On January 20, Italy revealed its men’s national hockey team for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The host country’s roster includes three Greater Toronto Hockey League alumni:
- Daniel Mantenuto (Markham Majors)
- Dylan Di Perna (Mississauga Rebels)
- Gregory Di Tomaso (North York Rangers)
The complete roster is below:
Forwards:
- Matthew Bradley (HC Bolzano, ITA)
- Tommaso De Luca (Ambrì Piotta, SUI)
- Cristiano DiGiacinto (HC Bolzano, ITA)
- Luca Frigo (HC Bolzano, ITA)
- Mikael Frycklund (HC Val Pusteria, ITA)
- Dustin Gazley (HC Bolzano, ITA)
- Diego Kostner (Ambrì Piotta, SUI)
- Daniel Mantenuto (HC Bolzano, ITA)
- Giovanni Morini (Lugano, SUI)
- Alexander Petan (Olimpija Lubiana, SLO)
- Tommy Purdeller (HC Val Pusteria, ITA)
- Nick Saracino (HC Val Pusteria, ITA)
- Alessandro Segafredo (ZSC Lions Zurigo, SUI)
- Marco Zanetti (HC Lugano, SUI)
Defenders:
- Dylan Di Perna (HC Bolzano, ITA)
- Gregory Di Tomaso (HC Val Pusteria, ITA)
- Daniel Glira (HC Val Pusteria, ITA)
- Thomas Larkin (Schwenninger Wild Wings, GER)
- Phil Pietroniro (Rytiri Kladno, CZE)
- Jason Seed (HC Bolzano, ITA)
- Alex Trivellato (Schwenninger Wild Wings, GER)
- Luca Zanatta (HC Val Pusteria, ITA)
Goaltenders:
- Damian Clara (Brynäs IF, SWE)
- Davide Fadani (Kloten, SUI)
- Gianluca Vallini (HC Bolzano, ITA)
Team Italy, as hosts, will play their first game on the opening day of tournament on February 11 against Sweden. Finland and Slovakia round out Group B alongside Sweden and Italy.
Every team will advance from the group round to the knockout stage, with the three group winners and the top second-place team advancing straight to the quarter-finals.
