Serie A (hockey)

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Serie A
Lega Italiana Hockey su Ghiaccio
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1924
No. of teams 9
Country(ies) Italy
Most recent
champion(s)
HC Bolzano
Official website http://hockey.fisg.it/

Serie A (full name: la Serie A di hockey su ghiaccio, or A Series of ice hockey) is the name of the top tier of professional ice hockey in Italy, which first began play in 1924. They are conducted under the authority of the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG). As in Serie A football league, the winners of the hockey Serie A receive the Scudetto. The league's cup is known as the Rbk Hockey Cup to reflect Reebok's sponsorship of the league.

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[edit] 2007/08 teams

Team City Arena Capacity
Hockey Club Alleghe Alleghe, Veneto Stadio Alvise De Toni 2,500
Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey Asiago, Veneto Stadio Odegar 1,975
Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen Bolzano, Bolzano-Bozen Palaonda-Eiswelle 7,220
Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio 2,700
Sportiva Hockey Club Fassa Canazei, Trento Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola 3,500
Hockey Club Junior Milano Vipers Milan, Lombardy Stadio del Ghiaccio Agorà 4,000
Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba Pontebba, Friuli-Venezia Giulia PalaVuerich 2,000
Sportverein Ritten-Renon Ritten, Bolzano-Bozen Arena Ritten 1,200
Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria Bruneck, Bolzano-Bozen Eisstadion Bruneck 2,500

[edit] 2007/08 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

[edit] 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
  • 1933 - HC Milano
  • 1934 - HC Milano
  • 1935 - HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano
  • 1936 - HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano
  • 1937 - HC 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
  • 1952 - HC Milano
  • 1953 - HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano
  • 1954 - HC Milano
  • 1955 - HC Milano
  • 1956 - No championship
  • 1957 - SG Cortina
  • 1958 - Milan-Inter HC ¹
  • 1959 - SG Cortina
  • 1960 - Diavoli HC Milano ¹
  • 1961 - SG Cortina
  • 1962 - SG Cortina
  • 1963 - HC Bolzano
  • 1964 - SG Cortina
  • 1965 - SG Cortina
  • 1966 - SG Cortina
  • 1967 - SG Cortina
  • 1968 - SG Cortina
  • 1969 - HC Gardena
  • 1970 - SG Cortina
  • 1971 - SG Cortina
  • 1972 - SG Cortina
  • 1973 - HC Bolzano
  • 1974 - SG Cortina
  • 1975 - SG Cortina
  • 1976 - HC Gardena
  • 1977 - HC Bolzano
  • 1978 - HC Bolzano
  • 1979 - HC Bolzano
  • 1980 - HC Gardena

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.

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