Italy

Name: Italian men's national ice hockey team (Nazionale di hockey su ghiaccio maschile dell'Italia).

Founded: 1924.

Nickname: Azzurri (The Blues).

Team colors: sky blue, white, blue.

Head coach - Mike Keenan

IIHF World Ranking → 17
  (highest - 13, lowest - 19)

Olimpics:

Best result - 7th place (1956)

World Championships:

Best result - 6th place (1994)

Italian Ice Sports Federation (Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio).

Official website: www.fisg.it