Luca Caputi

Gianluca Caputi (born October 1, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.

Caputi was drafted by the Mississauga IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2nd round, 37th overall, during the 2004 OHL Priority Selection.

Caputi played in his first career OHL game on October 8, 2004, as he was held to no points in a 6–4 win over the Barrie Colts.

On November 14, Caputi scored his first career OHL goal against Daren Machesney of the Brampton Battalion in a 4–1 loss.

Caputi finished his rookie season in 2004–05 playing in 48 games, scoring five goals and earning an assist for six points.

Caputi did not see any post-season action with the IceDogs during the 2005 playoffs.

Caputi saw little playing time during the 2005–06 season, as in 32 games, he was held to three goals and no assists as the IceDogs failed to qualify for the post-season

In 2006–07, Caputi broke out offensively with Mississauga, as in 68 games, he scored 27 goals and 65 points to finish sixth in team scoring.

On September 24, 2006, Caputi earned his first career multi-point OHL game, as he had a goal and an assist in 6-2 win over the Toronto St. Michael's Majors.

Less than a month later, on October 15, Caputi scored two goals in a game for the first time in his OHL career, while adding an assist for his first three-point game, in a 9–1 win over the Peterborough Petes.

On December 10, Caputi scored a goal and added three assists, earning his first career four-point game, in a 11–5 IceDogs victory over the Oshawa Generals.

On March 23, Caputi played in his first career OHL post-season game, as he scored a goal against Sebastian Dahm and added an assist in a 5–4 loss to the Sudbury Wolves.

In five playoff games, Caputi had two goals and three points.

During the off-season in 2007, the IceDogs franchise relocated from Mississauga to St. Catharines and were renamed the Niagara IceDogs.

Caputi moved with the team and had his best OHL season in 2007–08.

On December 2, Caputi earned his first career OHL hat-trick, as he scored three goals in a 5–2 win over the Ottawa 67's.

On December 29, Caputi earned another hat-trick, while adding two assists for a career high five points, in a 6–5 overtime win over the Guelph Storm.

Caputi finished the season with 51 goals and 111 points in 66 games, finishing fourth in OHL scoring, while setting team records for goals and points in a season.

On April 11, Caputi earned his first career playoff hat-trick, scoring three goals in a 8–3 win over the Oshawa Generals.

In 10 post-season games, Caputi scored eight goals and 17 points.

Following the season, Caputi was named to the OHL Second All-Star Team.

Caputi was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fourth round, 111th overall, during the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

In the 2007–08 season, following the elimination of his junior hockey club, the Niagara IceDogs, the Penguins assigned Caputi to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for their playoff run.

On April 23, Caputi played in his first professional hockey game, as he was held to no points in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Hershey Bears.

In his next game on April 25 against the Bears, Caputi scored his first career AHL goal against Frederic Cassivi while adding an assist in a 7–3 victory.

On June 7, Caputi scored his first career goal in the Calder Cup finals, as the Penguins defeated the Chicago Wolves 5–1.

Overall, in 19 playoff games, Caputi scored four goals and eight points.

On April 23, 2008, Caputi signed a three-year entry level contract with the club.

Caputi spent the majority of the 2008–09 in the AHL.

On January 11, Caputi earned three assists in a 6–2 win over the Hershey Bears for his first career three-point game.

In 66 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Caputi scored 18 goals and 45 points.

During the post-season, Caputi scored three goals and eight points in 12 games.

Caputi did see some action with Pittsburgh during the 2008–09.

On February 3, 2009, Caputi played in his first career NHL game, as he scored 2:30 into the game against Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens in a 4–2 loss.

Overall, in five games with Pittsburgh, Caputi scored one goal.

Caputi also appeared in three games with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, scoring two goals and three points.

Caputi once again spent the majority of the 2009–10 in the AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

In 54 games, he scored 23 goals and 47 points.

On February 17, Caputi scored two goals and added two assists for a career-high four points in a 9–2 win over the Albany River Rats.

Caputi also suited up for four games with Pittsburgh, as he scored a goal and two points.