Italy women's national ice hockey team
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name = Italy
| Badge = Italy national ice hockey team Logo.png
| Badge_size = 150px
| Nickname = {{Lang|it|Le Azzurre}} (The Blues)
| Association = Italian Ice Sports Federation
| Coach = Stéphanie Poirier
| Asst Coach = {{ubl|Stefano Daprà|Francis Paré|Alexandre Tremblay|Turo Virta}}
| Captain = Nadia Mattivi
| Most games = Linda De Rocco (91)
| Top scorer = Federica Zandegiacomo (32)
| Most points = Eleonora Dalprà (59)
| Home Stadium =
| IIHF code = ITA
| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF Women's World Ranking|ITA}}
| IIHF max = 11
| IIHF max date = 2006
| IIHF min = 20
| IIHF min date = first in 2014
| pattern_b1 = _vneckonwhite |pattern_la1 =_italy_blank |pattern_ra1 =_italy_blank |body1 = 007FFF |leftarm1 = FFFFFF |rightarm1 = FFFFFF |shorts1 = 000080
| pattern_b2 = _vnecknavy |pattern_la2 =_italy_blank |pattern_ra2 =_italy_blank |body2 = 007FFF |leftarm2 = 007FFF |rightarm2 = 007FFF |shorts2 = 000080
| Team_Colors = {{color box|#0000FF}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|#000080}}
| First game = {{ihw-rt|CZE}} 6–0 {{ihw|ITA}}
{{small|(Feltre, Italy; 27 February 1993)}}
| Largest win = {{ihw-rt|ITA}} 41–0 {{ihw|BUL}}
{{small|(Liepāja, Latvia; 2 September 2008)}}
| Largest loss = {{ihw-rt|CAN}} 16–0 {{ihw|ITA|2003}}
{{small|(Turin, Italy; 11 February 2006)}}
| World champ2 name = World Championship
| World champ2 apps = 22
| World champ2 first = 2000
| World champ2 best = 16th (2000, 2018, 2019)
| Olympic apps = 1
| Olympic first = 2006
| Olympic medals =
| Record = 102–115–3
}}
The Italian women's national ice hockey team ({{Langx|it|Nazionale femminile di hockey su ghiaccio dell'Italia}}) represents Italy at the Winter Olympic Games, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship, and other international ice hockey competitions. Nicknamed {{lang|it|le Azzurre}} ({{lit|the Blues}}){{Cite web |date=2025-04-12 |title=Mondiale femminile, le Azzurre sono perfette – Lettonia battuta 6 a 0 |url=https://italia.hockey/2025/04/12/mondiale-femminile-le-azzurre-sono-perfette-lettonia-battuta-6-a-0/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio |language=it-IT}} on account of their blue uniform, the team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG).
Women's participation in Italian ice hockey has remained relatively low but consistent in recent decades: Italy had 490 female players registered with the IIHF in 2011, and 487 female players in 2025.{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Italy |url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/italy.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526135539/http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/italy.html |archive-date=2011-05-26 |access-date=19 October 2016 |website=International Ice Hockey Federation}}{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=IIHF Member National Association Italy |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/355/italy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416173051/https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/355/italy |archive-date=2025-04-16 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=International Ice Hockey Federation |language=en}}
Tournament record
=Olympic Games=
=World Championship=
- 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{{cite web |last=Steiss |first=Adam |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18277/iihf-cancels-march-tournaments |title=IIHF cancels March tournaments |date=2 March 2020 |website=International Ice Hockey Federation}}
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{Cite web |last=Steiss |first=Adam |date=18 November 2020 |title=IIHF Council announces more cancellations |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations |access-date=18 November 2020 |website=International Ice Hockey Federation}}
- 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)
- 2025 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IB, promoted to Division IA){{Cite web |date=2025-04-13 |title=Mondiale femminile, l’Italia è promossa in Gruppo A |url=https://italia.hockey/2025/04/13/mondiale-femminile-litalia-e-promossa-in-gruppo-a/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio |language=it-IT}}
- 2026 – (Division IA)
Team
=Current roster=
Roster for the Group B tournament of the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.{{cite web |title=La Nazionale femminile al via al Mondiale di Dumfries |url=https://italia.hockey/2025/04/08/la-nazionale-femminile-al-via-al-mondiale-di-dumfries/ |website= Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio |access-date=16 April 2025 |language=it-IT |date=8 April 2025}}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-08 |title=2025 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group B – Team Roster: ITA - Italy |url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/796/ihw7960ita_33_1_0 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=International Ice Hockey Federation}}
Head coach: Stéphanie Poirier
Assistant coaches: Stefano Daprà, Francis Paré, Alexandre Tremblay, Turo Virta, Karel St-Laurent (goaltender)
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!No. !Pos. !Name !Height !Weight !Birthdate !Team | ||||||
1 | G | align=left|{{sortname|Margherita|Ostoni}} | {{convert|1.66|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2006|7|1|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Haninge Anchors |
2 | D | align=left|{{Sortname|Amie|Varano}} | {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|1994|6|18|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Malmö Redhawks |
3 | D | align=left|{{sortname|Manuela|Heidenberger}} | {{convert|1.63|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|48|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2007|9|15|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|FIN}} HPK Hämeenlinna |
4 | F | align=left|{{Sortname|Carola|Saletta}} | {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|66|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|1993|2|11|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Fribourg-Gottéron |
5 | D | align=left|{{sortname|Olivia de|Ciantis}} | {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2002|2|25|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|ITA}} AHC Lakers |
6 | D | align=left|{{Sortname|Nadia|Mattivi}} – C | {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|80|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2000|5|2|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Luleå HF |
7 | F | align=left|{{sortname|Kayla|Tutino}} | {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|1992|12|18|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|ITA}} AHC Lakers |
8 | F | align=left|{{sortname|Anna|Caumo}} | {{convert|1.67|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|63|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2002|2|16|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} Franklin Pierce University |
9 | D | align=left|{{sortname|Maddalena|Bedont}} | {{convert|1.71|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|69|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2008|1|6|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Bolzano Eagles |
10 | F | align=left|{{Sortname|Aurora|Abatangelo}} | {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|60|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2002|12|14|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Davos |
11 | D | align=left|{{sortname|Emma|Rindone}} | {{convert|1.60|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2006|9|21|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Bolzano Eagles |
12 | F | align=left|{{sortname|Rebecca|Roccella}} | {{convert|1.61|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|60|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2001|4|3|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Davos |
14 | F | align=left|{{Sortname|Eleonora|Bonafini}} | {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|1995|2|17|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Bolzano Eagles |
15 | D | align=left|{{Sortname|Greta|Niccolai}} | {{convert|1.62|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2001|5|10|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Ambrì-Piotta |
16 | F | align=left|{{sortname|Kristin|Della Rovere}} | {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|74|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2000|11|30|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Bolzano Eagles |
17 | F | align=left|{{sortname|Matilde|Fantin}} – A | {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|70|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2007|1|1|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SUI}} HC Lugano U17 |
18 | D | align=left|{{Sortname|Franziska|Stocker}} | {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|72|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|1997|12|16|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Södertälje SK |
19 | F | align=left|{{Sortname|Mia|Campo Bagatin}} | {{convert|1.57|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|1995|9|26|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|ITA}} USG Zoldo |
20 | G | align=left|{{sortname|Elisa|Biondi}} | {{convert|1.63|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|1999|8|30|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SUI}} Lausanne HC |
21 | F | align=left|{{Sortname|Marta|Mazzocchi}} | {{convert|1.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|60|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2004|8|23|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} Trinity College |
23 | D | align=left|{{sortname|Kristen|Guerriero}} | {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{convert|77|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|1999|5|27|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Bolzano Eagles |
24 | F | align=left|{{Sortname|Samantha|Gius}} – A | {{convert|1.62|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|1994|10|27|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|SUI}} SC Langenthal |
25 | G | align=left|{{Sortname|Martina|Fedel}} | {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|61|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age|2002|12|20|df=y}} | align=left|{{Flagicon|CAN}} University of Guelph |
=Head coaches=
- Markus Sparer, {{Circa|1999}}–2005
- Herbert Frisch, 2006–2007
- Marco Liberatore, 2007–2019
- Massimo Fedrizzi, 2021–2023
- Stéphanie Poirier, 2024–
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons}}
- {{Official website}}
- [https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/355/italy IIHF profile]
- [https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/italy/ National Teams of Ice Hockey]
{{National sports teams of Italy}}
{{Women's national ice hockey teams}}
Category:Ice hockey teams in Italy