National team preparatory classic

On Thursday evening the Blue Team will take to the ice in Brixen against Vityaz. The annual preparation game has now become a classic. The game against the KHL team from the Moscow area starts at 19.00 p.m. Martino Valle Da Rin from Hockey Milano Rossoblu was called up to the national team for the two matches as Alex Caffi is slightly injured and has to take a break.

It is the first of two preparatory games for the national team this summer. The second test match will take place on August 6th in Garmisch. The opponent, who is also Russian, is called Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

In May 2019, the Top Division World Championship will be held in Bratislava (Slovakia). Head coach Clayton Beddoes is already trying to prepare his team as best as possible and strengthen team spirit.

The squad for the two test matches Goals : Thomas Tragust (1986/Rittner Buam – Alps Hockey League) Alex Caffi (1990/VEU Feldkirch – Alps Hockey League – Austria) Martino Valle Da Rin (1989/Hockey Milano Rossoblu – Alps Hockey League)

Abwehr : Armin Helfer (1980/HC Pustertal – Alps Hockey League) Daniel Glira (1994/HCB Südtirol Alperia – EBEL) (HC Pustertal Junior) Ian Pavlu (1994/Heilbronner Falcons – Del 2) (HC Eppan) Andrea Schina (1993/Hockey Milano Rossoblu – Alps Hockey League) Michael Messner (1994/Wipptal Broncos–Alps Hockey League) Marco Marzolini (1997/Fassa Falcons – Alps Hockey League)* Lorenzo Casetti (1993/Asiago Hockey – Alps Hockey League)* Peter Spornberger (1999/EV Landshut U19 -DNL – Germania)* (Rittner Buam)

Attack : Ivan Deluca (1997/ HCB Südtirol Alperia – EBEL) Alex Frei (1993/Rittner Buam – Alps Hockey League) (SV Kaltern) Michele Marchetti (1994/HCB Südtirol Alperia – Ebel)* (Fassa Falcons) Matthias Mantinger (1996/ Wipptal Broncos – Alps Hockey League) (SV Kaltern) Giovanni Morini (1995/HC Lugano – LNA – Switzerland) (SG Cortina) Simon Kostner (1990/Rittner Buam – Alps Hockey League) Tommaso Traversa (1990/HC Pustertal – Alps Hockey League) (Real Torino Hockey) Markus Gander (1989/HC Pustertal – Alps Hockey League) Viktor Schweitzer (1992/HCB Südtirol Alperia) (HC Pustertal Junior) Martin Castlunger (1993/Fassa Falcons – Alps Hockey League)* Marco Josè Antonio Magnabosco (1995/Asiago Hockey – Alps Hockey League)*

Staff : Team Leader: Gianfranco Talamini Head Coach: Clayton Beddoes Assistant coach: Giorgio De Bettin Assistant coach: Ivo Machacka Team doctor: Dr. Giovanni Costacurta Physiotherapist: Guido Tonelli Equipment manager: Cesare Apollonio

* indicates the team from the 2017/18 season

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National team preparatory classic

This year too, Italy's best hockey players will compete against Vityaz in a friendly.

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