The Invicta Dynamos are delighted to announce the signing of 23 year old Canadian forward Daniel Calitri from the All American Hockey League (AAHL) ahead of the 2010/11 season. Having agreed terms for a spell in the UK the Toronto born skater, who also holds an Italian passport, is now set to occupy one of two permitted non-EIHA trained starting roster spots when the new campaign gets underway in September.

Daniel Calitri first came to prominence in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) when icing for the Bancroft Hawks in 2004/05 amassing 18 points as a 19 year old in his debut season at the club. He remained with the side for the following term, this time netting 21 goals whilst playing a hand in 23 more to pick up 44 points, before switching to the Oakville Blades during the latter part of the campaign. In 2006/07 Calitri would continue with the Blades and completed another strong season taking 43 points from 45 games in the OPJHL. By 2008 the lively forward had then moved to the Orillia Tundras of Major League Hockey (MLH) – the top tier of Canadian senior ice hockey in the province of Ontario. Calitri would start 2009/10 in the MLH but then swiftly made the step to the AAHL with the West Michigan Blizzard securing his services for the remainder of the season and, from a total of 26 games, the forward put the puck away 17 times whilst chipping in with 24 assists. Now though the Canadian skater will be crossing the Atlantic to join up with the Invicta Dynamos for his debut spell in the UK and he is already raring to go.

Speaking on his upcoming campaign at the Silver Blades Ice Rink Gillingham Daniel Calitri was enthusiastic about the challenge that lay ahead. Calitri said, “I am really looking forward to beginning my hockey career in the UK with the Invicta Dynamos and I can’t wait to get over and start the season with my new teammates and fans. The team has been used to winning ways in the recent past and l look forward to trying to continue that in 2010/11”. Meanwhile Calitri’s new Head Coach, Kevin Parrish, was equally pleased that a deal had been agreed and suggested his new forward could make a big impact in the ENIHL. Parrish said, “It has been a tough time this summer trying to find the right guy to fit in at the Dynamos but I am very confident that Dan fits the bill. He is a player that is still young, has plenty of enthusiasm for the game, has good hands, skates well, knows how to find the net and can provide an important lift when the team need it. Most importantly he is very eager to get started and he can’t wait to get to the UK and pull on the Dynamos’ jersey for the first time”.

Latest signing Daniel Calitri, who will wear shirt number 74, has taken the club’s roster for the 2010/11 season to ten with Mark Hartley, Anthony Lennon, Adam Copland, Tim Smith, Scott Beeson, Karl Lennon, Liam Chong, Loyde Fuller and Callum Fowler all having already signed on for the new campaign with more announcements set to follow soon.