Italy's ice hockey women are playing at the World Cup in Latvia. © FISG

Azzurre in action: Latvia as the venue for the Women's World Cup

Italy's women's national ice hockey team is about to start the World Cup. The 1st Division B World Championship will take place in Latvia's capital Riga from Sunday.

March 29, 2024

From: cst

The women's top division World Cup will take place in the USA this year (April 3-14). The Italian team is not there because they are currently (still) playing in the third-tier 1st Division B. This World Cup begins with 6 teams on Easter Sunday in Riga (Latvia). The game is played in the “Volvo Sporta Centrs”, which has a capacity of around 1000 spectators.

The Azzurre are led by head coach Stephanie Poirier and will play their opening game against Great Britain (11.30 a.m.). The last experience with the British ended well for Italy, as the Azzurre won 4-2 in a four-nation tournament in Sweden in February.

The Azzurre program

Great Britain – Italy (Sunday, 11.30 a.m.)
Italy – Latvia (Monday, 18.30 p.m.)
Poland – Italy (Wednesday, 15 p.m.)
Italy – Slovakia (Friday, 11.30 a.m.)
Italy – Slovenia (Saturday, 11.30 a.m.)

The squad

Gate: Martina Fedel, Ilaria Girardi, Marghertia Ostoni

Defense: Maddalena Bedont, Emma Cereghini, Laura Lobis, Nadia Maier, Nadia Mattivi, Saskia Rohregger, Franziska Stocker, Amie Varano

Attack: Aurora Abantangelo, Eleonora Bonafini, Anna Callovini, Mia Campo Bagatin, Anna Caumo, Matilde Fantin, Chelsea Furlani, Samantha Gius, Manuela Heidenberger, Sara Kaneppele, Marta Mazzocchi, Greta Niccolai, Elena Perathoner, Rebecca Roccella, Carola Saletta