Garth Rizzuto

Garth was born in Trail on September 11, 1947. As with all boys growing up in Trail in the 1950s, Garth played hockey.

Garth was a tough competitor and was skilled enough to play junior hockey for the Kelowna Buckaroos and the Moose Jaw Canucks. Garth made his professional hockey debut with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League in 1967, playing three seasons. The team won the league championship in 1969 and Garth was the top scorer on the team.

In 1970, Garth was claimed by the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL Expansion Draft. He played 37 games with the Canucks. He played with the Rochester Americans and the Seattle Totems in the 1971-72 season and signed with the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association in the summer of 1972. From 1972 to 1974, Garth played with the Jets, playing in the AVCO Cup Finals in 1973. Garth retired from hockey in 1975.

Garth excelled at many sports and continues to make a contribution to the advancement of sports in officiating. He is a certified National Level 3 Coach in hockey, a certified National Level 3 Coach in boxing, a certified Level 1 Referee in boxing and a certified National Level 3 Racquetball Referee. Garth is currently a boxing instructor at the Cranbrook Boxing Club.