Last year Team Italy wasn't actually in the IIHF World Championships. Team Italy is coming in this year along with Team Kazakhstan to replace Teams Austria and Slovenia. Team Italy is in group S (Stockholm) for the preliminary rounds with Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Team Italy is facing Germany first tomorrow, (Friday, May 4th) at 12:15. The rest of their schedule for the preliminary rounds are:
Sunday, May 6th at 12:15 vs Denmark
Tuesday, May 8th at 4:15 vs Latvia
Wednesday, May 9th at 4:15 vs Norway
Friday, May 11th at 4:15 vs Czech Republic
Saturday, May 12th at 8:15 vs Sweden
Monday, May 14th at 8:15 vs Russia
Here is Team Italy's Roster this year along with the player's club:
Coach: Rick Cornacchia
Forwards:
Luca Ansoldi (Milano Rossoblu)
Anton Bernard (Bolzano Foxes)
Manuel De Toni (Alleghe Hockey)
Derek Edwardson (Bolzano Foxes)
Alexander Egger (Bolzano Foxes)
Luca Felicetti (HC Valpellice)
Nicola Fontanive (Alleghe Hockey)
Patrick Iannone (SG Pontebba)
Marco Insam (Bolzano Foxes)
Diego Iori (SHC Fassa)
Vincent Rocco (Alleghe Hockey)
Giulio Scandella (Pistertal Bruneck)
Robert Sirianni (HC Valpellice)
Defense:
Christian Borgatello (Bolzano Foxes)
Matthew De Marchi (Vik Vasteras)
Armin Helfer (Pustertal Bruneck)
Trevor Johnson (HC Valpellice)
Thomas Larkin (Colgate Univerity)
Stefano Marchetti (HC Asiago)
Nicholas Plastino (BIK Karlskoga)
Goaltenders:
Daniel Bellissimo (BIK Karlskoga)
Andreas Bernard (Saipa Lappeenranta)
Thomas Tragust (Sterzing Broncos)
My Prediction: Italy will finish last in the Stockholm group for the Preliminary Rounds
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