Lucio Topatigh

Lucio Topatigh
Born	(1965-10-19) 19 October 1965 (age 59) 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 19 October 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 honored by the International Ice Hockey Federation in 2015, as the first winner of the Torriani Award.[3][1]

References

1. "Lucio Topatigh nella Hall of Fame della IIHF" (in Italian). December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
2. "Italian icon Topatigh says goodbye". March 19, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
3. "Hall of Fame Class of 2015". Retrieved May 19, 2016.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Lucio Topatigh at Olympics.com
• Lucio Topatigh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)