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Italian National Team Goalie Daniel Bellissimo Signs With Luleå
After a season with Timrå in Elitserien over in Sweden, h has signed a two year pact with Luleå, also of the Swedish league. Bellissimo is an athletic goaltender with quick reflexes and done well wherever he has played in his career. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, he began his career in the OPJHL for Vaughan Vipers, before moving to Italian team HC Asiago in [...]
Korea Stuns, Italy, Kazakhstan Remain Undefeated: World Championship D1A Day Two
Italy 4, Japan 1 Italy started their second game of the tournament just as strong as their first matchup against South Korea yesterday. The pressure against Japanese goaltender pressure Yukata Fukufuji was prevalent from the start, taking only 83 seconds before the Italians put their first one home. David Borrelli, who looked sharp against the other Asian [...]
Tyler Plante Backstops Asiago To Italian League Championships
Former Florida Panthers goaltender Tyler Plante wasn’t able to stick over in North America after a couple of seasons floating between the AHL and ECHL. However, mid-season this year, he found a home with Asiago in Italy, which turned out to be a great career move for both him and the team, as they were [...]
Thomas Tragust Released By HC Innsbruck
Italian goaltender Thomas Tragust, who competed in the Olympic Qualifiers for Italy earlier this month, has been released by Austrian club HC Innsbruck after 15 games played. Tragust began play hockey in at the young age of five in Latsch, Italy. In 2003, he debuted in the A1 series, the premier ice hockey league in Italy, where in his first [...]
Latvia, Austria Gain Olympic Births With Losses: Olympic Qualification Final Day
Group D (Germany): Netherlands 1, Italy 4 Despite a solid tournament by the Italians, their loss to Austria in the first game of the tournament became costly as it was enough to knock them out of contention for 2014, but their game against the Netherlands was all for pride. Patrick Iannone opened the scoring at [...]
Slovenia Upsets, Andersen Records Donut: Olympic Qualification Day 1 Roundup
With the 2014 Winter Olympic games only a year away, the final three Olympic Qualification tournaments began today in what will be an important four days of hockey for twelve countries. During the six qualification games that took place today, all three host countries took home wins, as Germany rolled over the Netherlands, Denmark shutout [...]
2013 Team Italy Group D Final Olympic Qualification Roster
Italy’s roster for the Group D Final Qualification Tournament played from February 7–10, 2013. They will be played in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Riga, and Vojens. *Changes to Italy Roster: Daniel Tudin is out due to a knee strain and was replaced by Diego Iori. The team also added defender Andrea Ambrosi to the line-up.
Penguins First Rounder Angelo Esposito Signs With Milano
The Lahti Pelicans from Sm-Liga announced today that they had released Angelo Esposito, who subsequently signed with Milano Rossoblu in Italy. Impressing many in his major junior rookie season in the QMJHL, Esposito was touted early as a possible first-overall pick for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He had, in fact, already drawn comparisons to former Remparts star Guy Lafleur. However, declining [...]