VIDEO | The “Blue Team” starts new adventures

The Italian national team ushered in a new cycle with a team meeting at the Hotel Arosea in Ultental. This should last four years, as FISG President Andrea Gios emphasizes: “In the four-year period we have two main goals. Firstly, we want to stay in the World Group at the World Cup in Bratislava. I believe we can be able to do this. We have the players who can do it.”

The dream of the Olympics in Beijing But the main goal of the “Azzurri” is different, according to Gios. “We really want to be part of the 2022 Olympics. This will be very difficult because there are only three free places. We will fight, even if there are 10 to 15 other very strong national teams.” The 2022 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing (China). Clayton Beddoes (left) is the Italian national coach.

One person who should achieve the sporting goals with the “Blue Team” is coach Clayton Beddoes. The Canadian, who has worked at Vipiteno and Cortina in the past, has been the coach of the Italian national team for a year. He believes that his team has the sporting quality to achieve their goals. “I think it is important that our national players play at the highest possible level. Many leave Italy to play in another country. That’s completely normal and of course it also helps the national team.” Kristian Ghedina as a motivational speaker Stefan Zisser should ensure that young and talented players continue to join the national team in the future. The EBEL champion with HC Bozen in 2014 coordinates all Italian national teams, from the boys to the elite team. For him it is important that “we have players abroad. But the EBEL and the AlpsHL are also very good leagues. We also have a good coach in Clayton Beddoes who is always in contact with his players.”

Beddoes himself emphasizes the importance of team meetings: “The players meet and can talk. It shouldn't always be about ice hockey.” That's probably why they appointed Kristian Ghedina, a speaker, to the meeting in the Ulten Valley, who had little to do with ice hockey during his active career. The former ski star from Cortina d'Ampezzo appeared at the Hotel Arosea as a guest speaker and motivator. That's what national striker Markus Gander says

Markus Gander in an interview This is what Markus Gander says about the future goals of the Italian national ice hockey team.

Posted by SportNews.bz on Monday, October 15, 2018

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VIDEO | The “Blue Team” starts new adventures

On Monday the Italian national ice hockey team started a new cycle. The big goals are staying in the World Cup group and qualifying for the Olympic Games.

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