Diego Kostner

Diego Kostner (born August 5, 1992) is an Italian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League (NL).

Playing career He previously played as a youth and his first five professional years with fellow Swiss club, HC Lugano of the NLA. On February 15, 2016, Kostner agreed to a two-year deal with HC Ambrì-Piotta beginning in the 2016–17 season.

International play Kostner was named to the Italy national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2011–12 HC Lugano NLA 35 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Lugano NLA 50 6 8 14 8 7 0 0 0 0 2013–14 HC Lugano NLA 41 6 13 19 16 5 0 0 0 0 2014–15 HC Lugano NLA 36 3 7 10 20 6 1 2 3 2 2015–16 HC Lugano NLA 46 1 3 4 8 14 1 1 2 0 2016–17 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 41 1 3 4 18 — — — — — 2017–18 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 50 12 4 16 20 — — — — — 2018–19 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 50 6 7 13 22 5 0 0 0 4 2019–20 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 50 9 14 23 12 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 47 6 7 13 18 3 0 0 0 0 2022–23 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 29 1 3 4 10 — — — — — 2023–24 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 32 5 4 9 12 4 0 1 1 0 2024–25 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 43 2 1 3 8 4 1 0 1 0 NL totals 551 61 76 137 174 48 3 4 7 6

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Italy WJC18-D1 21st 5 0 0 0 2 2010 Italy WJC18-D2 24th 5 4 7 11 2 2011 Italy WJC-D1 17th 5 1 2 3 2 2013 Italy OGQ DNQ 3 0 0 0 0 2013 Italy WC-D1 14th 5 1 2 3 6 2014 Italy WC 15th 7 1 0 1 6 2015 Italy WC-D1 19th 3 0 0 0 0 2016 Italy OGQ Q 3 2 1 3 0 2016 Italy WC-D1 18th 5 0 2 2 0 2016 Italy OGQ DNQ 3 1 0 1 4 2017 Italy WC 16th 7 0 0 0 2 2018 Italy WC-D1 18th 4 2 2 4 0 2019 Italy WC 14th 5 0 0 0 0 2021 Italy OGQ DNQ 3 0 0 0 0 2022 Italy WC 12th 7 1 0 1 0 2024 Italy WC-D1 19th 5 3 1 4 0 2025 Italy WC-D1 18th 5 0 0 0 4 2026 Italy OG 12th 3 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 15 5 9 14 6 Senior totals 68 11 8 19 22