The “Azzurri” are ready to go

After the first phase of the championship, selection coach Stefan Mair made some changes to his squad and completed the squad with Denny Deanesi and Martin Castlunger. A total of 14 South Tyroleans are on board.

On Wednesday the national team will set off for Liepaja. The Euro Ice Hockey Challenge will take place in the port city on the East Coast over the next three days. For the “Azzurri”, the tournament begins on Thursday afternoon with the game against Belarus. 24 The clash with Japan follows later, before the highlight against host nation Latvia takes place on Saturday evening.

The Euro Challenger is considered an attractive endurance test in terms of. Belarus and Latvia play in the Top Division and are ranked 9th and 10th respectively in the IIHF world rankings, while Japan and Italy will take part in the World Championships in the first division in Poland in April 2016.

Euro Ice Hockey Challenge – Liepaja – Latvia (November 5-7)

Thu. 5 November 15 p.m.: Belarus - Italy 19.30 p.m.: Latvia - Japan

Fri. 6 November 15 p.m.: Italy - Japan 19.30 p.m.: Latvia - Belarus

Sat. 7 November 13:XNUMX: Japan - Belarus 17 p.m.: Latvia - Italy

The Azzurri squad

goalkeeper Thomas Tragust (SHC Fassa) Alex Caffi (SG Cortina) Daniel Morandell (HC Bozen - EBEL)

Verteidiger Armin Hofer (HC Pustertal) Alex Gellert (SG Cortina) Daniel Glira (HC Pustertal) Roland Hofer (HC Bozen-EBEL) Thomas Larkin (Medvescak Zagabria - KHL) Alex Trivellato (Serc Schwenninger Wild Wings - DEL) Hannes Oberdörfer (HC Bozen - EBEL) Michael Angelo Zanatta (Red Ice Martigny - LNB)

striker Paul Zanette (Edinburgh Capitals-EIHL) Brian Ihnacak (HK Hradec Kralove - Extraliga) Diego Kostner (HC Lugano - LNA) Joachim Ramoser (EHC Red Bull Munich- DEL) Anton Bernard (HC Bozen - EBEL) Marco Insam (HC Bozen - EBEL) Markus Gander (HC Bozen - EBEL) Giovanni Morini (HC Lugano - LNA) Markus Spinell (Rittner Buam) Luca Frigo (Kallinge/Ronneby IF - Division I) Daniel Frank (HC Bozen - EBEL) Denny Deanesi (HC Bozen - EBEL) Martin Castlunger (SHC Fassa)

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The “Azzurri” are ready to go

From Thursday, the Italian national ice hockey team will be in action at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge in Latvia. On Monday the entire squad moved into quarters in Trento.

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