The World Cup squad is taking shape

For the second preparation phase for the World Cup in Latvia, selection coach Greg Ireland has called up a squad that is slowly starting to resemble the one that will be at the start of the title fights from May 21st. The provisional World Cup squad includes a total of 32 players, 28 of whom are allowed to go to Latvia. Due to corona, this is 3 more than initially planned. New to the squad are, among others, 9 players from HC Bozen and Lugano's talented goalkeeper Davide Fadani, but the Asiago cracks and other players employed abroad such as Freiburg legionnaire Peter Spornberger or Mannheim crack Thomas Larkin are still missing. It is unclear the position of Diego Kostner, who, like Nick Plastino, canceled the World Cup early on but is still included in the squad by the association. Head coach Ireland, who took a week-long break after the final defeat with Bolzano in order to tackle the A World Cup in Riga with new vigor, will give the instructions for the first time from Tuesday. The Azzurri will train in the Eiswelle until Thursday before moving to Aosta. The first of five World Cup preparation games will take place there on May 1st against France. The provisional World Cup squad: Gate: Andreas Bernard (Väsby/SWE2), Marco De Filippo (Cortina/AlpsHL), Jake Smith (Gherdeina/AlpsHL), Davide Fadani (Lugano/SUI) Defense: Alex Trivellato (Västerås/SWE2), Ivan Tauferer (Bozen/ICE), Daniel Glira (Pustertal/AlpsHL), Phil Pietroniro (Cortina/AlpsHL), Ivan Althuber (Pustertal/AlpsHL), Sebastiano Soracreppa (Thurgau/SUI2), Gregorio Gios (Fassa/AlpsHL), Fabian Dellagiacoma (Eppan/IHL), Gianluca March (Pustertal/AlpsHL), Enrico Larcher (Cortina/AlpsHL), Roland Hofer (Fassa/AlpsHL) Attack: Angelo Miceli (Bozen/ICE), Diego Kostner (Ambri Piotta/SUI), Alex Petan (Fehervar/ICE), Daniel Frank (Bozen/ICE), Giovanni Morini (Lugano/SUI), Anthony Bardaro (Bozen/ICE), Luca Frigo (Bozen/ICE), Raphael Andergassen (Pustertal/AlpsHL), Markus Gander (Sterzing/AlpsHL), Stefano Giliati (Bozen/ICE), Domenic Alberga (Bozen/ICE), Peter Hochkofler (Red Bull Salzburg/ICE), Ivan Deluca (Bozen/ICE), Simon Pitschieler (Bozen/ICE), Matthias Mantinger (Sterzing/AlpsHL), Tommaso Traversa (Pustertal/AlpsHL), Simon Berger (Pustertal/AlpsHL) Coaching staff: Greg Ireland (Head Coach), Riku-Petteri Lehtonen (Assistant Coach), Giorgio De Bettin (Assistant Coach), Fabio Armani (Assistant Coach), Diego Scandella (Video Coach), Peter Andersson (Goalie Coach) The test games: May 1st, 18 p.m.: Italy – France (in Aosta) May 2nd, 18 p.m.: France – Italy (in Megeve) May 4th, 20.15:XNUMX p.m.: Switzerland – Italy (in Biel) May 8th, 18 p.m.: Italy – Austria (in Bolzano) May 9th, 16 p.m.: Italy – Austria (in Bolzano)

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The World Cup squad is taking shape

Until yesterday, Sunday, Italy's national ice hockey team completed its first training camp in Bolzano, and from Tuesday the reins will now be tightened - and with new personnel.

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