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Place of Birth: Trail, British Columbia, Canada
About Garth Rizzuto
- Garth Alexander Rizzuto (born September 11, 1947 in Trail, British Columbia) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the early 1970s. A hard-working center, Rizzuto came up through the system of the Chicago Blackhawks, turning pro in 1967.
- He spent three solid years in the minors with the Dallas Black Hawks, but never saw an NHL game in Chicago.
- In the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft he was claimed by the Vancouver Canucks. Rizzuto spent most of the 1970–71 season on the Canucks' roster as a utility player, recording 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 37 games.
- He is the first player born and trained in British Columbia to suit up with the Canucks and score for the team.
- For the 1971–72 season, he was sent to the minors. For the 1972–73 season, Rizzuto signed on with the Winnipeg Jets of the rival upstart World Hockey Association.
- He would have his best professional season, recording 10 goals and 20 points, helping a team led by Bobby Hull to the Avco Cup finals.
- In 1973–74, however, his role would be reduced and he finished with just 3 goals and 7 points in 41 games.
- He retired after a brief stint as a player-coach of the Nelson Maple Leafs of the Western International Hockey League at the start of the 1974-75 season. He now resides in Fernie, British Columbia as the owner of Rizzuto Construction and is a boxing trainer.
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