HC Alleghe is a professional hockey team in Alleghe, Italy. They currently play in the Serie A in Italy. Prior to World War II, hockey was a big sport in the area and attracted many enthusiastic athletes. The hockey club was not organized until 1946, however. The team played on a natural ice rink on a nearby lake until 1952 when the rink was moved to a river. The team was not very successful. The introduction of import players (mostly Italian-Canadians) raised salaries in the Serie A. This forced Alleghe to drop to the lower Serie B. The team was the surprise winner of the Alpenliga in 1992-93.