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 Fabio Armani.

Who is the captain of Italy U18?

The captain of Italy U18 is Michele Covi.

What are the team colors of Italy U18?

The team colors of Italy U18 are Blue + White.

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2018-2019

2018-2019 Season

Italy U18 were 2-3-0 in the 2018-19 WJC-18 D1B season with 6 points, 4th overall.

2018-2019 Italy U18 Club Stats

Italy U18 — 2018-2019 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
René Deluca (F)	totals		47	27	38	65	48	-
	Sterzing/Vipiteno U19	Italy U19	25	13	12	25	32	-
	Sterzing/Vipiteno U17	Italy U17	19	14	26	40	16	-
	Sterzing/Vipiteno II	Italy3	3	0	0	0	0	-
Lukas Goldner (D)	totals		52	26	31	57	64	-
	Neumarkt/Egna U19	Italy U19	28	9	10	19	30	-
	Auer/Ora U17	Italy U17	24	17	21	38	34	-
Gabriel Zerbetto (F)	totals		51	20	31	51	92	-
	Neumarkt/Egna U19	Italy U19	28	6	18	24	46	-
	Auer/Ora U17	Italy U17	23	14	13	27	46	-
Michele Covi (F)	totals		31	24	24	48	56	22
	Villacher SV U18	EBJL	29	24	24	48	56	23
	Villacher SV U20	EBYSL	2	0	0	0	0	-1
Daniel Gellon (RW)	totals		40	13	29	42	100	15
	Okanagan HC Europe U20	EBYSL	33	8	19	27	78	2
	Okanagan HC Europe U18 Red	EBJL	7	5	10	15	22	13
Alessio Niccolai (D)	totals		55	22	18	40	28	-3
	Sterzing/Vipiteno U19	Italy U19	26	15	15	30	24	-
	Sterzing/Vipiteno	AlpsHL	13	0	0	0	0	-3
	Sterzing/Vipiteno II	Italy3	16	7	3	10	4	-
Gioele Rosa (F)	totals		35	23	16	39	58	-
	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U17	Novizen Elite	33	23	16	39	58	-
	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U20	Elite Jr. A	2	0	0	0	0	-
Maximilian Sölva (F)	totals		43	26	10	36	26	-
	Meran/Merano U19	Italy U19	8	3	3	6	2	-
	Kaltern/Caldaro	Italy2	21	2	1	3	6	-
	Kaltern/Caldaro U17	Italy U17	14	21	6	27	18	-
Samuel Payra (D)	totals		29	15	12	27	8	-
	Valpellice Bulldogs U19	Italy U19	27	14	10	24	8	-
	ValpEagle	Italy3	2	1	2	3	0	-
Manuel Öhler (LW)	totals		49	10	17	27	18	-1
	Ritten/Renon	AlpsHL	28	2	0	2	0	-1
	Ritten/Renon U19	Italy U19	18	8	17	25	18	-
	Ritten/Renon	Italy	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jakob Prast (RW)	Ritten/Renon U19	Italy U19	29	16	8	24	28	-
Yuri Cristellon (F)	Pergine	Italy2	22	13	9	22	14	-
Moritz Selva (F)	totals		46	8	12	20	28	-
	Auer/Ora	Italy2	25	2	5	7	14	-
	Neumarkt/Egna U19	Italy U19	21	6	7	13	14	-
Tim Linder (D)	totals		51	4	8	12	63	-15
	Gherdëina	AlpsHL	36	0	2	2	16	-15
	Gherdëina U19	Italy U19	15	4	6	10	47	-
Giorgio Panciera (D)	totals		32	7	3	10	4	-9
	MSK Puchov U18	Slovakia U18	17	3	1	4	2	-5
	HK 95 Povazska Bystrica U20	Slovakia U20 2	15	4	2	6	2	-4
Pascal Brunner (RW)	totals		42	6	4	10	72	-
	HC Davos U17	Novizen Elite	12	2	3	5	36	-
	HC Davos U20	Elite Jr. A	30	4	1	5	36	-
Alexander Brunner (D)	totals		49	2	5	7	20	3
	Ritten/Renon	AlpsHL	35	0	2	2	16	3
	Ritten/Renon U19	Italy U19	10	2	3	5	4	-
	Ritten/Renon	Italy	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Obexer (D)	totals		46	1	6	7	83	-
	Auer/Ora	Italy2	23	0	2	2	25	-
	Neumarkt/Egna U19	Italy U19	23	1	4	5	58	-
Davide Bossi (LW)	HC Lugano U20	Elite Jr. A	41	4	1	5	14	-
Alessio Stablum (D)	totals		29	1	2	3	38	-
	Fiemme U19	Italy U19	6	1	2	3	16	-
	Fiemme	Italy2	23	0	0	0	22	-

Italy U18 — 2018-2019 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Rudy Rigoni (G)	totals		28	1.76	.940	4	24-4-0	1601:20
	Asiago U19	Italy U19	15	1.53	.947	3	14-1-0	903:46
	Asiago U17	Italy U17	13	2.06	.931	1	10-3-0	697:34
Davide Fadani (G)	HC Lugano U20	Elite Jr. A	23	2.79	-	0	8-9-3	1310:14

2018-2019 Italy U18 Staff

Head CoachFabio Armani
Asst. CoachDino Grossi
Asst. CoachRoberto Scelfo
Team ManagerKurt Suen
Equipment ManagerDiego Strazzabosco
Physical TherapistEmilio Cariota

Team Staff History

2018-2019 Italy U18 Captains

"C"

Michele Covi

"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

2018-2019 Italy U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Italy U18: 135 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Italy U17 (Exhibition)

Italy U18 Games

Italy U18 — 2018-2019 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