Luca Caputi

Luca Caputi
Born	(1988-10-01) October 1, 1988 Toronto, Ontario
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Pittsburgh Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
NHL draft	111th overall, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2008–present

Gianluca(Luca) Caputi (born October 1, 1988 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. Caputi was drafted as the 111th overall selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. On April 23rd, Caputi signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Playing career

Luca Caputi began his minor career with the Mississauga IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2004-2005 season. He played for the same team for four seasons, even after the Mississauga IceDogs moved and became the Niagara IceDogs, until 2007–2008. After his 2006-2007 season, Caputi was drafted in the fourth round by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft as the 111th overall pick. While several scouts projected him as high as the 40th pick claiming that he was a great package of both size and skill possessing a long reach, he managed to drop into the 4th round. Teams passed on him due his inconsistent play of edge and skill with a lack of effective hitting.

His following season with the Niagara IceDogs, Caputi seemed to have found his balance with 51 goals and 111 points in just 66 games becoming an offensive juggernaut on the first line. His 111 points were fourth in league scoring and his 51 goals were third in the OHL while both his 51 goals and 111 points are the most in one season for the Mississauga and Niagara IceDogs organization. Caputi led the team into the playoffs where they defeated the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 0 before losing to the Oshawa Generals 4 -2 in the conference semifinals.

Following his breakout season, on April 23rd Caputi signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He then helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League reach the Calder Cup Finals with 8 points in 19 games.

On February 3, 2009 the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Luca Caputi would be making his NHL Debut against the Montreal Canadiens.

				Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
2004–05	Mississauga IceDogs	OHL		48	5	1	6	6	25		-	-	-	-	-	-
2005–06	Mississauga IceDogs	OHL		32	3	0	3	-18	43		-	-	-	-	-	-
2006–07	Mississauga IceDogs	OHL		68	27	38	65	22	66		5	2	1	3	1	0
2007–08	Niagara IceDogs	OHL		66	51	60	111	26	107		10	8	9	17	5	14
2007–08	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		-	-	-	-	-	-		19	4	4	8	-1	8
OHL Totals				214	86	99	185	36	107		15	10	10	20	6	14
AHL Totals				-	-	-	-	-	-		19	4	4	8	-1	8

External links

• Luca Caputi career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database