Topatigh is a former Italian ice hockey player. He spent his career in the Italian Serie A league and won seven times the league title. From 1990 to 2006 he played also with the Italy men's national ice hockey team, and has participated in 4 editions of the Olympic Games and 14 of the World Championships.
Topatigh was honored by the International Ice Hockey Federation in 2015, as the first winner of the Torriani Award