, 1994 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	181lb (82kg) 	L
D 	#37 	Phil Pietroniro 	May 27, 1994 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	183lb (83kg) 	R
D 	#24 	Peter Spornberger 	January 6, 1999 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	187lb (85kg) 	L
D 	#7 	Ivan Tauferer 	January 26, 1995 	6ft 3in (190cm) 	205lb (93kg) 	R
D 	#5 	Alex Trivellato 	January 5, 1993 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	198lb (90kg) 	L
F 	#19 	Raphael Andergassen	June 14, 1993 	5ft 10in (178cm)	174lb (79kg) 	R
F 	#10 	Anthony Bardaro 	September 18, 1992	5ft 10in (178cm)	181lb (82kg) 	R
F 	#22 	Simon Berger 	July 30, 1999 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	190lb (86kg) 	L
F 	#23 	Martin Castlunger 	December 18, 1993 	5ft 7in (169cm) 	154lb (70kg) 	L
F 	#20 	Ivan De Luca 	July 28, 1997 	6ft 4in (193cm) 	205lb (93kg) 	L
F 	#21 	Luca Frigo 	May 30, 1993 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	198lb (90kg) 	L
F 	#3 	Markus Gander 	May 16, 1989 	6ft 2in (187cm) 	196lb (89kg) 	R
F 	#31 	Peter Hochkofler 	October 4, 1994 	6ft 3in (191cm) 	203lb (92kg) 	R
F 	#8 	Marco Insam 	June 5, 1989 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	203lb (92kg) 	R
F 	#28 	Riccardo Lacedelli 	May 3, 1995 	5ft 10in (179cm)	165lb (75kg) 	R
F 	#13 	Alex Lambacher 	October 7, 1996 	6ft 3in (191cm) 	198lb (90kg) 	R
F 	#32 	Matthias Mantinger 	April 22, 1996 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	192lb (87kg) 	L
F 	#15 	Viktor Schweitzer 	June 15, 1992 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	194lb (88kg) 	L
F 	#12 	Tommaso Traversa 	August 4, 1990 	5ft 7in (169cm) 	165lb (75kg) 	L
== Team Staff ==
Role 	Name 	Born
Head coach 	Greg Ireland 	October 5, 1965
Assistant coach 	Giorgio De Bettin 	August 7, 1972
Assistant coach 	Riku-Petteri Lehtonen	January 19, 1971
Goaltending coach	Robbie Tallas 	March 20, 1973
Team manager 	Gianfranco Talamini 	April 20, 1950
Equipment manager	Cesare Apollonio 	May 26, 1967
Video coach 	Diego Scandella 	May 7, 1964
==See also==
*Italian ice hockey federationCategory:Ice hockey in Italy
Category:National teams