The Italy men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Italy. The team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team represents Italy at the IIHF World U18 Championships.
| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurrini (The Little Blues) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio | ||
| Team colors | |||
| IIHF code | ITA | ||
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| Ranking | |||
| Current IIHF | 18  | ||
| Highest IIHF | 13 (2007) | ||
| Lowest IIHF | 19 (first in 2004) | ||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Finland 28–0 Italy  (Tychy, Poland; 1 April 1979) | |||
International competitions
editIIHF World U18 Championships
edit- 1999: 5th in Pool B
- 2000: 6th in Pool B
- 2001: 6th in Division I
- 2002: 5th in Division I
- 2003:: 3rd in Division I Group B
- 2004: 3rd in Division I Group B
- 2005: 6th in Division I Group B
- 2006: 1st in Division I Group A
- 2007: 4th in Division I Group A
- 2008: 4th in Division I Group B
- 2009: 6th in Division I Group B
- 2010: 1st in Division I Group A
- 2011: 2nd in Division I Group A
- 2012: 3rd in Division IA
- 2013: 3rd in Division IA
- 2014: 6th in Division IA
- 2015: 5th in Division IB
- 2016: 5th in Division IB
- 2017: 4th in Division IB
- 2018: 5th in Division IB
- 2019: 4th in Division IB
- 2020: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022: 3rd in Division IB
- 2023: 3rd in Division IB
- 2024: 6th in Division IB
- 2025: Division IIA
External links
edit- Italy at IIHF.com