What league does Italy U18 play in?

Italy U18 play in the WJC-18 D1B.

Who is the head coach of Italy U18?

The head coach of Italy U18 is Ivo Machacka.

Who is the captain of Italy U18?

The captain of Italy U18 is Simon Berger.

What are the team colors of Italy U18?

The team colors of Italy U18 are Blue + White.

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Italy U18 were 2-2-1 in the 2016-17 WJC-18 D1B season with 7 points, 4th overall.

2016-2017 Italy U18 Club Stats

Italy U18 — 2016-2017 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Diego Glück (LW)	totals		51	30	32	62	16	-3
	Gherdëina	AlpsHL	19	0	0	0	2	-3
	Gherdëina U19	Italy U19	20	22	23	45	10	-
	Gherdëina II	Italy3	12	8	9	17	4	-
Luka Kosmac (LW)	totals		56	18	30	48	45	-
	Hudiksvalls HC J18	J18 Elit	34	14	23	37	39	-
	Hudiksvalls HC J20	J20 Elit	22	4	7	11	6	-
Tommaso Topatigh (F)	totals		32	21	24	45	60	-4
	EC-KAC U18	EBJL	30	21	24	45	60	-
	EC-KAC II	AlpsHL	2	0	0	0	0	-4
Tommaso Alverà (LW/RW)	totals		38	26	11	37	14	0
	Cortina	AlpsHL	13	0	0	0	0	0
	Cortina U19	Italy U19	25	26	11	37	14	-
David Pföstl (D)	WB/Scranton Knights	NA3AHL	31	10	23	33	99	-
Stephan Deluca (RW)	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U17	Novizen Elite	32	11	13	24	22	-
Francesco Forte (D)	totals		42	4	20	24	6	-1
	Asiago	AlpsHL	17	0	0	0	0	-1
	Asiago U19	Italy U19	23	4	20	24	6	-
	Asiago	Italy	2	0	0	0	0	0
Simon Berger (C)	EC Bad Tölz U19	DNL	36	9	14	23	34	20
Davide Schiavone (C)	totals		42	5	13	18	16	-1
	Fassa	AlpsHL	21	0	0	0	6	-3
	Fassa U19	Italy U19	8	4	11	15	8	-
	EV Landshut U19	DNL	13	1	2	3	2	2
Peter Spornberger (D)	EV Landshut U19	DNL	38	5	12	17	18	16
Stefano Del Piccolo (F)	totals		35	9	5	14	2	-
	Elite Hockey Academy 18U AAA	AYHL 18U	23	6	5	11	2	-
	Elite Hockey Academy 18U AAA	ECEL 18U	12	3	0	3	0	-
Philipp Pechlaner (F)	totals		28	9	2	11	10	3
	Ritten/Renon Junior	Italy2	21	8	2	10	8	-
	Ritten/Renon	AlpsHL	6	1	0	1	2	3
	Ritten/Renon	Italy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leonardo Felicetti (RW)	Iserlohner EC U19	DNL	35	4	7	11	24	2
Marco Defrancesco (D)	Iserlohner EC U19	DNL	36	0	10	10	8	5
Maximilian Leitner (D)	totals		45	2	7	9	16	6
	Pustertal/Val Pusteria	AlpsHL	37	0	2	2	12	6
	Pustertal/Val Pusteria U19	Italy U19	7	2	5	7	4	-
	Pustertal/Val Pusteria	Italy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stefan Spinell (LW)	HC Davos U20	Elite Jr. A	42	4	4	8	16	-
Patrick Demetz (D)	Krefelder EV 1981 U19	DNL	30	2	6	8	69	0
Gregorio Gios (D)	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	40	2	6	8	22	-
Hannes Kasslatter (F)	HC Lugano U20	Elite Jr. A	43	2	6	8	6	-
Giorgio De Giacinto (D)	totals		40	1	7	8	14	-
	Alleghe U19	Italy U19	20	1	6	7	12	-
	Feltre	Italy2	20	0	1	1	2	-

Italy U18 — 2016-2017 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Leo Kostner (G)	totals		24	2.34	.896	2	11-3-0	975:04
	Gherdëina U19	Italy U19	16	2.04	.917	2	10-3-0	785:38
	Gherdëina II	Italy3	8	4.44	.811	0	1-0-0	189:26
Robin Quagliato (G)	totals		17	2.04	.895	3	14-3-0	1060:00
	Sterzing/Vipiteno	AlpsHL	0	-	-	-	-	-
	Sterzing/Vipiteno II	Italy3	16	1.93	.904	3	14-2-0	1002:17
	Sterzing/Vipiteno U19	Italy U19	1	5.20	.762	0	0-1-0	57:43

2016-2017 Italy U18 Staff

Head CoachIvo Machacka
Asst. CoachDino Grossi
Goaltending CoachThomas Tragust
Team ManagerKurt Suen
Equipment ManagerBryan Grasser

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Italy U18 Captains

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Simon Berger

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Italy U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship Division 1 Group B
2027: WJC-18 D1B -
2026: WJC-18 D1B -
2025: WJC-18 D2A Promoted
2024: WJC-18 D1B Relegated

2016-2017 Italy U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Italy U18: 169 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Italy U17 (Exhibition)

Italy U18 Games

Italy U18 — 2016-2017 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
05/01/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Estonia U18	Italy U18	3 - 1	U18 WJC D1B
04/30/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Lithuania U18	Italy U18	2 - 3 (SO)	U18 WJC D1B
04/28/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Italy U18	France U18	0 - 4	U18 WJC D1B
04/26/2026 04:30 PM UTC	South Korea U18	Italy U18	0 - 4	U18 WJC D1B
04/25/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Italy U18	Austria U18	1 - 4	U18 WJC D1B

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Italy U18 History and Standings

Italy U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18 D1B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18 D1B	5	1	3	-	1	0	9	13	5	1	5	-
2024-2025	WJC-18 D2A	5	5	0	-	0	0	23	7	15	3		Promoted
2023-2024	WJC-18 D1B	5	1	3	-	0	1	10	16	4	0.8	6	Relegated
2022-2023	WJC-18 D1B	5	3	1	-	0	1	9	9	10	2		-
2021-2022	WJC-18 D1B	5	3	2	-	0	0	15	18	9	1.8		-
2020-2021	WJC-18 D1B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	WJC-18 D1B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18 D1B	5	2	3	-	0	0	10	18	6	1.2	4	-
2017-2018	WJC-18 D1B	5	1	3	-	0	1	11	13	4	0.8	5	-
2016-2017	WJC-18 D1B	5	2	2	-	0	1	17	17	7	1.4	4	-
2015-2016	WJC-18 D1B	5	1	4	-	0	0	12	20	3	0.6	5	-
2014-2015	WJC-18 D1B	5	1	4	-	0	0	16	24	3	0.6	5	-
2013-2014	WJC-18 D1A	5	0	5	-	0	0	8	27	0	0	6	Relegated
2012-2013	WJC-18 D1A	5	2	2	-	0	1	11	24	7	1.4		-
2011-2012	WJC-18 D1A	5	1	1	-	1	2	17	20	7	1.4		-
2010-2011	WJC-18 D1	4	3	1	-	0	0	16	9	9	2.25		-
2009-2010	WJC-18 D2	5	5	0	-	0	0	55	3	15	3		Promoted
2008-2009	WJC-18 D1	5	0	3	-	0	2	8	20	2	0.4	6	Relegated
2007-2008	WJC-18 D1	5	2	2	-	0	1	17	10	7	1.4	4	-
2006-2007	WJC-18 D1	5	2	2	-	0	1	19	20	7	1.4	4	-
2005-2006	WJC-18 D2	5	5	0	0	-	-	35	2	10	2		Promoted
2004-2005	WJC-18 D1	5	0	3	2	-	-	14	17	2	0.4	6	Relegated
2003-2004	WJC-18 D1	5	2	2	1	-	-	14	16	5	1		-
2002-2003	WJC-18 D1	5	2	2	1	-	-	15	13	5	1		-
2001-2002	WJC-18 D1	4	1	3	0	0	0	9	15	2	0.5	5	Saved in relegation
2000-2001	WJC-18 D1	5	2	2	1	-	-	14	22	5	1	6	Saved in relegation
1999-2000	WJC-18 B	5	2	2	1	-	-	15	19	-	-	6	Saved in relegation
1998-1999	WJC-18 B	3	0	3	0	-	-	6	15	0	0	8	Relegated
	WJC-18 B	3	1	1	1	-	-	11	11	3	1	3	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Italy U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Philipp Winkler (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt U20	DNL U20 Div. I	10	6	11	17	10
2.	Raphael Andergassen (F)	2026-2027	Kaltern/Caldaro	IHL	4	6	5	11	4
3.	Noè Fontanive (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo U18	U18 Mestis	11	4	7	11	8
4.	Victor Meneghetti (F)	2026-2027	IF Björklöven U18	U18 Region	10	7	3	10	4
5.	Angelo Zandegiacomo Mistrotione (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta U21	Swiss U21-Elit	13	2	8	10	4
6.	Marco Magnabosco (F)	2026-2027	Asiago	Alps Hockey League	7	4	5	9	8
7.	Luca Torchio (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta U18	Swiss U18-Elit	11	3	6	9	6
8.	Ben Zublasing (D)	2026-2027	Alps Ice Academy U20	Austria U20i	9	1	7	8	4
9.	Kevin Fink (F)	2026-2027	Kaltern/Caldaro	IHL	4	4	3	7	0
10.	Michele Marchetti (F)	2026-2027	Asiago	Alps Hockey League	5	4	3	7	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Italy U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	168 lbs	17.43
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.65
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.43
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.68
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.73

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Markus Brunner (F)	22	16	13	29
2.	Alex Frei (F)	14	10	13	23
3.	Lino De Toni (F)	12	12	10	22
4.	Marco Scapinello (F)	14	11	8	19
5.	Jan Waldner (F)	15	7	12	19

Franchise All-Time Goals

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Markus Brunner (F)	22	16	13	29
2.	Martin Crepaz (D)	15	14	1	15
3.	Lino De Toni (F)	12	12	10	22
4.	Marco Scapinello (F)	14	11	8	19
5.	Roland Ramoser (F)	12	11	6	17

Franchise All-Time Assists

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Markus Brunner (F)	22	16	13	29
2.	Alex Frei (F)	14	10	13	23
3.	Ivan Demetz (F)	10	3	13	16
4.	Jan Waldner (F)	15	7	12	19
5.	Stefan Zisser (F)	11	5	11	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Miran Schrott (D)	17	4	4	57
2.	Alessandro Pagetti (D)	10	0	1	47
3.	Gregorio Gios (D)	15	1	4	45
4.	Reinhold Oberhofer (D)	10	2	6	44
5.	Gino Pasqualotto (D)	10	3	7	42

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Markus Brunner (F)	22	16	13	29
2.	Luigi Da Corte (D)	17	0	10	10
3.	Miran Schrott (D)	17	4	0	4
4.	Roberto Bortot (F)	16	2	5	7
5.	Giovanni Volante (F)	16	2	4	6

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Norbert Prünster (F)	5	10	14	2.80
2.	Fabrizio Kasslatter (F)	5	8	12	2.40
3.	Fabian Ebner (D)	5	4	11	2.20
4.	Lino De Toni (F)	12	12	22	1.83
5.	Stefano Margoni (F)	6	7	11	1.83

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Roland Ramoser (F)	1989-1990	EJC-18 B	7	11	6	17	2.43	2
2.	Lino De Toni (F)	1989-1990	EJC-18 B	7	8	7	15	2.14	0
3.	Alex Frei (F)	2009-2010	WJC-18 D2	5	6	9	15	3.00	0
4.	Jan Waldner (F)	2009-2010	WJC-18 D2	5	6	9	15	3.00	0
5.	Norbert Prünster (F)	1972-1973	EJC-19 B	5	10	4	14	2.80	2

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Roland Ramoser (F)	1989-1990	EJC-18 B	7	11	6	17	2.43	2
2.	Norbert Prünster (F)	1972-1973	EJC-19 B	5	10	4	14	2.80	2
3.	Lino De Toni (F)	1989-1990	EJC-18 B	7	8	7	15	2.14	0
4.	Fabrizio Kasslatter (F)	1972-1973	EJC-19 B	5	8	4	12	2.40	8
5.	Martin Crepaz (D)	1981-1982	EJC-18 B	5	8	1	9	1.80	6

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alex Frei (F)	2009-2010	WJC-18 D2	5	6	9	15	3.00	0
2.	Jan Waldner (F)	2009-2010	WJC-18 D2	5	6	9	15	3.00	0
3.	Ivan Demetz (F)	2005-2006	WJC-18 D2	5	3	9	12	2.40	6
4.	Lino De Toni (F)	1989-1990	EJC-18 B	7	8	7	15	2.14	0
5.	Diego Kostner (F)	2009-2010	WJC-18 D2	5	4	7	11	2.20	2

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Italy U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alessandro Pagetti (D)	2000-2001	WJC-18 D1	5	0	1	1	0.20	39
2.	Thomas Erlacher (F)	2005-2006	WJC-18 D2	5	3	4	7	1.40	35
3.	Peter Wunderer (F)	2007-2008	WJC-18 D1	4	1	2	3	0.75	35
4.	Paolo De Biasio (D)	1977-1978	EJC-18 B	4	1	1	2	0.50	35
5.	Reinhold Oberhofer (D)	1982-1983	EJC-18 B	5	1	3	4	0.80	32