HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano was an ice hockey team in

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. They played in the

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, the top level of ice hockey in Italy.

History

The club was founded in 1933 and won their first of four Serie A championships in 1935. They also won the

Spengler Cup The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss tea ...

three times, the first of them being in 1934. They merged with

HC Milano Hockey Club Milano was an Italian ice hockey team based in Milan. Throughout its history, the team has changed its name twice. It was previously called ''Associazione Disco Ghiaccio Milano'' and ''Hockey Club Milano Inter''. The club was founded ...

in 1937, a merger which lasted until 1941. After

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the club became independent again. This lasted until 1956, when financial problems forced another merger with HC Milano.

Achievements

Team profile
on hockeyarenas.net *

champion (4): 1935, 1936, 1949, 1953. *Serie A runner-up (3): 1937, 1947, 1952. *

champion (3): 1934, 1935, 1950. *

Basler Cup Basler Cup (french: "Coupe de Bale") was an international ice hockey tournament for professional men's teams, which was played in Basel, Switzerland between 1950 and 1965. It was originally played in November. The tournament was traditionally ...

champion (1): 1950.

References

External links

Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio, Hockey

Hockeytime.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diavoli Rossoneri Milano HC Defunct ice hockey teams in Italy Ice hockey clubs established in 1933 Sports clubs disestablished in 1956 1933 establishments in Italy 1956 disestablishments in Italy Sport in Milan