Cole Caufield

Cole Caufield (born January 2, 2001) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey right winger. He currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Career
Before playing in the NHL, Caufield played parts of 2 seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and 2 years with the Wisconsin Badgers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). With the USNTDP, Caufield set the all-time record for the most goals scored in a season with 72 goals. This broke the last record held by Phil Kessel. Caufield also had a very successful university career. He was named a back-to-back Big Ten Scoring Champion and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, the All-First Team, and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

He was drafted 15th overall overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. On March 27, 2021, Caufield signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Canadiens.

On April 26, Caufield made his NHL debut in a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames. May 1, he scored his first NHL goal in a 3-2 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators.
In March 2022, Caufield was named as the NHL Rookie of the Month, leading all rookies with 7 goals and 15 points.

On June 5, 2023, Caufield signed an eight-year, $62.8 million extension to stay with the Canadiens.

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