Italy women's national ice hockey team

Italy
Nickname(s)	Le Azzurre (The Blues)
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
Home colours	Away colours
Ranking
Current IIHF	18 1 (28 August 2023)
Highest IIHF	11 (2006)
Lowest IIHF	20 (first in 2014)
First international
	Czech Republic 6–0 Italy; (Feltre, Italy; 27 February 1993)
Biggest win
	Italy 41–0 Bulgaria; (Liepāja, Latvia; 2 September 2008)
Biggest defeat
	Canada 16–0 Italy; (Turin, Italy; 11 February 2006)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
World Championships
Appearances	21 (first in 2000)
Best result	16th (2000, 2018, 2019)
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

Olympic Games

2006 – Finished in 8th place
2026 –

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^[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

Current roster

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
1	G	Sara Belli	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	(2000-12-03)3 December 2000 (aged 21)	HC Aosta
2	D	Amie Varano	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 27)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
3	F	Marta Mazzocchi	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2004-08-23)23 August 2004 (aged 17)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
4	F	Carola Saletta – C	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 29)	Lausanne HC
5	D	Mara da Rech	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2000-07-15)15 July 2000 (aged 21)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
6	D	Nadia Mattivi	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(2000-05-02)2 May 2000 (aged 21)	Boston University Terriers
8	F	Chelsea Furlani	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(1988-05-18)18 May 1988 (aged 33)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
9	D	Valentina Bettarini	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 31)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
10	F	Aurora Abatangelo	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2002-12-14)14 December 2002 (aged 19)	Ladies Team Lugano
11	D	Nadia Maier – A	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 22)	SC Reinach
12	F	Rebecca Roccella	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2001-04-03)3 April 2001 (aged 21)	HC Ambrì-Piotta
13	F	Anna Caumo	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 20)	HC Toblach-Dobbiaco
14	F	Eleonora Bonafini	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(1995-02-17)17 February 1995 (aged 27)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
15	D	Greta Niccolai	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	(2001-05-10)10 May 2001 (aged 20)	Ladies Team Lugano
16	F	Elena Perathoner	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2002-11-16)16 November 2002 (aged 19)	HC Lakers Neumarkt
17	D	Laura Lobis	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (aged 16)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
18	D	Franziska Stocker	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 24)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
19	F	Mia Campo Bagatin	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)	54 kg (119 lb)	(1995-09-26)26 September 1995 (aged 26)	HC Toblach-Dobbiaco
21	F	Sharon Roccella	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)	48 kg (106 lb)	(1999-09-03)3 September 1999 (aged 22)	Real Torino HC
23	F	Anna Callovini	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 19)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
24	F	Samantha Gius – A	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 27)	EVB Eagles Südtirol
25	G	Martina Fedel	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2002-12-20)20 December 2002 (aged 19)	Brinkens IF

Head coaches

Markus Sparer, c. 1999–2005
Herbert Frisch, 2006–07
Marco Liberatore, 2007–2019
Massimo Fedrizzi, 2021–

References

^ "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.

External links

[IIHF_Women's_World_Ranking-1] "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[2] "Italy". Iihf.com. 24 January 1924. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[3] "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.

[4] "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

[5] "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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