Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees are excited to announce Dante Fabbro has been named to Team Canada’s roster for the Spengler Cup. The event takes place in Davos, Switzerland, and runs from December 26 to 31. Vees alum Zac Dalpe has also been named to the team.
The Spengler Cup was founded in 1923 and is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos. This years event also includes HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk from the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia, Kalpa Kuopio of Finland, HC Ocelári Trinec of the Czech Republic and the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of Germany.
Fabbro, from Coquitlam, is currently at Boston University in his third year with the Terriers. Named one of the teams captains before the season, Fabbro has three goals and 10 assists in 16 games this season. His career NCAA totals are 18 goals and 42 assists in 90 games.
The 20-year-old defenceman spent two seasons with the Vees from 2014-2016, skating in 89 games and racking up 100 points, 18 goals and 82 assists.
He helped the Vees win the Fred Page Cup in his rookie season of 2014-15, being named to the BCHL’s All-Rookie team. The Vees advanced to the RBC Cup, where he was awarded the tournament’s top defenceman with three assists in five games.
Fabbro also represented Canada twice during his rookie season, first at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge with Team Canada Red before the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge with Team Canada West.
The following season, Fabbro was not only named the BCHL’s top defenceman, but the CJHL’s top defenceman. That year he played internationally three times, winning gold medals at the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge and Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament, while also playing at the World Under-18 Hockey Championships.
He was drafted in the first round, 17th overall by the Nashville Predators that June at the NHL Entry Draft.
Dalpe spent just one season with the Vees back in 2007-08, scoring 27 goals and 36 assists in 47 games. He then recorded eight goals and nine assists in 15 playoff games, helping the Vees win the 2008 Fred Page Cup. He was then drafted in the second round, 45th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, and has played 141 NHL games to date with 12 goals and 13 assists.
The Spengler Cup will be the eighth time Fabbro has represented Canada on the International stage, adding two his two appearances at the World Junior Championships. He helped Canada win the gold medal at last years event.
