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Canada Massimo Rizzo
#13 Reading Royals / ECHL - 25/26
1-time BCHL Champion 1
1-time CSSHL U18 Most Assists 1
1-time CSSHL U18 Most Valuable Player 1
2-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 2
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
2-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 2
Date of Birth
Jun 13, 2001
Position
C/LW
Age
24
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Burnaby, BC, CAN
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Burnaby Winter Club
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$925,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers / Signed
Drafted
2019 round 7 #216 overall by Carolina Hurricanes

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Massimo Rizzo Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Burnaby Winter Club U15 A1 PCBHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2015-16 Burnaby Winter Club U15 A1 PCBHL 61* 60* 77* 137* -* -* |
2016-17 Burnaby Winter Club Prep CSSHL U18 28* 12* 41* 53* 12* -* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 4 -
Burnaby Winter Club Prep U18 AAA 48* 22* 62* 84* 24* -* |
Penticton Vees BCHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 0 0
2017-18 Penticton Vees BCHL 50* 13* 26* 39* 20* 0* | Playoffs 11 4 6 10 6 0
Canada Black U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
2018-19 Penticton Vees “C” BCHL 37* 11* 29* 40* 24* -* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 2 -
2019-20 Coquitlam Express BCHL 42* 19* 25* 44* 26* -* | Playoffs 4 4 3 7 6 -
2020-21 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Univ. of Denver NCAA 39* 12* 24* 36* 48* 18* |
2022-23 Univ. of Denver NCAA 38* 17* 29* 46* 14* 24* |
2023-24 Univ. of Denver “A” NCAA 30* 10* 34* 44* 10* 24* |
2024-25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 46* 6* 12* 18* 10* 1* |
2025-26 Reading Royals ECHL 26* 5* 13* 18* 10* -5* |
Projected ECHL 70* 13* 35* 48* 27* -13* |

Massimo Rizzo Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 BC Junior Canucks Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2013-14 Burnaby Winter Club Bruins QC Int PW 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2015-16 BCMML Sabres 1 BC U16 Cup 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
DHI Octane Selects U15 WSI U15 8* 3* 9* 12* 2* -* |
2016-17 Team British Columbia “C” WCCC-16 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Penticton Vees Western Canada Cup 6* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* |
Penticton Vees RBC Cup 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2017-18 Team Black U17-Dev -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2018-19 Canada West U19 WJAC-19 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2019-20 Canada West U19 WJAC-19 4* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2023-24 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |

Massimo Rizzo Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 46* 6* 12* 18* 0.39* 10* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
BC U16 Cup 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHL 5 132* 43* 80* 123* 0.93* 70* 0* | 4 28 12 * 12 * 24 * 0.86 * 14 * 0 *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CSSHL U18 1 28* 12* 41* 53* 1.89* 12* -* | 1 5 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.20 * 4 * - *
ECHL 1 26* 5* 13* 18* 0.69* 10* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 107* 39* 87* 126* 1.18* 72* 66* | 0 * * * * * *
PCBHL 2 61* 60* 77* 137* 2.25* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
RBC Cup 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
U17-Dev 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 AAA 1 48* 22* 62* 84* 1.75* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCCC-16 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Western Canada Cup 1 6* 1* 4* 5* 0.83* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 2 10* 0* 4* 4* 0.40* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U15 1 8* 3* 9* 12* 1.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Massimo Rizzo Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/13/2025
10/13/2025 Up/Down Philadelphia Flyers Reading Royals
04/17/2024
04/17/2024 Confirmed Univ. of Denver Philadelphia Flyers
08/09/2023
08/09/2023 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Philadelphia Flyers
01/10/2021
01/10/2021 Confirmed Chilliwack Chiefs Univ. of Denver
10/19/2020
10/19/2020 Confirmed Coquitlam Express Chilliwack Chiefs
06/24/2019
06/24/2019 Confirmed Penticton Vees Coquitlam Express
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 15 #225 overall by Chicago Steel in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2017, 5 #78 overall by Chicago Steel in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2016, 1 #15 overall by Kamloops Blazers in the WHL Prospects Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #139 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #214 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #84 by NHL Central Scouting