Italy women's national ice hockey team: Difference between revisions

Association	Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
Most games	Alice Gasperini (17)
Top scorer	Anita Muraro] (8)
Most points	Anita Muraro (11)
IIHF code	ITA
Team colors
First international
	Italy 12 – 0 Kazakhstan ; (Asiago, Italy; 29 November 2011)
Biggest win
	Italy 12 – 0 Kazakhstan ; (Asiago, Italy; 29 November 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Hungary 6 – 0 Italy ; (Asiago, Italy; 4 December 2011)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships - Division I - Qualifications
Appearances	5 (first in 2012)
Best result	2nd (first in 2015)
International record (W–L–T)
	13–10–0

Nickname(s)	Gli Azzurri (The Azzurri)
Association	Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
Most games	Sabina Florian (95)
Most points	Sabina Florian (101)
IIHF code	ITA
IIHF ranking	20
Highest IIHF ranking	11 (2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking	20 (first in 2014)
Team colors
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)
IIHF World Women's Championships - Division IA
Appearances	1 (first in 2000)
Best result	8th (2000)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
International record (W–L–T)
	60–80–3

Revision as of 14:50, 7 August 2024

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The Italian women's national ice hockey team, aka 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.^[1]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

2006 – Finished in 8th place

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)

U18 Team

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The Italy women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the women's national under-18 ice hockey team of Italy. The team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

History

The Italy women's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 2011 against Kazakhstan during the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Qualification being held in Asiago, Italy.^[2] Italy won the game 12-0 which would also be recorded as their largest win in international participation. Italy finished the tournament in fourth place, after managing only two wins out of their five games, and failed to qualify for the upcoming 2012 Division I tournament.^[2] During the tournament they suffered a 0-6 defeat against Hungary which is to date their largest loss in international competition.^[2]