Drake Caggiula | |||
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Born |
Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
June 20, 1994 ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team | Edmonton Oilers | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2016–present |
Drake Caggiula (born June 20, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Undrafted, Caggiula played junior hockey in Ontario with the Stouffville Spirit of the Ontario Junior Hockey League before enrolling to play college hockey for the University of North Dakota of the NCAA.
In his senior season with North Dakota in 2015–16, Caggiula led North Dakota to win the 2016 NCAA championship and was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Following the end of the season, Caggiula gained attention from numerous NHL teams as the top available collegiate free agent. On May 7, 2016, Caggiula agreed to a two-year entry-level deal with the Edmonton Oilers. He scored his first NHL goal on December 3, 2016 in an Oilers overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks.