Italy coach Jukka Jalonen (l.) will play the next games with his team in mid-December.

Jalonen brings 2 new players into the Blue Team

After the successful 4-nation tournament in Budapest, the Italian national ice hockey team will return to the ice in December. Coach Jukka Jalonen has now announced the squad.

03 December 2024

From: cst

Two new faces will make their debut for the Blue Team in December when Italy faces Hungary twice in Bruneck. They are Luke Moncada and Matteo Gennaro. Both are forwards and play for Asiago in the ICE Hockey League.

In fact, most of the 23 nominated players come from the ICE - a whopping 18 in fact. The remaining national players play in the Swiss NLA (3), Denmark (1) and the Alps Hockey League (1). On the other hand, some top players, such as Peter Spornberger (HC Bozen) or Andy Bernard and Alex Petan (HC Pustertal), are not there this time.

The squad

Gate: Jake Smith (Esbjerg/DAN), Gianluca Vallini (HC Bozen)

Defense: Dylan Di Perna, Enrico Miglioranzi, Jason Seed (all HC Bozen), Randy Gazzola, Filippo Rigoni (both Asiago), Daniel Glira, Luca Zanatta (both HC Pustertal), Alberto Colli (Cortina)

Attack: Ivan Deluca, Mikael Frycklund, Matthias Mantinger, Tommy Purdeller (all HC Pustertal), Daniel Frank, Dustin Gazley, Daniel Mantenuto, Anthony Salinitry (all HC Bozen), Tommaso De Luca, Diego Kostler (both Ambri Piotta/SUI), Marco Zanetti (Lugano/SUI), Matteo Gennaro, Luke Moncada (both Asiago)

Coaching staff: Jukka Jalonen (head coach), Giorgio De Bettin, Stefan Mair (assistant coach), Thomas Tragust (goalie coach), Janne Mälkiä (video coach), Mike Kadar (athletic coach)

The schedule

9 to 13 December: training camp in the Sparkasse Arena in Bozen
12th December: Test match against Hungary in the Intercable Arena in Bruneck (19.30 pm)
13th December: Test match against Hungary in the Intercable Arena in Bruneck (19.30 pm)