Call-ups for Euro Challenge in Kiev announced

The Italian national coach Rick Cornacchia has called up a total of 23 players, including 11 South Tyroleans, for the tournament in Kiev. The Euro Challenge serves as preparation for the A-WM in Sweden and Finland. At the first tournament in November 2011 in Hungary, the “Azzurri” won all three games against Austria, Hungary and Japan. The Italian selection will fly to Kiev on February 7th and, after two days of training, will play their first tournament game against Lithuania on February 9th at 15 p.m. The following day, Italy plays against Romania, always at 15 p.m., while the last game against hosts Ukraine is on the program on Sunday, February 11th, at 18.30:XNUMX p.m.

Here is the list of drafted players: GOALKEEPER: Daniel Bellissimo (Bofors IK) Thomas Tragust (WSV Vipiteno)

Reserves at home: Massimo Camin (SV Kaltern), Andreas Bernard (Saipa/FIN)

DEFENDER: Christian Borgatello (HC Bozen) David Bowman (SG Cortina) Matt De Marchi (Vik Vasteras HK) Armin Helfer and Armin Hofer (HC Pustertal) Andreas Lutz (Hockey Milano Rossoblù) Stefano Marchetti (HC Asiago) Nicholas Plastino (Bofors IK)

Reserves at home: Fabian Hackhofer (WSV Sterzing), Daniel Sullivan (SHC Fassa), Andrea Ambrosi (HC Bozen), Enrico Miglioranzi (HC Asiago)

STRIKER: Luca Ansoldi (Hockey Milano Rossoblù) Federico Benetti (HC Asiago) Anton Bernard, Karl Edwardson and Marco Insam (HC Bozen) Luca Felicetti (SG Cortina) Markus Gander and Patrick Mair (WSV Vipiteno) Patrick Iannone (Aquile Pontebba) Diego Iori (SHC Fassa) Thomas Pichler (Ritten Sport) Vincent Rocco (Alleghe Hockey) Giulio Scandella (HC Pustertal) Robert Sirianni (HC Valpellice)

Reserves at home: Luca Frigo (HC Valpellice), Tobias Kofler (WSV Sterzing), Mirko Presti and Matteo Tessari (HC Asiago)

Match calendar Italy: February 9th: 15.00:XNUMX p.m. Italy-Lithuania February 10th: 15.00 p.m. Italy-Romania February 11th: 18.30:XNUMX p.m. Italy-Ukraine

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Call-ups for Euro Challenge in Kiev announced

National coach Rick Cornacchia has announced the call-ups for the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge tournament from February 9th to 11th, 2012 in Kiev. Italy will face Lithuania, Romania and the hosts in Ukraine.

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