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Marco Meneghetti

Marco Meneghetti

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Born and raised in Northern Italy, not so far from the Alps, Marco holds a BA in History and a MA in Medieval History, both at the University of Venice. He has previously worked as a music journalist, as well as having started an Italian-language blog ("Italy's Gaelic Corner") focused on Irish sports. He currently resides in Nürnberg, Germany, where is working at his PhD thesis and following the DEL and other European leagues.

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Despite a Brave Performance, Slovenia Can't Get Over Russia

Despite a Brave Performance, Slovenia Can't Get Over Russia

May 3rd, 2015 After a massive 6-2 victory over Norway last Friday, Russia finds itself facing Slovenia, which yesterday suffered a 4-2 defeat by Belarus during its first match of the 2015 IIHF World Championship. Here's a chronicle of today's first Group B match. 1st Period As it may be expected, the Russians try to break their opponents'...
Prague's Euro-Drama Gives Sweden a Shootout Victory

Prague's Euro-Drama Gives Sweden a Shootout Victory

May 1st, 2015 The first day of the IIHF World Championship hosted a handful of long-awaited matches, including some of the highest-rated national teams of the world. Among today's clashes, the one between host country Czech Republic and Sweden was probably one of the most interesting. Here's a summary of the magnificent match staged in Prague by the...
Pucks from Riga: Latvia and the Way to the 2015 World Championship

Pucks from Riga: Latvia and the Way to the 2015 World Championship

April 28th, 2015 Among the former Soviet republics, the most frequently mentioned  "hockey countries" (after Russia, of course) are usually Belarus and Ukraine, sometimes Kazakhstan too: but in the last few years a "new" regional power is also emerging, and it goes under the name of Latvia. In the following paragraphs I will outline the history of its...
The Fin(n)ish Line: Finland and "Jääkiekko"

The Fin(n)ish Line: Finland and "Jääkiekko"

April 25th, 2015 Finland is a country  which, for most hockey fans, doesn’t need an introduction: many Finnish players are playing in the NHL since many years, and the national team ranks among the best in the world. In the following article, I will try to sketch the main features of hockey in Finland, but also the state of its main league and of its...
Beware of the Lynx: an Introduction to Slovenian Hockey

Beware of the Lynx: an Introduction to Slovenian Hockey

April 24th, 2015 Slovenia, a mountainous country lying between Austria, Italy and Croatia, is mostly remembered for its magnificent Baroque architecture, its green forests and beautiful ski resorts, not forgetting a narrow stretch of coastline on the Adriatic Sea. It is also, unfortunately, often mistaken with Slovakia, a fact which is ironically...
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire? Italy's "Serie A"

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire? Italy's "Serie A"

March 25th, 2015 “Italy an ice hockey country? You must be kidding!” Well, I'm not, dear friends of mine. In this article I will tell you something about Italy’s top league, called (as in most of Italian sport championships), “Serie A”, which started in 1925. We have pucks, not pizza Known as being a sunny land, full of beautiful...
When Ice Hockey Turns Into Eishockey: the DEL and the German Ice Hockey System

When Ice Hockey Turns Into Eishockey: the DEL and the German Ice Hockey System

March 24th, 2015 Among European ice hockey leagues, Germany is often forgotten, or not so frequently cited as much as its fellow German-speaking or Nordic counterparts: this despite having a very competitive and interesting system, especially regarding its highest tier, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga or, as almost everyone call it, DEL. I will therefore try...

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