HC Alleghe is a professional
ice hockey
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team in
Alleghe
Alleghe (Ladin language, Ladin: ''Àlie'') is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Province of Belluno, Belluno in the Italy, Italian region of Veneto.
To the west Alleghe borders with Lake Alleghe, which was formed in 1771 by a landslide ...
,
Italy
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. The team plays in the country's second-tier
Italian Hockey League
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and plays at Stadio Alvise De Toni in
Alleghe
Alleghe (Ladin language, Ladin: ''Àlie'') is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Province of Belluno, Belluno in the Italy, Italian region of Veneto.
To the west Alleghe borders with Lake Alleghe, which was formed in 1771 by a landslide ...
.
The team was the surprise winner of the
1992-93 Alpenliga.
Current coach of the
Vegas Golden Knights
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NHL
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team
Bruce Cassidy
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was an important player for Alleghe Hockey, also a member of the roster in the
1992-93 Alpenliga win.
They were also formerly coached by former
NHL
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player
Steve McKenna
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.
Notable players
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Rick Morocco
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Bruce Cassidy
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Mario Chitaroni
Mario Brian "Tiger" Chitaroni (born June 11, 1967) is an Italian-Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger. He played major junior with the Sudbury Wolves but went undrafted playing minor pro in the AHL before moving to Italy where he eve ...
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David Delfino
David Delfino (born 29 December 1965) is an Italian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Game ...
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Constant Priondolo
Constant Priondolo (born 10 September 1959) is an Italian ice hockey player. He competed in the Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics, men's tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
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Nikolai Zherdev
Mykola Olehovych "Nikolai" Zherdev (; born November 5, 1984) is a Ukrainians in Russia, Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger who is currently playing for the Alleghe Hockey of the Italian Hockey League.
He ...
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Steve McKenna
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Women's teams
Alleghe Hockey women's team won the
Italian Hockey League Women
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league in season 2018-2019.
References
Ice hockey clubs established in 1933
Ice hockey teams in Italy
Alpenliga teams
Sport in Veneto
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