PLAYERS — RIZZO

#93 — MASSIMO RIZZO

CAREER STATS / EXTENDED SEASON SUMMARIES

Won a Division I national championship as a freshman with Denver in 2021-22, becoming the first Hurricanes prospect to win a collegiate national championship since Justin Faulk with Minnesota-Duluth in 2010-11.

Skated in three BCHL games with Penticton… Made BCHL debut vs. Langley (10/12)… Played seven BCHL playoff games, recording one goal… Made BCHL playoff debut vs. Merritt (3/23)… Scored first career BCHL playoff goal vs. Chilliwack (4/18).

Registered 39 points (13g, 26a) in 50 BCHL games with Penticton… Finished fourth on the team in assists and points and fifth in goals… Posted two assists vs. Vernon (10/6)… Tallied five assists at West Kelowna (11/17)…
Recorded three points (1g, 2a) vs. Wenatchee (1/6)… Registered three points (2g, 1a) at Cowichan Valley (1/27)… Posted two assists at Coquitlam (2/16)… Added 10 points (4g, 6a) in 11 BCHL playoff games… Tallied four points (2g, 2a) vs. Coquitlam (3/3)… Scored two goals at Trail (3/24).

Posted 40 points (11g, 29a) in 37 BCHL games with Penticton… Served as the Vees’ captain… Missed 21 games due to injury… Recorded a five-game assist streak from 11/2-11/10 (8a)… Registered three straight two-assist games from 11/7-11/10… Posted a five-game point streak from 11/14-11/24 (3g, 3a)… Scored two goals at Salmon Arm (1/6)… Tallied two assists vs. Powell River (1/11)… Recorded three points (2g, 1a) vs. Nanaimo (1/12)… Registered two assists at Powell River (1/25)… Posted two assists at Vernon (2/9)… Tallied two assists vs. Langley (2/16)… Recorded six points (3g, 3a) in six BCHL playoff games… Registered four points (2g, 2a) vs. Cowichan Valley (3/9)… Traded to Coquitlam (6/1).

Registered 44 points (19g, 25a) in 42 BCHL games with Coquitlam… Ranked third on the Express in goals, tied for fourth in points and tied for seventh in assists… Established BCHL career highs in goals and points… Opened the season with a four-game point streak from 10/3-10/12 (2g, 3a)… Posted two assists at Langley (10/12)… Tallied two assists vs. Langley (10/23)… Earned a six-game point streak from 10/27-11/6 (3g, 5a)… Recorded an assist in 100th career BCHL game at Victoria (10/29)… Registered two points (1g, 1a) vs. West Kelowna (11/1)… Scored two goals at Chilliwack (11/3)… Earned a five-game point streak from 11/15-11/24 (4g, 4a)… Posted two assists vs. Penticton (11/20)… Scored a hat trick including 100th career BCHL point vs. Surrey (11/22)… Tallied three points vs. Langley (1/12)… Scored a hat trick vs. Langley (1/31)… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) at Alberni Valley (2/4)… Registered two assists vs. Victoria (2/8)… Posted three points (2g, 1a) at Trail (2/15)… Added seven points (4g, 3a) in four BCHL playoff games… Tallied four points (2g, 2a) vs. Langley (2/28)… Scored two goals at Langley (3/4).

Traded to the Chilliwack Chiefs (10/19)… Did not appear in any games with Chilliwack.

Tallied 36 points (12g, 24a) in 39 NCAA games during his freshman season at Denver, helping the Pioneers capture their ninth national championship… Became the first Hurricanes prospect to win a collegiate national championship since Justin Faulk with Minnesota-Duluth in 2010-11… Ranked tied for fourth in points, tied for fifth in assists and tied for ninth in goals among Division I freshmen… Also finished tied for fourth in game-winning goals (3), tied for fifth in power-play goals (4) and tied for eighth in plus/minus (+18) among that group… Ranked tied for fifth on the team in assists and finished second in that category during conference play (17)… Opened his collegiate career with multi-point performances in four of his first five games (10/8-10/22: 5g, 3a) and was named the NCHC Rookie of the Month for October… Tallied his first collegiate multi-point game (1g, 1a) and multi-goal game (2g) in his first two contests vs. Arizona State (10/8-10/9), earning NCHC Co-Rookie of the Week honors (10/11)… Posted a six-game point streak from 11/12-12/4 (4g, 7a), including a five-game assist streak from 11/12-12/3 (7a) and his first collegiate three-point outing (1g, 2a) vs. Miami (11/19)… Tallied three points (1g, 2a) vs. Omaha (1/15)… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) in Denver’s Frozen Four wins over Michigan and Minnesota State, including a goal in the national championship game.

Registered 46 points (17g, 29a) in 38 collegiate games during his sophomore season at Denver… Named First-Team All-NCHC and Second-Team All-America… Selected as a finalist for NCHC Forward of the Year… Won the league’s scoring title, pacing all NCHC skaters with 20 assists and 31 points in 24 conference games… Found the scoresheet in six straight games from 10/21-11/5 (4g, 10a), with five straight multi-point outings over that span (10/21-11/4: 4g, 9a)… Tallied seven points (1g, 6a) in a series sweep of Miami (OH) from 10/28-10/29, with three assists in both games… Posted a season-long, 11-game point streak from 11/26-1/14 (6g, 8a), with three of his 12 multi-point outings coming over that span… Scored a goal in four consecutive contests from 11/26-12/9 (4g), with the game winner vs. Arizona State (12/3)… Was named NCHC Forward of the Week (1/9)… Posted a seven-game point streak from 2/4-2/25 (6g, 7a)… Was named NCHC Forward of the Week for a second time (2/13) following a three-point game (1g, 2a) vs. North Dakota (2/11).