Valentina Bettarini
| Valentina Bettarini | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 June 1990 Bolzano, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EWHL/IHLW team Former teams |
EVB Eagles Südtirol EHV Sabres ESC Planegg SC Riessersee HC Eagles Bolzano | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Valentina Bettarini (born 29 June 1990) is an Italian ice hockey player and member of the Italian national ice hockey team, currently playing with the EVB Eagles Südtirol in both the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) and the Italian Hockey League Women (IHLW).[1] She represented Italy in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. Aged 15 years and 228 days, she was the youngest woman to participate in the tournament.[2]
Bettarini has been an EWHL champion five times, winning in 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016 with the EHV Sabres,[citation needed] and in 2017 with the EVB Eagles. With the EVB Eagles, she is also a four-time winner of the Italian Championship, in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022.
Career stats
[edit]International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Italy | WW D2 | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Italy | OG | 8th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Italy | WW D2 | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Italy | WW D2 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2009 | Italy | WW D2 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Italy | OGQ | DNQ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2011 | Italy | WW D2 | 4th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2012 | Italy | WW D1B | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | |
| 2013 | Italy | WW D2A | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Italy | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Italy | WW D2A | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Italy | WW D1B | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Italy | WW D1B | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Italy | OGQ | DNQ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 54 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 78 | ||||
Olympic qualification scoring not included in career totals
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I - Group B – Team Roster: ITA - Italy". International Ice Hockey Federation. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Ice Hockey at the 2006 Torino Winter Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Valentina Bettarini". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Valentina Bettarini at Olympedia
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- European Women's Hockey League players
- Ice hockey people from Bolzano
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Italian expatriate ice hockey people in Germany
- Italian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Italian ice hockey defencemen
- Italian women's ice hockey players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Italy
- Italian ice hockey biography stubs