LD Luca Cagnoni - Portland Winterhawks, WHL (2023, 123rd, SJS)

[Artorius Horus T]

17 goals, 63 points, +17, 1.05 ppg
236 sog and 44 pim

 

[MMC]

Welcome to San Jose

 

[FLYguy3911]

Wonder what the league's appetite is for a player of his size.

Guess not great. Crazy he went that late.

 

[TopC0rner]

Great pick by San Jose. I have no doubt he's going to be a good NHLer despite being short in size. He doesn't play small and skill-wise, he's not far off from Sandin-Pelikka.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

7 points in first 5 games

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Drives the net to finish a nice feed from his winger, James Stefan. That's right, Patrik Stefan's son; I looked it up.

WHL Highlight of the Night - October 15, 2023 - Western Hockey League

Winterhawks teammates James Stefan and Luca Cagnoni combined for a dazzling goal on Sunday night.

chl.ca

 

[Brent Burns Beard]

#stud

 

[Artorius Horus T]

3 more assists.

 

[one2gamble]

The points keep coming eh

 

[Artorius Horus T]

15 points in his last 9 games.
17 points total in 11 games.

About 50 shots on goal, but so far just 2 goals.

 

[one2gamble]

About 50 shots on goal, but so far just 2 goals.

So, getting taller and his shot are what he needs to work on because the rest seems to be doing ok?

 

[Artorius Horus T]

4 point night (1+3)

23 points in 14 games

 

[CaptainShark]

4 point night (1+3)

23 points in 14 games

Cheater, you finished your night of scoreboard watching early.

He finished the night with 1G, 4A… 24 in 14

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Cheater, you finished your night of scoreboard watching early.

He finished the night with 1G, 4A… 24 in 14

Aaaaaaha haaa, thanks man.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Points are nice but I really want to know if he drank milk today because he really needs to get a little bit taller.

 

[Brent Burns Beard]

Cheater, you finished your night of scoreboard watching early.

He finished the night with 1G, 4A… 24 in 14

But will he be NHL calibre?

 

[cheechoo]

How's his skating?

 

[Church Hill]

Eye-popping numbers in a small sample size. Is he for real?

 

[Artorius Horus T]

3 points shy of 30.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

8 goals, 45 points in 36 games, +24

 

[Brent Burns Beard]

8 goals, 45 points in 36 games, +24

But is he on a track to being an NHLer? Will he be able to adapt to a Pro game?

 

[Artorius Horus T]

But is he on a track to being an NHLer? Will he be able to adapt to a Pro game?

time will tell, he has his pro's and con's

 

[Artorius Horus T]

9 goals, 51 points now, +31,

 

[Artorius Horus T]

16 goals, 86 points, +48 (1.40 ppg)

 

[wetcoast]

But is he on a track to being an NHLer? Will he be able to adapt to a Pro game?

Not in terms of playing style but he kind of reminds me of Tyson Barrie in that he could become a decent NHL player but he might just be a junior star.

He is small and the sum is greater than the parts at the junior level but the next level up and his size are huge hurdles.

Here are a couple of scouting reports.

Luca Cagnoni

June 2023 - Cagnoni was selected 123rd overall by the Sharks. Pat Quinn April 2023 - So much of Cagnoni’s game flows through his incredible intelligence; his breakout passing is calculated and layered with deception, his off-puck support — whether that’s off the rush or in the offensive zone...

dobberprospects.com

Luca Cagnoni – 2023 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

Luca Cagnoni is an offensive-minded defenseman who should be drafted in Round 2 of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

thehockeywriters.com