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Italy women's national ice hockey team

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The Italian women's national ice hockey team (Italian: Nazionale femminile di hockey su ghiaccio dell'Italia) represents Italy at the Winter Olympic Games, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship, and other international ice hockey competitions. Nicknamed le Azzurre (lit.'the Blues')[2] on account of their blue uniform, the team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG).

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Women's participation in Italian ice hockey has remained relatively low but consistent in recent decades: Italy had 490 female players registered with the IIHF in 2011, and 487 female players in 2025.[3][4]

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Tournament record

Olympic Games

  • 2006 – Finished in 8th place
  • 2026 – Qualified as host

World Championship

  • 1999 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Pool B)
  • 2000 – Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
  • 2001 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division II/A)
  • 2003 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division II)
  • 2004 – Finished in 17th place (2nd in Division II)
  • 2005 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division II)
  • 2007 – Finished in 17th place (2nd in Division II)
  • 2008 – Finished in 19th place (4th in Division II)
  • 2009 – Finished in 19th place (4th in Division II)
  • 2011 – Finished in 17th place (4th in Division II)
  • 2012 – Finished in 20th place (6th in Division IB)
  • 2013 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA)
  • 2014 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Division IIA)
  • 2015 – Finished in 19th place (5th in Division IB)
  • 2016 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB)
  • 2017 – Finished in 19th place (5th in Division IB)
  • 2018 – Finished in 16th place (1st in Division IB, promoted to Division IA)
  • 2019 – Finished in 16th place (6th in Division IA, relegated to Division IB)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
  • 2022 – Finished in 18th place (3rd in Division IB)
  • 2023 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IB)
  • 2024 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IB)
  • 2025 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IB, promoted to Division IA)[7]
  • 2026 – (Division IA)
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Team

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Current roster

Roster for the Group B tournament of the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.[8][9]

Head coach: Stéphanie Poirier
Assistant coaches: Stefano Daprà, Francis Paré, Alexandre Tremblay, Turo Virta, Karel St-Laurent (goaltender)

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Head coaches

  • Markus Sparer, c.1999–2005
  • Herbert Frisch, 2006–2007
  • Marco Liberatore, 2007–2019
  • Massimo Fedrizzi, 2021–2023
  • Stéphanie Poirier, 2024–
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