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Italian Hockey League - Serie A, formerly known as Serie A, is the top tier of professional
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in
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, which first began play in 1925. They are conducted under the authority of the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG). The league initially merged with the Inter-National League to become the
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in 2016. Italian teams in the Alps Hockey League also compete in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A. The league was known as ''Elite.A'' during the 2013–14 season, and as ''Italian Hockey League - Elite'' during the 2017–18 season.


Playing format

*First part: "Regular season" - Every team plays four matches (2 home and 2 on the road) against each other. Team points are then halved and the second part begins. *Second part: "Master round/Relegation round" - Teams are divided into two groups, the master round (Group A) with the top 4 teams and the relegation round (Group B) with the last 5 teams. Every team plays two matches (1 home and 1 on the road) against the teams of its group. In the end, the final standings determine the playoff tree. 8 teams access to the playoff: the 4 teams in Group A and the best 4 teams in Group B). The last one of the relegation round ends the season sooner but it won't play in the lower division next year, since no movements from one division to another are foreseen. *Third part: "Play Off" - Quarterfinals: 1A vs 4B, 2A vs 3B, 3A vs 2B, 4A vs 1B. Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played at the best of 5. ''Points'': Win 2 points - Tie 1 point


Serie A champions

*1925 - HC Milano *1926 - HC Milano *1927 - HC Milano *1928 - ''No championship'' *1929 - ''No championship'' *1930 - HC Milano *1931 - HC Milano *1932 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1933 - HC Milano *1934 - HC Milano *1935 - HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano *1936 - HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano *1937 - ADG Milano *1938 - AC Milanese DG ¹ *1939 - ''No championship'' *1940 - ''No championship'' *1941 - AC Milanese DG ¹ *1942 - ''No championship'' *1943 - ''No championship'' *1944 - ''No championship'' *1945 - ''No championship'' *1946 - ''No championship'' *1947 - HC Milano *1948 - HC Milano *1949 - HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano *1950 - HC Milano *1951 - HC Milano Inter *1952 - HC Milano Inter *1953 - HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano *1954 - HC Milano Inter *1955 - HC Milano Inter *1956 - ''No championship'' *1957 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1958 - Milan-Inter HC ¹ *1959 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1960 - Diavoli HC Milano ¹ *1961 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1962 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1963 - HC Bolzano *1964 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1965 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1966 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1967 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1968 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1969 - HC Gherdëina *1970 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1971 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1972 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1973 - HC Bolzano *1974 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1975 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*1976 - HC Gherdëina *1977 - HC Bolzano *1978 - HC Bolzano *1979 - HC Bolzano *1980 - HC Gherdëina *1981 - HC Gherdëina *1982 - HC Bolzano *1983 - HC Bolzano *1984 - HC Bolzano *1985 - HC Bolzano *1986 - HC Merano *1987 - AS Mastini Varese Hockey *1988 - HC Bolzano *1989 - AS Mastini Varese Hockey *1990 - HC Bolzano *1991 - HC Milano Saima *1992 - HC Devils Milano *1993 - HC Devils Milano *1994 - AC Milan Hockey ² *1995 - HC Bolzano *1996 - HC Bolzano *1997 - HC Bolzano *1998 - HC Bolzano *1999 - HC Merano *2000 - HC Bolzano *2001 -
Asiago Hockey AS Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the ICE Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours ;Domestic *Italian Hockey Leagu ...
*2002 - HC Milano Vipers *2003 - HC Milano Vipers *2004 - HC Milano Vipers *2005 - HC Milano Vipers *2006 - HC Milano Vipers *2007 -
SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...
*2008 - HC Bolzano *2009 - HC Bolzano *2010 -
Asiago Hockey Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the ICE Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours ;Domestic *Italian Hockey Leag ...
*2011 -
Asiago Hockey Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the ICE Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours ;Domestic *Italian Hockey Leag ...
*2012 - HC Bolzano *2013 -
Asiago Hockey Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the ICE Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours ;Domestic *Italian Hockey Leag ...
*2014 - Ritten Sport *2015 -
Asiago Hockey Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the ICE Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours ;Domestic *Italian Hockey Leag ...
*2016 - Ritten Sport *2017 - Ritten Sport *2018 - Ritten Sport *2019 - Ritten Sport *2020 -
Asiago Hockey Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the ICE Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours ;Domestic *Italian Hockey Leag ...
*2021 -
Asiago Hockey Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the ICE Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours ;Domestic *Italian Hockey Leag ...
*2022 -
Asiago Hockey Asiago Hockey 1935 is an Italian ice hockey team from Asiago which plays in the ICE Hockey League. Until 2021–22, Asiago played in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, winning the championship eight times. Honours ;Domestic *Italian Hockey Leag ...
¹ AC Milanese DG, Milan-Inter HC and Diavoli HC Milano are teams which were born from the disbanding of HC Milano & HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano.
² HC Devils Milano adopted the name 'AC Milan Hockey' for the 1993-94 season.


Notable players


Foreigners

* Craig Adams *
Éric Bélanger Éric Bélanger (born December 16, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played the majority of his professional career as a centre in the National Hockey League (NHL), representing the Los Angeles Kings, Carolina Hurrican ...
* Ryan Christie *
Matt Cullen Matthew David Cullen (born November 2, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with eight teams between 1997 and 2019 with. Cullen won the Stanley Cup three times duri ...
* Mathieu Dandenault *
Chris DiDomenico Christopher DiDomenico (born February 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for SC Bern of the National League (NL). DiDomenico was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the sixth round (164th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry D ...
* Magnus Eriksson *
Rico Fata Rico Fata (born February 12, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Calgary Flames, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playin ...
* Dmitri Gogolev *
David Haas David Robert Haas (born 1957 in Bridgeport, Michigan) is an American author and composer of contemporary Catholic liturgical music. In 2020, dozens of women accused him of sexual misconduct spanning several decades, and he issued a public apology ...
* Greg Hawgood * Niklas Hjalmarsson *
Jaromír Jágr Jaromír Jágr (; born 15 February 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for and the owner of Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguin ...
* Jari Kurri * Bob Manno *
Steve McKenna Steve McKenna (born August 21, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played both defense and left wing. He was a veteran of eight seasons in the NHL. McKenna is currently a constable with the Waterloo Regional Police Serv ...
* Frank Nigro * Dušan Pašek * Steve Passmore *
Fernando Pisani Fernando Antonio Pisani (born December 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played professionally in the National Hockey League for his hometown Edmonton Oilers for seven NHL seasons, and one for the Chicago Bla ...
* Stéphane Quintal * Cliff Ronning * Blaine Stoughton *
Mikhail Vasiliev Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vasiliev (born June 8, 1962 in Elektrougli, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Torpedo Yaroslavl and HC CSKA Moscow in the Soviet Union, and for HC Selva, EV ...
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Ken Yaremchuk Ken Yaremchuk (born January 1, 1964 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 235 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks. He also competed in the men ...


Italians

* Jim Corsi * Jason Muzzatti *
Gaetano Orlando Gaetano "Gates" Orlando (born November 13, 1962) is a Canadian-born Italian former ice hockey centre and coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres between 1984 and 1987. The rest of his career, which lasted from ...
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Mike Rosati Michael Anthony Rosati (born January 7, 1968) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey player. Rosati became the third Italian player to play in a game in the NHL after earning an Italian passport and playing for Italy, after B ...
* Michele Strazzabosco * Lucio Topatigh * Carter Trevisani *
Bruno Zarrillo Bruno Zarrillo (born September 5, 1966) is an Italian-Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger. Achievements *1987 - Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League Champion with River East Royal Knights *1988 - Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League ...


References


External links


Official website of the Italian Ice Hockey League (in Italian and German)

Official statistics on powerhockey.infoOfficial website of the Italian Ice Sports Federation - Ice Hockey section (in Italian)Tuttohockey - News and statistics from around the league (in Italian)HockeyTime - News and interviews from around the league (in Italian)Südtirol on Ice - News, tables and discussions from around Italian hockey with a focus on South Tyrol-based teams (in German)Serie A on eliteprospects.com
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