Cole Caufield
Age 21 Jan 2, 2001
Right Wing shoots right
5'7" 170 cm
163 lbs 74 kg
ELC Signing Age 20
Waivers Signing Age 19
UFA Year 2028
Agent Pat Brisson 
Transaction History
| Sep 27, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on five shots in Monday's 2-1 preseason loss to the New Jersey Devils. |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield delivered three goals in a 10-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Friday. |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on one shot in Saturday's 6-4 loss to Ottawa. |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Toronto. |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils. |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a power-play goal, had two shots on net, blocked one shot and picked up two penalty minutes in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Ottawa. |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal Saturday in a 5-4 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield logged an assist and four shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils. |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. He finished with one shot on net and two hits over 18:14 of ice time. |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had a power-play assist and four shots on net in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Florida. |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-3 overtime loss to Dallas on Thursday. |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had two goals, including one on the power play, along with three shots on net and one hit in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored the overtime game-winner and added a power-play assist in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Mar 6, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on three shots and assisted on a power-play tally in Saturday's 5-2 road win over the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield logged a power-play assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Calgary Flames. |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had a power-play assist and three shots on net in Tuesday's 8-4 loss to Winnipeg. |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on five shots, dished an assist, went plus-2 and added two PIM in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres. |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on two shots, added two assists and went plus-3 in Monday's 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had an assist and scored in the shootout in Montreal's 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders on Sunday. |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored twice, including the game winner in overtime, in a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had three shots on net and a minus-3 rating over 18:16 of ice time in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal in a 2-1 loss to Columbus on Saturday. |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a power-play goal and had two shots on net in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Washington. |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had four shots on net and one hit over 15:28 of ice time in Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield will be available for Tuesday's home game against the New Jersey Devils, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports. |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield (COVID-19 protocols) will be back with the Montreal Canadiens on Friday after serving his quarantine period. |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield (COVID-19 protocols) is headed to Wisconsin to prepare to cross the Canadian border, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports. |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield logged a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had one shot on goal in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to Boston. |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield picked up two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Nashville. |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had one shot on goal over 12:05 of ice time in Monday's 2-1 loss to Vancouver. |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had one shot and finished minus-3 over 15:21 of ice time in Thursday's 6-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield was recalled by the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. |
| Nov 14, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had a goal and an assist for AHL Laval on Saturday. |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's game for AHL Laval. |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield was sent down to AHL Laval on Monday. |
| Oct 24, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had an assist and one shot on goal in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield did not play in Tuesday's 6-2 preseason loss to Toronto. |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield (upper body) returned to practice Monday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield is dealing with an upper-body injury that will sideline him for about a week. |
| Sep 26, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield (undisclosed) took warmups ahead of Sunday's intra-squad scrimmage but was pulled for precautionary reasons. |
| Jul 5, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield recorded two assists in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory over the visiting Lightning in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals. |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield registered an assist in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3. |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6. |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5. |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3. |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield collected an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2. |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a power-play goal on six shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1. |
| Jun 7, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield notched an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 4. |
| Jun 6, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield notched a power-play assist and six shots on goal in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3. |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had an assist and a shot on goal in Montreal's 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of their playoff series Wednesday. |
| May 27, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield registered an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5. |
| May 25, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had three shots on net and one hit over 15:50 of ice time in Montreal's 2-1 loss to Toronto in Game 3 of their playoff series. |
| May 24, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield will be in the lineup for Game 3 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. |
| May 20, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield is not in the lineup Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1, Kevin McGran of The Toronto Star reports. |
| May 12, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had a goal and an assist with five shots in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Edmonton. |
| May 6, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored a goal on five shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| May 3, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored the game-winning goal and had two shots in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| May 1, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored the game-winning goal Saturday in a 3-2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators. It was his first NHL goal. |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had four shots on net over 15:40 of ice time in Monday's 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames. |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield will make his NHL debut Monday in Calagary. |
| Apr 18, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield joined the Montreal Canadiens on their current road trip, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports. |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield was promoted to Montreal's taxi squad Friday. |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield was added to Montreal's taxi squad in a paper move Friday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield and the University of Wisconsin were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament on Friday, Stu Cowan of Montreal Gazette reports. |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin said Monday that he expects Caufield to sign an entry-level contract after his season at the University of Wisconsin. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield scored two goals for Team USA in a pre-tournament game against Finland at the world junior hockey championship Tuesday. |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield has been invited to compete for a spot on the USA Hockey junior team, Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette reports. |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield picked up a hat trick in the University of Wisconsin's 7-3 win over Penn State on Tuesday. |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Montreal Canadiens | Cole Caufield | Caufield had six shots and two assists over the first two games for the University of Wisconsin. |
2021-2022 Regular Season Stats
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Cole Caufield |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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67 | 23 | 20 | 43 | -24 | 10 | 861 | 44.00 | 47.00 | 1.40 | 47.90 | 1.90 | 1.05 | 1.67 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2010-2011 | Chicago Jr. Blackhawks | Brick Invitational | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Team Illinois 13U AAA | HPHL 13U | 19 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Team Wisconsin 14U AAA | 14U AAA | 37 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Stevens Point Area High | USHS-WI | 23 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 6 | Playoffs | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Stevens Point Area High | USHS-WI | 22 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 17 | Playoffs | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Team Royal | USA-S15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Team Wisconsin | UMHSEHL | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 32 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 40 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | USA U17 | WHC-17 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | U.S. National U18 Team | USDP | 19 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | USA U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2018-2019 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 28 | 29 | 12 | 41 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2018-2019 | U.S. National U18 Team | USDP | 64 | 72 | 28 | 100 | 39 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2018-2019 | USA U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Univ. of Wisconsin | NCAA | 36 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Univ. of Wisconsin | NCAA | 31 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 118 | 42.90 | 50.00 | -0.10 | 53.10 | -0.80 | 1.01 | 1.52 | Playoffs | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021-2022 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 67 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 10 | 861 | 44.00 | 47.00 | 1.40 | 47.90 | 1.90 | 1.05 | 1.67 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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Active Contract
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,642,499 1.07% of cap space
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | ||
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| Cap Hit | $880,833 | $880,833 | $880,833 | RFA |
| AAV | $1,308,333 | $1,308,333 | $1,308,333 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $132,500 | $300,000 | $850,000 | |
| Base Salary | $700,000 | $832,500 | $832,500 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $92,500 | $92,500 | $92,500 | |
| Total Salary | $792,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $70,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 | |
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