Italhockey, the summoned players for the World Cup
Field hockey, summonses
The Italian national ice hockey team is sharpening its blades ahead of the World Championships 1st Division Group A, scheduled to be held in Nottingham from April 29 to May 5, 2023. Coach Mike Keenan and associate coach Mike Pelino have issued the call-ups for the first gathering, to be held in Canazei from April 3 to 8, 2023. The roll call is missing all those players still involved in the playoffs of the various leagues, who will join the group as they go.
On April 10, the Azzurri will move to the WürthArena in Egna, where they will continue their preparation until their departure for Great Britain, scheduled for Tuesday, April 25. Four friendly matches are scheduled in between: on Wednesday, April 12, the Blue Team will take on Austria at the Intercable Arena in Brunico, with opening engagement at 8:00 p.m. (ticketing information will be provided in the coming days); two days later, on Friday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m., the two teams will face each other again at the TIWAG Arena in Innsbruck. The following week Italy will be engaged in a “back-to-back” against Slovenia in Bled on April 20 and 21 (at 6 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively).
Instead, the last test match before the World Cup will be held directly in England on Thursday, April 27, against South Korea. The Azzurri will make their official debut on April 29, at 4 p.m., against Romania.
The call-ups
Goalies: Justin FAZIO, Gianluca VALLINI (Asiago Hockey – ICEHL)
Defensemen: Alex TRIVELLATO, Peter SPORNBERGER (Schwenninger Wild Wings – DEL), Lorenzo CASETTI, Gregorio GIOS (Asiago Hockey – ICEHL), Daniel GLIRA, Gianluca MARCH (HC Val Pusteria – ICEHL), Phil PIETRONIRO (Dukla Trencin – SVK), Marco DEFRANCESCO (HC Fassa – AlpsHL), Fabian DELLAGIACOMA (HC Merano – AlpsHL), Jan PAVLU (EV Landshut – DEL2), Sebastiano SORACREPPA (HC Thurgau – SL), Patrick DEMETZ (Eisbären Regensburg – DEL2)
Strikers: Simon BERGER, Ivan DELUCA, Dante HANNOUN, Matthias MANTINGER, Stefan SPINELL (HC Val Pusteria – ICEHL), Jose Antonio MAGNABOSCO AGUIRRE, Michele MARCHETTI, Anthony SALINITRI (Asiago Hockey – ICEHL), Daniel GELLON, Patrick TOMASINI (HC Merano – AlpsHL), Stephan DELUCA, Davide SCHIAVONE (HC Fassa – AlpsHL), Diego GLÜCK (HC Bolzano/HC Gherdeina – ICEHL/AlpsHL), Diego KOSTNER (HC Ambrì-Piotta – NLA), Alex PETAN (Fehervar AV19)
Reserves at home
GOALKEEPERS: Andreas BERNARD (HC Bolzano – ICEHL), Damian CLARA (Färjestad BK – SWE), Davide FADANI (Ticino Rockets – SL), Jakob RABANSER (Wipptal Broncos – AlpsHL)
DEFENSORS: Dylan DI PERNA, Cameron GINNETTI, Enrico MIGLIORANZI (HC Bolzano – ICEHL), Enrico LARCHER, Gabriele PARINI (SG Cortina – AlpsHL), Thomas LARKIN (Adler Mannheim – DEL)
ATTACKERS: Daniel FRANK, Luca FRIGO, Daniel MANTENUTO, Angelo MICELI (HC Bolzano – ICEHL), Marco SANNA, Tommaso TRAVERSA (SG Cortina – AlpsHL), Giovanni MORINI, Marco ZANETTI (HC Lugano – NLA), Pascal BRUNNER (HC Merano – AlpsHL), Marco INSAM (Rittner Buam – AlpsHL), Hannes KASSLATTER (HC Bolzano/HC Gherdeina – ICEHL/AlpsHL), Brandon MCNALLY (Sheffield Steelers – GBR), Daniel TEDESCO (Guildford Flames – GBR)
Coaching staff: Mike KEENAN (head coach), Mike PELINO (associate coach), Fabio ARMANI, Giorgio DE BETTIN, Diego SCANDELLA (assistant coaches), David JAMIESON (goalkeeping coach), Matias SARVELA (athletic trainer)
Staff: Stefan ZISSER (national field hockey team sports director), Nicola BASSO (team leader), Giovanni COSTACURTA (medical doctor), Guido TONELLI (physiotherapist), Andrea PIAI (physiotherapist), Felice ZANDEGIACOMO MISTROTIONE (props man), Ivo DALSASSO (props man), Luca TOMMASINI (media manager)
