Luca Cagnoni
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luca Cagnoni (born December 21, 2004) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Sharks in the fourth round, with the 123rd overall pick, of the 2023 NHL entry draft.
| Luca Cagnoni | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 21, 2004 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
San Jose Sharks San Jose Barracuda (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft |
123rd overall, 2023 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2024–present | ||
Playing career
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Junior
Cagnoni joined the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in November 2020 after a 30-minute practice tryout while the team was on a road trip in Langley, British Columbia to play the Vancouver Giants. After the 30-minute drills, the team thought highly enough of him to take a chance on him and signed him.[1] Cagnoni only played ten games with the Winterhawks in the 2020–21 season which had been cut short from 68 games to 24 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Cagnoni played a total of four seasons for the Winterhawks. The 2023–24 season was Cagnoni's fourth and final season in Portland. He notched 18 goals and 72 assists to become the first WHL defenceman in 30 years to score 90 points which was last achieved in the 1992–93 season by Shane Peacock.[2]
Professional
The San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL) was Cagnoni in the fourth round, 123rd overall, of the 2023 NHL entry draft. They signed Cagnoni to a three-year, entry-level contract on May 22, 2024.[3] During the 2024–25 season, Cagnoni made his NHL debut with the Sharks on March 20, 2025, against the Carolina Hurricanes.[4] He earned his first NHL point on March 22, assisting on a goal by William Eklund in a home game against the Boston Bruins.[5] He spent the bulk of the 2024–25 season with the Sharks American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, where he was the highest-scoring rookie defenceman in seven years. He was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | Alberni Valley Bulldogs | BCHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 63 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 67 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2023–24 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 65 | 18 | 72 | 90 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 2024–25 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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