Italy women's national ice hockey team
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Nickname(s) | Le Azzurre (The Blues) | ||
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Association | Italian Ice Sports Federation | ||
Head coach | Stephanie Poirier | ||
Assistants | Stefano Daprà Alexandre Tremblay Kayla Tutino | ||
Captain | Carola Saletta | ||
Most games | Linda De Rocco (91) | ||
Top scorer | Federica Zandegiacomo (32) | ||
Most points | Eleonora Dalprà (59) | ||
Team colors | |||
IIHF code | ITA | ||
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Ranking | |||
Current IIHF | 18 ![]() | ||
Highest IIHF | 11 (2006) | ||
Lowest IIHF | 20 (first in 2014) | ||
First international | |||
Czech Republic ![]() ![]() (Feltre, Italy; 27 February 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Italy ![]() ![]() (Liepāja, Latvia; 2 September 2008) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Canada ![]() ![]() (Turin, Italy; 11 February 2006) | |||
World Championships | |||
Appearances | 21 (first in 2000) | ||
Best result | 16th (2000, 2018, 2019) | ||
Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) | ||
International record (W–L–T) | |||
102–115–3 |
The Italian women's national ice hockey team, a.k.a. Blue Ladies, represents Italy at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG). Italy has about 490 female players in 2011.[2]
Tournament record
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]World Championship
[edit]- 1999 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Pool B)
- 2000 – Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
- 2001 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division II/A)
- 2003 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division II)
- 2004 – Finished in 17th place (2nd in Division II)
- 2005 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division II)
- 2007 – Finished in 17th place (2nd in Division II)
- 2008 – Finished in 19th place (4th in Division II)
- 2009 – Finished in 19th place (4th in Division II)
- 2011 – Finished in 17th place (4th in Division II)
- 2012 – Finished in 20th place (6th in Division IB)
- 2013 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA)
- 2014 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Division IIA)
- 2015 – Finished in 19th place (5th in Division IB)
- 2016 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB)
- 2017 – Finished in 19th place (5th in Division IB)
- 2018 – Finished in 16th place (1st in Division IB, promoted to Division IA)
- 2019 – Finished in 16th place (6th in Division IA, relegated to Division IB)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- 2022 – Finished in 18th place (3rd in Division IB)
- 2023 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IB)
- 2024 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IB)
Team
[edit]Current roster
[edit]The roster for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B tournament.[5]
Head coach: Massimo Fedrizzi
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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1 | G | Sara Belli | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 3 December 2000 (aged 21) | ![]() |
2 | D | Amie Varano | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 18 June 1994 (aged 27) | ![]() |
3 | F | Marta Mazzocchi | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 23 August 2004 (aged 17) | ![]() |
4 | F | Carola Saletta – C | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 11 February 1993 (aged 29) | ![]() |
5 | D | Mara da Rech | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 15 July 2000 (aged 21) | ![]() |
6 | D | Nadia Mattivi | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 2 May 2000 (aged 21) | ![]() |
8 | F | Chelsea Furlani | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 18 May 1988 (aged 33) | ![]() |
9 | D | Valentina Bettarini | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 29 June 1990 (aged 31) | ![]() |
10 | F | Aurora Abatangelo | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 14 December 2002 (aged 19) | ![]() |
11 | D | Nadia Maier – A | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 29 February 2000 (aged 22) | ![]() |
12 | F | Rebecca Roccella | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 3 April 2001 (aged 21) | ![]() |
13 | F | Anna Caumo | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 16 February 2002 (aged 20) | ![]() |
14 | F | Eleonora Bonafini | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 17 February 1995 (aged 27) | ![]() |
15 | D | Greta Niccolai | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 10 May 2001 (aged 20) | ![]() |
16 | F | Elena Perathoner | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 16 November 2002 (aged 19) | ![]() |
17 | D | Laura Lobis | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 25 March 2006 (aged 16) | ![]() |
18 | D | Franziska Stocker | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 16 December 1997 (aged 24) | ![]() |
19 | F | Mia Campo Bagatin | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 26 September 1995 (aged 26) | ![]() |
21 | F | Sharon Roccella | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | 48 kg (106 lb) | 3 September 1999 (aged 22) | ![]() |
23 | F | Anna Callovini | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 1 March 2003 (aged 19) | ![]() |
24 | F | Samantha Gius – A | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 27 October 1994 (aged 27) | ![]() |
25 | G | Martina Fedel | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 20 December 2002 (aged 19) | ![]() |
Head coaches
[edit]- Markus Sparer, c. 1999–2005
- Herbert Frisch, 2006–07
- Marco Liberatore, 2007–2019
- Massimo Fedrizzi, 2021–
References
[edit]- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Italy". Iihf.com. 24 January 1924. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I - Group B – Team Roster: ITA - Italy". International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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