1964–65 Serie A (ice hockey) season

The 1964-65 Serie A season was the 31st season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Six teams participated in the league, and SG Cortina won the championship.

First round results and standings

Season Overview

Some young members of Diavoli Milano who had been called up to the first team requested money to cover expenses, leading to their suspension by the team leaders. Gianfranco Rigamonti, Giorgio Rigamonti, Andrea Lusena, Marco Lusena, Luciano Nucci, Renato Brivio and Luigi Redaelli were suspended until January 2, when they made their debut in a 7-5 loss to Bolzano, by invoking Giancarlo Agazzi and Mario Bedoya.

Cortina initially defeated Alleghe 11-0 on December 20, 1964. However, they used one player (Remigio Moracutti) who was already registered with Amatori Cortina in the Promozione. As this violated regulations, the FISG awarded the match to Alleghe as a 5-0 forfeit.

The Cortina-Bolzano match on December 27 ended when a fight broke out 17 minutes into the game, when Gene Rebellato punched Alberto Da Rin after the former had incurred a misconduct penalty. The referees failed to control the situation and a brawl erupted. Bolzano left the ice and refused to continue the game, so the FISG declared Cortina victorious, 5-0 on forfeit.

At the 7:30 mark of the second period in a game between Alleghe and Cortina on January 17, 1965, the game was stopped as the Alleghe goaltender, Renato De Toni, had his mask smashed by two consecutive hard shots and required 10 stitches. Lacking a backup goaltender, Alleghe was unable to continue the game and were forced to forfeit.

In yet another incident involving a Cortina match, they were ahead 4-3 in the closing seconds at Bolzano, when Alfredo Coletti scored the tying goal for the hosts. However, the German referee, Zeller, disallowed the goal, calling a roughing penalty against Bolzano. Although the other referee, Neumaier, disagreed, the call stood, and the angry home crowd began to throw objects on the ice to voice their displeasure. The FISG barred Bolzano from playing at home for a month, forcing them to play in Genoa during the final round.

First round

	Club	Pts
1.	SG Cortina	16
2.	HC Gherdëina	15
3.	HC Bolzano	14
4.	HC Diavoli Milano	8
5.	SSV Bolzano	4
6.	HC Alleghe	3

Final round

	Club	Pts
1.	SG Cortina	22
2.	HC Bolzano	18
3.	HC Gherdëina	15

Cortina won all three of their final round games to clinch the championship. Bolzano went 2-2, while Gherdëina finished 0-3. The game between Cortina and Gherdëina, scheduled for March 2, was not played due to the unavailability of Cortina's outdoor rink.

Complete standings

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	SG Cortina	13	11	0	2	69:27	22
2.	HC Bolzano	14	9	0	5	63:52	18
3.	HC Gherdëina	13	7	1	5	47:45	15
4.	HC Diavoli Milano	10	3	2	5	47:49	8
5.	SSV Bolzano	10	2	0	8	36:59	4
6.	HC Alleghe	10	1	1	8	34:64	3

Note: These standings include the final round games played by the top three teams from the first round.

External links

• Season on hockeytime.net
• Season on eliteprospects.com