Cole Caufield

Cole Caufield (born January 2, 2001) is an American collegiate ice hockey forward currently playing for the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Big Ten Conference (B1G). Caufield was drafted 15th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Cole Caufield
Born (2001-01-02) January 2, 2001
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NCAA team University of Wisconsin-Madison
NHL Draft 15th overall, 2019
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career TBD–present

Identified as a generational sniper, Caufield is a product of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and currently holds the program's all-time records for goals.[1][2]

Playing career

Amateur

For the 2017–18 season, Caufield joined the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) in Plymouth, Michigan. He led the NTDP with 54 goals in combined stats of both U-17 & U-18 play, falling just shy of Auston Matthews' 55 goals from 2014–15.[1][3]

During the 2018–19 season, Caufield played full-time on the NTDP U-18 roster. On March 15, 2019, in a 12-4 win against the Green Bay Gamblers, he scored a career-high six goals. This game also marked Caufield's 105th career goal overtaking Phil Kessel's previous record set from 2003–05 (104 goals).[4] On April 13, 2019, he scored his 56th goal of the season in an exhibition game against Switzerland surpassing a single season record for goals.[5] Caufield finished the season with 72 goals, having career averaged 1.46 points per game.[1][6]

On November 19, 2017, he committed to play collegiate hockey in the NCAA for the University of Wisconsin–Madison beginning in the 2019–20 season.[7] Caufield was considered a top prospect among North American skaters entering his draft year, and would earn an A rating by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[8][9] On June 21, 2019, he was drafted 15th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[10]

International play
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
2017 Canada
World U-18 Championships
2018 Russia
2019 Sweden

Caufield represents the United States national team. During the 2017–18 season, he participated in several international tournaments under the age of 17, including the 2017 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he tallied 13 points in six games (eight goals, five assists) to win a gold medal.[11] He would also be named to the tournament All-star team, and led the competition in goals.[12] At the 2017 Four Nations Cup in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, Caufield appeared in three games, notching six goals and one assist, while the NTDP U-17 finished first.[13] In February 2018, he led the team with 10 points in four games (four goals, six assists) at the 2018 Five Nations Cup in Järvenpää, Finland, enroute to another NTDP U-17 first place finish.[11]

At the 2018 IIHF World U-18 Championship, the NTDP would settle for a silver medal after losing the final game to Finland 3-2. Caufield closed the tournament with six points in seven games.

For the 2018–19 season, Caufield would continue his stellar play internationally. In late 2018, the NTDP U-18 claimed the 2018 Five Nations Cup in Kravaře, Czech Republic, with Caufield notching seven goals and two assists in four games.[11] The NTDP U-18 finished third in the tables of the 2019 Five Nations Cup in Sochi, Russia, where Caufield registered three goals and two assists in four games.[14][11]

On April 23, 2019, Caufield scored his 10th and 11th goal for the NTDP in just four games of preliminary round at the 2019 IIHF World U-18 Championship, breaking a record set by both Brett Sterling in 2002 and Phil Kessel in 2005 (nine goals).[15][16] On April 27, 2019, Caufield tied Alexander Ovechkin's single tournament goals record (14 goals from 2002) and inscribed his 18 career goals in the national record book of the tournament. The NTDP would eventually lose their semi-final matchup to Russia 3-2 in a shootout,[17] with the NTDP claiming a bronze medal in a 5–2 win over Canada to close their tournament play. Caufield was named the MVP of the championship, as well as Best Forward (Directorate Award). Finally, he led the competition in goals and was named to the tournament All-star team.[18]

Personal life

Cole Caufield is a native of Mosinee, Wisconsin. His older brother, Brock, also plays for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team.[7] Their father, Paul Caufield, born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, played for the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UWSP) from 1988–92 and remains the team's all-time leading scorer.[19][20] He returned to UWSP in 2002 to work as an assistant coach, but resigned in 2006 to assume his current position as manager of Ice Hawks Arena.[19][21] Their grandfather, Wayne Caufield, a member of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame since 2011, played semi-professional hockey from 1963–76 for numerous teams, most notably the USHL's Milwaukee Admirals, and spent over two decades coaching youth hockey and managing hockey clinics in the Milwaukee area following his retirement.[22][23] He died on July 13, 2018.[23]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Stevens Point Area High USHS 232533586 2426—
2016–17 Stevens Point Area High USHS 2250297917 33582
2017–18 U.S. National Development Team USHL 3223103310 —————
2018–19 U.S. National Development Team USHL 2829124123 —————
2019–20 University of Wisconsin B1G 361917366 —————
B1G totals 36 19 17 36 6 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 United States U17 685130
2018 United States U18 74260
2019 United States U18 7144184
2020 United States WJC 6th 51120
Junior totals 252712394

Awards and honors
Award Year Ref
International
IIHF World U18 Championships MVP 2019 [18]
IIHF World U18 Championships Best Forward 2019
IIHF World U18 Championships All-Star Team 2019
College
Big Ten Scoring Champion 2020 [24]
Big Ten Freshman of the Year 2020
All-Big Ten First Team 2020

Records

USA Hockey National Team Development Program:

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References
  1. "All-Time NTDP Record Book". USA Hockey. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. "U18MWC Record Book". Team USA Hockey. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. "Cole Caufield. U.S. National Under-17 Team 2017–18". USA Hockey. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  4. "Hughes, Caufield set NTDP records heading toward NHL Draft". NHL. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. "Team USA Shuts Out Switzerland 8-0 in Second U18 MWC Exhibition Tilt". Team USA Hockey. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. "Cole Caufield. U.S. National Under-18 Team 2018–19". USA Hockey. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  7. "Badgers men's hockey: Five-star prospect Cole Caufield commits to Wisconsin". Wisconsin State Journal. November 20, 2017.
  8. "2019 Draft Prospect Rankings". NHL. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  9. "NHL mock draft for draft lottery teams: Stock rising, Cole Caufield draws Alex DeBrincat comparison". USA Today. March 26, 2019.
  10. "Canadiens select Cole Caufield with 15th-overall pick of NHL Draft". sportsnet.ca. June 21, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  11. "Cole Caufield". Team USA Hockey. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  12. "Game Summary. 2017 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Canada Red–United States". Hockey Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  13. "U.S. National Under-17 Team Defeats Russia Junior. Wins Under-17 Four Nations Tournament". JuniorHockey.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  14. "Five Nations Cup Tournament". Russian Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  15. "Team USA Tops Latvia, 7-1, To Conclude U18 MWC Preliminary Play". Team USA Hockey. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  16. "Can Caufield keep making music?". IIHF. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  17. "Amirov shoots U.S. down in semi-final". IIHF. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  18. "Caufield named MVP". IIHF. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  19. Willes, Ed (June 22, 2019). "Ed Willes: Size doesn't matter for Cole Caufield, who's out to prove his doubters wrong". Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  20. Williams, Scott A. (February 25, 2016). "Hockey is a part of the Caufield lineage". Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  21. Bates, Greg (August 2018). "Family Values: A Passion For The Game Runs Through The Caufield Bloodlines". USA Hockey Magazine.
  22. Shoust, Christopher (February 4, 2017). "Sault Legends: Wayne Caufield". Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  23. "Wayne Caufield". July 15, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  24. "Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". bigten.org. May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jesperi Kotkaniemi		 Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
2019		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Sammy Walker		 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
2019–20		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Taro Hirose		 Big Ten Scoring Champion
2019–20		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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