Lucio Topatigh
| Lucio Topatigh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 19, 1965 Gallio, Italy | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Asiago Hockey AS HC Bolzano HC Devils Milano | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| Playing career | 1984–2008 | ||
Lucio Topatigh (born October 19, 1965) is a former Italian ice hockey player.
Born in Gallio, Vicenza, Topatigh spent all his career in Serie A league, with Asiago Hockey A.S., HC Devils Milano and Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen. He won seven times the Scudetto: five with Bolzano, and one with both Devils and Asiago. With Asiago Topatigh won also a Supercoppa italiana and two times the Coppa Italia.[1]
Topatigh, also known as Il falco di Gallio ("The Hawk of Gallio"),[2] played from 1990 until 2002 also in the Blue Team, the Italian national ice hockey team.[1][2] Mickey Goulet, the Italian coach, recalled Topatigh for 2006 Winter Olympics. Topatigh was the oldest Italian player at those Olympics in Turin. In 2008 he retired from professional hockey.[2]
Topatigh was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2015, as the first winner of the Bibi Torriani Award.[3][1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Lucio Topatigh nella Hall of Fame della IIHF" (in Italian). December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Italian icon Topatigh says goodbye". March 19, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Class of 2015". Retrieved May 19, 2016.