SG Cortina
Encyclopedia
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 plays in the highest level of Italian ice hockey, the Serie A.
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. They play their home games at Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio, located in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
, Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
. They currently plays in the highest level of Italian ice hockey, the Serie A.
Achievements
- Serie A:
- Winners (16) : 1932, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 2007
- Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia (ice hockey)-Winners:*2011: HC Pustertal*2010: AS Renon*2009: Hockey Club Bolzano*2008: Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba*2007: Hockey Club Bolzano*2006: Hockey Club Junior Milano Vipers*2005: Hockey Club Junior Milano Vipers*2004: Hockey Club Bolzano...
:- Winners (2) : 1973, 1974
Current roster
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Notable players
- Cam Keith
- Adam MunroAdam MunroAdam Munro is a professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Szekesfehervar of the EBEL in Austria....
- Dan Sullivan
- Martin Wilde
- Kevin Truelson
- Matt CullenMatt CullenMatthew David Cullen is a professional ice hockey center, who currently is an alternate captain of the Minnesota Wild of the NHL.-Playing career:...
- Brian SipotzBrian SipotzBrian Sipotz is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the SG Cortina in the Serie A. He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 4th round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft....
(signed 2010-08-11)