Release from 02.05.2017

Italian Forward Giulio Scandella speaks about the start of WC IIHF in Cologne

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Forward Giulio Scandella, who played 2016/17 for Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 in SKY Alps Hockey League, is one of the most experienced players of Team Italy, that starts on Saturday in Cologne (GER) against Slovakia into the Top Division IIHF World Cup.

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Giulio Scandella is one of the most experienced forward of italian national team of ice hockey. On May 6th, the Italian national team will face off Slovakia for the first game at the Top Division IIHF World Cup on Cologne's ice. Scandella will play for the ninth time in a Senior World Championship with the Italian team and for the sixth time in a Top Division World Cup. After playing the whole season of the Sky Alps Hockey League with the Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey, the player will try to help the Italian team in the difficult track that the blue team is expecting in Germany. "We will have to play against some of the strongest teams in the world (like Russia and Sweden), but we are ready." The schedule is a tough one for us, but it is a very difficult one. It is also for the opponents. Seven games in ten days are a big challenge for everybody but we will try. " On Tuesday the Italy team will conclude his super-challenge preparation period against the United States in Milan. "It's always nice to play in Milan with the great contribution of the fans. It will be a very physical match, but not more than what we are expecting with other teams of equal rank. The physical component is an important part of modern hockey. " The attacker,was one of the strengths of Asiago that ended the season in the Sky Alps Hockey League final against Renon: "What to say.... We fought to the last but then Renon won. I would like to stay in Asiago for next year, which is a great place to play and to live and where I am very well. "