Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees are proud to announce 2001-born forward Massimo Rizzo has been invited to the Summer Selection Camp for the 2018 U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. The camp takes place in Calgary at the end of July while the event goes August 6-11 in Edmonton and Red Deer. Rizzo was one of 44 players invited to the Selection Camp.
The Hlinka Gretzky Cup, formerly the Ivan Hlinka Memorial, features 18 games over the six days between the best U18 prospects from around the world. Teams from Canada, the United States, Russia, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Switzerland.
Rizzo, from Burnaby, was named as the Vees captain for the 2018-19 season in May as he prepares for his second BCHL season.
Last year Rizzo scored 13 goals and 26 assists in 50 games, finishing second amongst 16 year olds. In the playoffs Rizzo scored four goals and six assists in just 11 games.
Two Vees have previously played in this event, Tyson Jost and Dante Fabbro in 2016.
Canada has seen unprecedented success at this tournament since it began in 1991, medalling in 24 out of 27 years including 21 golds.
2018 will mark the first time the tournament is held in Canada since 1996 when it was in Nelson and Castlegar.
