Cole Caufield
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Cole Caufield
| image = Cole Caufield - 51705958267 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Caufield with the Montreal Canadiens in November 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|01|2}}
| birth_place = Mosinee, Wisconsin, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 175
| position = Winger
| shoots = Right
| team = Montreal Canadiens
| league = NHL
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league =
| former_teams =
| ntl_team = USA
| draft = 15th overall
| draft_year = 2019
| draft_team = Montreal Canadiens
| career_start = 2021
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Cole Caufield (born January 2, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey winger for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 15th overall, by the Canadiens in the 2019 NHL entry draft.
Following success with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP), Caufield played collegiately for the University of Wisconsin-Madison of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. He won the Hobey Baker Award and was the leading goal and point-scorer for the 2020–21 NCAA season.
Internationally, Caufield has represented the United States in numerous tournaments including winning a gold medal at the U17 WHC, a silver and bronze medal at the 2018 U18 WJC and 2019 U18 WJC respectively, and a gold medal at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Early life
Caufield was born in Mosinee, Wisconsin to a hockey-playing family{{Cite web|last=Harbit|first=Bailey|date=November 20, 2018|title=Mosinee native, former SPASH hockey player Caufield signs with Badgers|url=https://www.wsaw.com/content/sports/Mosinee-native-former-SPASH-hockey-player-Caulfield-signs-with-Badgers-500974211.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=WSAW-TV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208015351/https://www.wsaw.com/content/sports/Mosinee-native-former-SPASH-hockey-player-Caulfield-signs-with-Badgers-500974211.html |archive-date=December 8, 2021}} and started skating at the age of two.{{Cite web|last=Gordon|first=Sean|date=June 22, 2019|title=The ascension of Cole Caufield from teary-eyed toddler to rink rat to prolific scorer|url=https://theathletic.com/1041387/2019/06/22/the-ascension-of-cole-caufield-from-teary-eyed-toddler-to-rink-rat-to-prolific-scorer/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=The Athletic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208015353/https://theathletic.com/1041387/2019/06/22/the-ascension-of-cole-caufield-from-teary-eyed-toddler-to-rink-rat-to-prolific-scorer/ |archive-date=December 8, 2021}} In addition to ice hockey, Caufield also played baseball and football as a child. His father taught him to shoot from the right as he believed that right sided shots have an easier angle to access a goaltender's glove hand.{{Cite web|last=Basu|first=Arpon|date=March 29, 2021|title=The moments that prepared Cole Caufield for the Canadiens spotlight|url=https://theathletic.com/2483205/2021/03/29/cole-caufield-and-prepared-him-for-the-canadiens-spotlight/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=The Athletic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329144334/https://theathletic.com/2483205/2021/03/29/cole-caufield-and-prepared-him-for-the-canadiens-spotlight/ |archive-date=March 29, 2021 }} He played Bantam AAA for Team Wisconsin and Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH), scoring 75 goals over two seasons for a total of 145 points before joining the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP) in Plymouth, Michigan during spring 2017.{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Scott|date=February 25, 2016|title=Hockey is a part of the Caufield lineage|url=https://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/sports/high-school/hockey/2016/02/25/hockey-part-caufield-lineage/80885462/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Stevens Point Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810121034/https://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/sports/high-school/hockey/2016/02/25/hockey-part-caufield-lineage/80885462/ |archive-date=August 10, 2020 }}{{Cite web|last=Manderfeld|first=Noah|date=April 28, 2021|title=Looking back at Cole Caufield's 'crazy' career at SPASH|url=https://www.wsaw.com/2021/04/28/looking-back-at-cole-caufields-crazy-career-at-spash/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=WSAW-TV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509155923/https://www.wsaw.com/2021/04/28/looking-back-at-cole-caufields-crazy-career-at-spash/ |archive-date=May 9, 2021 }}
In his first year with the USNTDP, Caufield led the combined U17 and U18 team with 54 goals and 26 assists, falling one goal shy of matching the single season record of 55 set in 2014–15 by Auston Matthews.{{Cite web|last=Pronman|first=Corey|date=May 29, 2019|title=Pronman: Why you shouldn't underestimate prospect Cole Caufield|url=https://theathletic.com/984647/2019/05/29/pronman-why-you-shouldnt-underestimate-prospect-cole-caufield/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=The Athletic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108002905/https://theathletic.com/984647/2019/05/29/pronman-why-you-shouldnt-underestimate-prospect-cole-caufield/ |archive-date=November 8, 2020 }} He likewise made a verbal commitment to play college ice hockey at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.{{Cite web|last=Milewski|first=Todd|date=November 20, 2017|title=Badgers men's hockey: Five-star prospect Cole Caufield commits to Wisconsin|url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/badgers-men-s-hockey-five-star-prospect-cole-caufield-commits/article_a19a708e-4f7a-5733-98ab-28e7b73e60c1.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Wisconsin State Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327171742/https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/badgers-men-s-hockey-five-star-prospect-cole-caufield-commits/article_a19a708e-4f7a-5733-98ab-28e7b73e60c1.html |archive-date=March 27, 2019 }}
In the 2018–19 season, Caufield scored 72 goals and 28 assists, overtaking the all-time USNTDP goal record previously held by Phil Kessel as well as Matthews' aforementioned single season goal record.{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Chris|date=May 1, 2019|title=The curious case of Cole Caufield: How high will the diminutive scorer be drafted?|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/26641263/the-curious-case-cole-caufield-how-high-diminutive-scorer-drafted|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501144555/http://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/26641263/the-curious-case-cole-caufield-how-high-diminutive-scorer-drafted |archive-date=May 1, 2019 }}
Leading up to the 2019 NHL entry draft, Caufield was considered a top prospect and was ranked eighth by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau amongst North American skaters.{{Cite web|title=2019 Draft Prospect Rankings|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectbrowse.htm?cat=1&sort=finalRank&year=2019|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|publisher=National Hockey League|via=NHL.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416014808/http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectbrowse.htm?cat=1&sort=finalRank&year=2019 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 }}{{Cite web|last=Schoen|first=David|date=June 18, 2019|title=Size doesn't matter for NHL draft prospect Cole Caufield|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/size-doesnt-matter-for-nhl-draft-prospect-cole-caufield-1690014/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619131424/https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/size-doesnt-matter-for-nhl-draft-prospect-cole-caufield-1690014/ |archive-date=June 19, 2019 }} On June 21, 2019, he was selected in the first round (15th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens.{{Cite web|last=Mercer|first=Pierre-Antoine|translator=Braverman, Dan|date=June 21, 2019|title=Canadiens select Cole Caufield 15th overall in 2019 NHL Draft|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/canadiens-select-cole-caufield-15th-overall-in-2019-nhl-draft/c-307961100|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|via=NHL.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208015353/https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/canadiens-select-cole-caufield-15th-overall-in-2019-nhl-draft/c-307961100 |archive-date=December 8, 2021 }} Shortly thereafter, he attended the Canadiens' annual development camp.{{Cite web|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=July 31, 2019|title=Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield scores a beauty for Team USA|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-prospect-cole-caufield-scores-a-beauty-for-team-usa|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Montreal Gazette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731084329/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-prospect-cole-caufield-scores-a-beauty-for-team-usa |archive-date=July 31, 2019 }}
Playing career
=Collegiate=
==2019–2021==
Caufield played for the Wisconsin Badgers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 2019 to 2021.{{Cite web|title=Cole Caufield|url=https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/cole-caufield/8837|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|publisher=University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409223458/https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/cole-caufield/8837 |archive-date=April 9, 2021 }} During his freshman season in 2019–20, he recorded 19 goals and 17 assists in 36 games, leading the Big Ten in goals scored to win the conference scoring title. For his efforts, Caufield was selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, All-First Team, and was also named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, becoming the second Badger to win the award after Trent Frederic in 2017.{{Cite web|last=Milewski|first=Todd|date=March 18, 2020|title=Cole Caufield plans to return for second season with Badgers men's hockey team|url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/cole-caufield-plans-to-return-for-second-season-with-badgers-mens-hockey-team/article_9ac49fda-9ff7-54f6-a759-e5933ec917fb.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Wisconsin State Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523144351/https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/cole-caufield-plans-to-return-for-second-season-with-badgers-mens-hockey-team/article_9ac49fda-9ff7-54f6-a759-e5933ec917fb.html |archive-date=May 23, 2020 }}{{Cite web|last=Milewski|first=Todd|date=May 12, 2020|title=Badgers' Cole Caufield named Big Ten Freshman of the Year; Wyatt Kalynuk joins him on all-league first team|url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/badgers-cole-caufield-named-big-ten-freshman-of-the-year-wyatt-kalynuk-joins-him-on/article_242a45ba-af31-551e-aac9-123242d7e515.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Wisconsin State Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525074036/https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/badgers-cole-caufield-named-big-ten-freshman-of-the-year-wyatt-kalynuk-joins-him-on/article_242a45ba-af31-551e-aac9-123242d7e515.html |archive-date=May 25, 2020 }}
With uncertainty surrounding the 2020–21 NCAA season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Caufield opted not to turn professional with the Canadiens and instead returned for his sophomore season with Wisconsin, saying that this decision was the "best thing for me...to come back, get another year, get stronger and faster and dominate more and become more of a leader".{{Cite web|last=Milewski|first=Todd|date=May 13, 2020|title=Cole Caufield sets wider goal for second season with Badgers men's hockey team: 'I have a lot more to prove'|url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/cole-caufield-sets-wider-goal-for-second-season-with-badgers-mens-hockey-team-i-have/article_93fc0e83-65ea-5207-a073-3c58deba11bb.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Wisconsin State Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522030351/https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/cole-caufield-sets-wider-goal-for-second-season-with-badgers-mens-hockey-team-i-have/article_93fc0e83-65ea-5207-a073-3c58deba11bb.html |archive-date=May 22, 2020 }}
During the aforementioned season, Caufield led the entire NCAA with 30 goals and 52 points in 31 games and became the first back-to-back Big Ten scoring champion. He was likewise selected to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team, the Big Ten All-Tournament Team, and earned both First-Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten Player of the Year honors. On April 9, 2021, Caufield was named to the AHCA First-Team All-American and recipient of the annual Hobey Baker Award as the top NCAA Division I men's ice hockey player, becoming the second player in school history to win same following Blake Geoffrion over a decade prior.{{Cite web|date=April 9, 2021|title=Wisconsin's Cole Caufield wins 2021 Hobey Baker Memorial Award|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2021-04-09/wisconsins-cole-caufield-wins-2021-hobey-baker-memorial-award|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415085736/https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2021-04-09/wisconsins-cole-caufield-wins-2021-hobey-baker-memorial-award |archive-date=April 15, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Schlossman|first=Brad Elliott|date=April 10, 2021|title=Cole Caufield beats out Shane Pinto for Hobey Baker Award; UND has an NCAA-best three All-American picks|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/6978769-Cole-Caufield-beats-out-Shane-Pinto-for-Hobey-Baker-Award-UND-has-an-NCAA-best-three-All-American-picks|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Grand Forks Herald|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410172731/https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/6978769-Cole-Caufield-beats-out-Shane-Pinto-for-Hobey-Baker-Award-UND-has-an-NCAA-best-three-All-American-picks |archive-date=April 10, 2021 }}
=Professional=
==2021–2023==
On March 27, 2021, Caufield was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by draft team the Montreal Canadiens.{{Cite web|date=March 27, 2021|title=Three-year, entry-level contract for forward Cole Caufield|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/three-year-entry-level-contract-for-forward-cole-caufield/c-322983750|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|via=NHL.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328003406/https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/three-year-entry-level-contract-for-forward-cole-caufield/c-322983750 |archive-date=March 28, 2021 }} After the conclusion of his collegiate career, he was first assigned to the Canadiens' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket.{{Cite web|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=March 29, 2021|title=Stu Cowan: Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield will join the Laval Rocket|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-canadiens-prospect-cole-caufield-will-join-the-laval-rocket|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Montreal Gazette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329211135/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-canadiens-prospect-cole-caufield-will-join-the-laval-rocket |archive-date=March 29, 2021 }} He made his professional debut for Laval on April 9, recording two goals and one assist in a 5–3 win against the Toronto Marlies.{{Cite web|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=April 9, 2021|title=Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield has fun in his AHL debut with Rocket|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-prospect-cole-caufield-has-fun-in-his-ahl-debut-with-rocket|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Montreal Gazette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410045530/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-prospect-cole-caufield-has-fun-in-his-ahl-debut-with-rocket |archive-date=April 10, 2021 }} Appearing in two AHL games for Laval, Caufield was recalled to the Canadiens' taxi squad on April 16 but was unable to be assigned to the active roster due to salary cap issues.{{Cite web|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=April 16, 2021|title=Stu Cowan: Canadiens promote Caufield, but debut delayed by cap woes|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-canadiens-promote-caufield-but-debut-delayed-by-cap-woes|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Montreal Gazette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416203537/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-canadiens-promote-caufield-but-debut-delayed-by-cap-woes |archive-date=April 16, 2021 }} Following injuries to teammates Paul Byron and Jonathan Drouin, Caufield made his NHL debut as an emergency recall in a 2–1 victory over the Calgary Flames on April 26.{{Cite web|last=Leijon|first=Erik|date=April 26, 2021|title=Liveblog replay: Habs beat Flames 2-1 in Caufield's debut|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/liveblog-cole-world-cole-life-cole-blooded-caufield-in-vs-flames|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Montreal Gazette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426221913/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/liveblog-cole-world-cole-life-cole-blooded-caufield-in-vs-flames |archive-date=April 26, 2021 }} On May 1, he scored his first career NHL goal in a 3–2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators.{{Cite web|last1=Basu|first1=Arpon|last2=Godin|first2=Marc Antoine|date=May 2, 2021|title=Canadiens' Cole Caufield scores first NHL goal to beat Senators in OT|url=https://theathletic.com/news/canadiens-cole-caufields-first-nhl-goal-is-ot-winner-vs-senators/7aaOfVj792Uk/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=The Athletic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502023436/https://theathletic.com/news/canadiens-cole-caufields-first-nhl-goal-is-ot-winner-vs-senators/7aaOfVj792Uk |archive-date=May 2, 2021 }} Two days later, in a 3–2 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, he became only the third player in NHL history to score his first two career goals in overtime.{{Cite web|date=May 3, 2021|title=Caufield scores second overtime winner as Canadiens edge Maple Leafs|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/caufield-scores-second-overtime-winner-canadiens-edge-maple-leafs/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Sportsnet|agency=The Canadian Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208015356/https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/caufield-scores-second-overtime-winner-canadiens-edge-maple-leafs/ |archive-date=December 8, 2021 }} He concluded the regular season with four goals and an assist in ten games played.{{Cite web|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=May 15, 2021|title=Canadiens Notebook: Habs hit the ice for practice to prepare for Maple Leafs|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-notebook-habs-hit-the-ice-for-practice-to-prepare-for-maple-leafs|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Montreal Gazette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515154905/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-notebook-habs-hit-the-ice-for-practice-to-prepare-for-maple-leafs |archive-date=May 15, 2021 }}
After being a healthy scratch for the first two games of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, Caufield made his NHL playoff debut in a 2–1 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 24.{{Cite web|last=Basu|first=Arpon|date=May 25, 2021|title=The problems plaguing the Canadiens against the Maple Leafs have been all too predictable|url=https://theathletic.com/2611437/2021/05/25/the-problems-plaguing-the-canadiens-against-the-maple-leafs-have-been-all-too-predictable/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=The Athletic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525064240/https://theathletic.com/2611437/2021/05/25/the-problems-plaguing-the-canadiens-against-the-maple-leafs-have-been-all-too-predictable/ |archive-date=May 25, 2021 }} He scored his first NHL playoff goal in a 4–1 Stanley Cup semifinal loss against the Vegas Golden Knights on June 14.{{Cite web|last=Pickens|first=Pat|date=June 14, 2021|title=Caufields go crazy after Canadiens forward scores first playoff goal|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/caufields-celebrate-canadiens-forward-first-playoff-goal/c-325334766|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|via=NHL.com|publisher=National Hockey League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615073424/https://www.nhl.com/news/caufields-celebrate-canadiens-forward-first-playoff-goal/c-325334766 |archive-date=June 15, 2021 }}{{cite news|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=June 14, 2021|title=Canadiens' Cole Caufield scores first playoff goal in loss to Vegas|work=Montreal Gazette|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-cole-caufield-scores-first-playoff-goal-in-loss-to-vegas|access-date=June 15, 2021}} A few days later, Caufield scored the go-ahead goal in the Canadiens' series-clinching win over Vegas.{{Cite web|last=Farrell|first=Sean|date=June 25, 2021|title=Canadiens defeat Golden Knights in Game 6, advance to Stanley Cup Final|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-montreal-canadiens-game-6-recap/c-325300926|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|via=NHL.com|publisher=National Hockey League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625032203/https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-montreal-canadiens-game-6-recap/c-325300926 |archive-date=June 25, 2021}} In the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals, he recorded three assists en route to a series loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.{{cite web|title=Cole Caufield Career Stats In The Stanley Cup Finals|website=StatMuse|url=https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/ask/cole-caufield-career-stats-in-the-stanley-cup-finals|access-date=December 18, 2024}} Collectively, Caufield appeared in twenty games in his inaugural postseason run. His 12 points (four goals and eight assists) trailed only Claude Lemieux (10-6—16 in 1986) and Jacques Lemaire (7-6—13 in 1968) for the most by a Canadiens rookie in a single postseason. Caufield also became the first rookie in league history to record three overtime points in a single postseason.{{Cite web|date=July 6, 2021|title=NHL Morning Skate: Stanley Cup Final Edition – July 6, 2021|url=https://media.nhl.com/public/news/15186-skate|access-date=December 18, 2024|via=NHL.com|publisher=NHL Public Relations}}
Entering the 2021–22 NHL season as a favorite to win the Calder Memorial Trophy,{{Cite web|last=Spiegel|first=Jackie|date=July 4, 2021|title=Why Canadiens' Cole Caufield can be America's next star|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/canadiens-cole-caufield-america-next-star/1vw1g2edgb6301qhv6crywh2g1|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=The Sporting News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705005723/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/canadiens-cole-caufield-america-next-star/1vw1g2edgb6301qhv6crywh2g1 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Gretz|first=Adam|date=September 13, 2021|title=NHL Power Rankings: 2021-22 Calder Trophy candidates|url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2021/09/13/nhl-power-rankings-2021-22-calder-trophy-candidates/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=NBC Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914044552/https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2021/09/13/nhl-power-rankings-2021-22-calder-trophy-candidates/ |archive-date=September 14, 2021 }} Caufield struggled amidst the Canadiens' poor start, recording just a single assist in his first ten games.{{cite news|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=December 5, 2021|title=Tough start to season for Canadiens' Cole Caufield|work=Montreal Gazette|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/tough-start-to-season-for-canadiens-cole-caufield|access-date=November 23, 2021}} On November 1, he was sent down to play for the Laval Rocket,{{Cite web|date=November 1, 2021|title=Canadiens' Cole Caufield sent down to Laval Rocket, team's AHL affiliate|url=https://theathletic.com/news/canadiens-cole-caufield-sent-down-to-laval-rocket-teams-ahl-affiliate/6DWJe2Jbly6A/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=The Athletic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101165917/https://theathletic.com/news/canadiens-cole-caufield-sent-down-to-laval-rocket-teams-ahl-affiliate/6DWJe2Jbly6A/ |archive-date=November 1, 2021 }} where he scored two goals and three assists in six games.{{Cite web|title=Cole Caufield Stats and Player Profile|url=https://theahl.com/stats/player/8677|access-date=December 18, 2024|publisher=American Hockey League}} The Canadiens subsequently recalled him to the main roster on November 18.{{Cite web|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=November 18, 2021|title=Canadiens call up Cole Caufield from Laval Rocket|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-call-up-cole-caufield-from-laval-rocket|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Montreal Gazette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118181015/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-call-up-cole-caufield-from-laval-rocket |archive-date=November 18, 2021 }}
Both he and the team continued to struggle and, at the thirty game mark, Caufield had only one goal and seven assists to his credit. After the midseason replacement of head coach Dominique Ducharme with retired NHL star forward Martin St. Louis in February 2022, Caufield quickly saw his ice time increase under the foregoing, returning to the team's top line alongside Nick Suzuki and Josh Anderson. He proceeded to score six goals in his next seven games, along with four assists,{{cite news|last=Ellis|first=Steven|date=February 22, 2022|title=Cole Caufield has found his form with Martin St. Louis|work=The Hockey News|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/cole-caufield-has-found-his-form-with-martin-st-louis|access-date=February 24, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=February 24, 2022|title=Martin St. Louis's culture shift clicking for Canadiens|work=Montreal Gazette|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-martin-st-louiss-culture-shift-clicking-for-canadiens|access-date=February 24, 2022}}{{cite news|last=D'Amours|first=Tristan|date=February 23, 2022|title=Suzuki, Caufield stay hot as Canadiens clobber Sabres for 4th straight win|work=CBC Sports|agency=The Canadian Press|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens-buffalo-sabres-recap-february-23-1.6361798|access-date=February 24, 2022}} and was recognized as the Canadiens' player of the month for the first time.{{Cite web|date=March 11, 2022|title=Cole Caufield earns Molson Cup for February|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/cole-caufield-earns-molson-cup-for-february/c-331718632|access-date=March 11, 2022|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|via=NHL.com}} On March 15, Caufield scored two goals in eight seconds in a game against the Arizona Coyotes, the fastest two-goal performance for the Canadiens franchise since Stéphane Richer in 1987.{{cite news|last=Wilde|first=Brian|date=March 15, 2022|title=Montreal Canadiens dropped by the Arizona Coyotes 6-3|work=Global News|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8684785/call-of-the-wilde-montreal-canadiens-arizona-coyotes-march-15-2022/|access-date=March 15, 2022}}{{cite news|date=December 1, 1987|title=NHL Roundup : Canadiens' Richer Scores Twice in Seven-Second Span|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-01-sp-25691-story.html|access-date=December 18, 2024}} He was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for March 2022, a period in which he led all rookies in goals (7) and total points (15). With this, Caufield became the first Canadiens player to receive this distinction since Carey Price in March 2008.{{cite web|date=April 1, 2022|title=Canadiens' Caufield Named NHL 'Rookie of the Month' for March|via=NHL.com|publisher=NHL Public Relations|url=https://media.nhl.com/public/news/15957|access-date=April 1, 2022}} In the final game of the season, Caufield scored his first career NHL hat-trick in a 10–2 victory over the Florida Panthers. He finished the season with 23 goals, tied for second in rookie goal-scoring behind Tanner Jeannot of the Nashville Predators with 24.{{cite news|date=April 29, 2022|title=Caufield scores first hat trick, Canadiens end season with rout of Panthers|website=Sportsnet|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/caufield-scores-first-hat-trick-canadiens-end-season-with-rout-of-panthers/|access-date=April 30, 2022}}
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The 2022–23 season was expected to be a development year for the rebuilding Canadiens. With Caufield and Suzuki an established duo on the team's first line, head coach St. Louis began experimenting with different players in the other winger slot. The early games saw Anderson, Sean Monahan and Mike Hoffman rotate through the position, before being given to the recently acquired Kirby Dach, the former 2019 third overall selection whom held initial expectation as a centerman.{{cite web |last1=Engels |first1=Eric |last2=Vingan |first2=Adam |title=Analyzing which Canadiens winger is the best fit with Caufield and Suzuki |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/analyzing-which-canadiens-winger-is-the-best-fit-with-caufield-and-suzuki/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=November 10, 2022 |date=November 1, 2022 }} The line combination of Caufield–Suzuki–Dach generated strong initial results.{{cite web |last1=Hickey |first1=Pat |title=Chemistry of Caufield, Dach, Suzuki line is paying dividends |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/in-the-habs-room-chemistry-of-caufield-dach-suzuki-line-is-paying-dividends |work=Montreal Gazette |accessdate=November 6, 2022 |date=November 6, 2022 }}{{cite web |last1=Basu |first1=Arpon |title=The Canadiens are a Rubik's Cube that Martin St. Louis has only begun to solve |url=https://theathletic.com/3766952/2022/11/06/canadiens-martin-st-louis/ |website=The Athletic |accessdate=November 6, 2022 |date=November 6, 2022 }}{{cite web |last1=D'Amico |first1=Marco |title=Martin St-Louis Praises Kirby Dach's Play On Canadiens' Top Line |url=https://montrealhockeynow.com/2022/11/06/martin-st-louis-praises-kirby-dachs-play-on-canadiens-top-line-2/ |website=Montreal Hockey Now |accessdate=November 6, 2022 |date=November 6, 2022 }} On December 1, Caufield played his 100th career NHL game, and scored the game-winning goal, his 40th in the league.{{cite web |last1=Blades |first1=Justin |title=Cole Caufield gets his 40th career goal in NHL game #100|url=https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/cole-caufield-goal-40-100-games-highlight-montreal-canadiens-calgary-flames/ |website=SB Nation|accessdate=December 2, 2022 |date=December 2, 2022 }} His 40 goals through his first 100 games was the fourth-highest for a Canadiens player in the preceding nine decades, behind only honored team members and Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Jean Béliveau, and Bernie Geoffrion.{{cite tweet |user=StatsCentre |author=TSN Stats Centre |number=1598536832484081664 |date=December 2, 2022 |title=Most goals scored by a @CanadiensMTL player within their first 100 career NHL games (since the league permitted offensive zone forward passes in 1929-30) }} After scoring 26 goals and 10 assists in 46 games, it was announced on January 21 that Caufield required surgery for a shoulder injury that he had been playing through for some time, resulting in a premature end to his season.{{Cite web|date=January 21, 2023|title=Canadiens' Cole Caufield out for season with right shoulder injury|url=https://theathletic.com/4112729/2023/01/21/cole-caufield-canadiens-injury-season-ending/|last=Godin |first=Marc Antoine |access-date=January 21, 2023|work=The Athletic}}
==2023–present==
Following the completion of his entry-level contract in advance of the 2023–24 season, Caufield signed a new eight-year, $62.8 million extension with the Canadiens on June 5, 2023.{{cite news|title=Canadiens, Cole Caufield agree to eight-year, $62.8M contract extension|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canadiens-cole-caufield-agree-to-eight-year-62-8m-contract-extension/|website=Sportsnet|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023}} With hopes of continuing his scoring pace from the first half of the prior campaign, he would unexpectedly record the lowest shooting percentage of his career. Caufield's scoring difficulties were a subject of considerable media discussion, and partially attributed by observers to his recovery from surgery.{{Cite web|title=Canadiens need Cole Caufield's offence, but he's firing blanks|url=https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/jack-todd-canadiens-need-cole-caufields-offence-but-hes-firing-blanks|last=Todd|first=Jack|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|date=December 11, 2023|access-date=September 4, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=What the Puck: Habs bosses can't be liking Caufield's scoring struggles|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/what-the-puck-habs-bosses-cant-be-liking-caufields-scoring-struggles|last=Kelly|first=Brendan|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|date=April 4, 2024|access-date=September 4, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Tomalty |first1=Conor |title=Canadiens: Serge Savard Found Cole Caufield Less Dangerous Last Season |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/latest-news/canadiens-serge-savard-found-cole-caufield-less-dangerous-last-season- |magazine=The Hockey News |date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=September 4, 2024 }} Despite these struggles, he still set new personal highs in goals (28) and points (65), and was credited for improved off-puck play. His line with Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovský earned praise for its collective performance.{{cite web |last1=Tomalty |first1=Conor |title=What a Big Scoring Season Would Mean for Cole Caufield |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/latest-news/what-a-big-scoring-season-would-mean-for-cole-caufield |magazine=The Hockey News |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=September 4, 2024 }}
In September 2024, Caufield announced that he would be switching jersey numbers from 22 to 13 following the death of Columbus Blue Jackets winger Johnny Gaudreau the month prior,{{cite news |last=Dougherty |first=Tom |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/johnny-matthew-gaudreau-death-new-jersey/ |title=Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau mourned by hockey community after New Jersey accident |date=August 30, 2024 |work=CBS News |access-date=December 18, 2024}} citing Gaudreau as an inspiration for players of smaller stature such as himself.{{Cite Instagram|user=colecaufield|postid=C_edttLtrGy|date=September 3, 2024|title=Rest in Peace, Johnny hockey.|access-date=September 3, 2024}}{{cite news|title=Canadiens' Cole Caufield honours Johnny Gaudreau with number switch|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canadiens-cole-caufield-honours-johnny-gaudreau-with-number-switch/|website=Sportsnet|date=September 3, 2024|access-date=September 4, 2024}} Coincidentally, he would register his 13th goal of the 2024–25 season on the road at Nationwide Arena versus the Blue Jackets.{{cite news|title=Canadiens' Cole Caufield scores special 13th goal in Columbus|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canadiens-cole-caufield-scores-special-13th-goal-in-columbus/|website=Sportsnet|date=November 27, 2024|access-date=December 18, 2024}} He scored his 100th career NHL goal in a 3–2 Canadiens win versus the Vegas Golden Knights on December 31, 2024.{{cite web|title=MTL@VGK: Game recap|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/mtl-vgk-game-recap-dec-31-2024|via=NHL.com|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|date=December 31, 2024|access-date=January 1, 2025}} Thereafter, he registered his 200th career NHL point on February 25, 2025 against the Carolina Hurricanes, effectively becoming the fastest player in franchise history to reach this juncture dating back over three decades (263 GP) following Stéphane Richer, who achieved the feat in 243 GP cumulating during the course of the 1988–89 season.{{cite web|title=Cole Caufield a réalisé une première en 30 ans|url=https://lapochebleue.com/cole-caufield-a-realise-une-premiere-en-30-ans/|work=La Poche Bleue|access-date=February 26, 2025|date=February 26, 2025|trans-title=Cole Caufield achieved a first in 30 years|lang=fr|last=Drouin|first=Jeff}} On April 14, Caufield registered his 100th career NHL assist in a 4–3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.{{cite web|title=Canadiens Chasing Milestones in 2024-25|url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/latest-news/canadiens-chasing-milestones-in-2024-25|website=The Hockey News|last=Gagne|first=Ryan|date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2025}}{{cite web|title=Cole Caufield 2024-25 Stats per Game - NHL|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/gamelog/_/id/4565236/cole-caufield|website=ESPN|access-date=April 15, 2025}}
International play
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In 2017, Caufield was selected to the World U-17 Hockey Challenge (U17 WHC), where he tallied eight goals and five assists in six games, leading the United States to a gold medal. After concluding the tournament with the most goals scored, he was named to the U17 WHC All-Star Team.{{Cite web|date=November 12, 2017|title=U.S. National Under-17 Team Wins World U17 Hockey Challenge|url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/855351|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|publisher=USA Hockey National Team Development Program|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118195202/http://www.usahockeyntdp.com:80/news_article/show/855351? |archive-date=November 18, 2017 }} He likewise helped his country capture gold at the 2017 Four Nations Cup in Russia, appearing in three games with six goals and one assist.{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2017|title=U17s Defeat Russia, 2-1 in Shootout; Win 2017 Under-17 Four Nations|url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/867293|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|publisher=USA Hockey National Team Development Program|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221153824/http://www.usahockeyntdp.com:80/news_article/show/867293 |archive-date=December 21, 2017 }} At the 2018 IIHF World U-18 Championship, he notched six points in seven games towards a silver medal podium finish.{{Cite web|title=Cole Caufield|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/316168/cole-caufield|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=Eliteprospects.com}}
Caufield would continue his stellar play internationally the following season. In late 2018, Team USA won the 2018 Five Nations Cup in the Czech Republic, during which he recorded seven goals and two assists in four games.{{Cite web|date=February 18, 2018|title=U.S. National Under-17 Team Wins 2018 Under-17 Five Nations|url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/888243|url-status=dead|access-date=December 7, 2021|publisher=USA Hockey National Team Development Program|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129104807/https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/888243 |archive-date=November 29, 2020 }} On April 27, 2019, Caufield tied Alex Ovechkin's single tournament goals record with 14 at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship (U18 WJC), en route to a bronze medal.{{Cite web|last=Morin|first=Richard|date=April 29, 2019|title=Meet the Kyler Murray of the NHL Draft: Cole Caufield is a 5-foot-7 scoring phenom|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/heat-index/2019/04/29/meet-kyler-murray-nhl-draft-cole-caufield-5-foot-7-scoring-phenom/3618137002/|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=The Arizona Republic}} Collectively, he was named the Most Valuable Player, Best Forward, as well as member of the tournament all-star team.{{Cite web|last=Kemmeter|first=John|date=May 2, 2019|title=Caufield ties goal record, named MVP of World Championship|url=https://stevenspoint.news/2019/05/02/caufield-ties-goal-record-named-mvp-of-world-championship/|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Stevens Point News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724145656/https://stevenspoint.news/2019/05/02/caufield-ties-goal-record-named-mvp-of-world-championship/ |archive-date=July 24, 2019}}
Joining the junior national team for the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Caufield recorded two goals and three assists in seven games, helping the United States win a gold medal.{{Cite web|last=Milewski|first=Todd|date=January 6, 2021|title=Alex Turcotte, Cole Caufield win gold at World Junior Championship|url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/alex-turcotte-cole-caufield-win-gold-at-world-junior-championship/article_4d048673-65de-5f43-b3dc-43d5f14b3b04.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2021|work=Wisconsin State Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113074732/https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/alex-turcotte-cole-caufield-win-gold-at-world-junior-championship/article_4d048673-65de-5f43-b3dc-43d5f14b3b04.html |archive-date=January 13, 2021 }}
Following the 2023–24 NHL season, with the Canadiens failing to qualify for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, Caufield accepted an invitation to make his senior national team debut at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.{{cite web |title=Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky headed to Worlds |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/cole-caufield-juraj-slafkovsky-headed-to-worlds|publisher=Montreal Canadiens |via=NHL.com |access-date=May 8, 2024 |date=April 17, 2024}} He scored two goals in the team's group stage match against Poland, his first at the senior level.{{Cite web|title=Caufield scores pair in USA's win over Poland|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/caufield-scores-pair-in-usa-s-win-over-poland|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|via=NHL.com|date=May 17, 2024|access-date=September 4, 2024}} The Americans were ultimately eliminated in the quarterfinal by the Czech Republic.{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Derek |title=Cole Caufield & Brady Tkachuk react to quarterfinal loss |url=https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/cole-caufield-brady-tkachuk-react-to-quarterfinal-loss |magazine=The Hockey News |date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=September 4, 2024 }}
Personal life
Caufield has an older brother, Brock, who likewise played for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team,{{cite news|date=November 20, 2017|title=Badgers men's hockey: Five-star prospect Cole Caufield commits to Wisconsin|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|last=Milewski|first=Todd|url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/hockey/badgers-men-s-hockey-five-star-prospect-cole-caufield-commits/article_a19a708e-4f7a-5733-98ab-28e7b73e60c1.html}} and is currently a member of the Reading Royals in the ECHL.{{cite news |url=https://echl.com/news/2024/07/royals-agree-to-terms-with-caufield |title=Royals agree to terms with Caufield |date=July 15, 2024|publisher=ECHL|access-date=July 17, 2024}} Their father, Paul, born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, played for the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UWSP) from 1988–92 and remains the team's all-time leading scorer.{{Cite web|url = https://vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ed-willes-size-doesnt-matter-for-cole-caufield-whos-out-to-prove-his-doubters-wrong/wcm/2317209a-d851-469d-b63a-f3e03127159d|title = Ed Willes: Size doesn't matter for Cole Caufield, who's out to prove his doubters wrong|last = Willes|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|first = Ed|date = June 22, 2019|access-date = June 27, 2019}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/sports/high-school/hockey/2016/02/25/hockey-part-caufield-lineage/80885462/|title = Hockey is a part of the Caufield lineage|last = Williams|first = Scott A.|date = February 25, 2016|access-date = June 27, 2019|work=Stevens Point Journal}} He returned to UWSP in 2002 to work as an assistant coach, but resigned in 2006 to assume his current position as manager of Ice Hawks Arena.{{Cite journal|last = Bates|first = Greg|date = August 2018|title = Family Values: A Passion For The Game Runs Through The Caufield Bloodlines|url = http://touchpointmedia.uberflip.com/usa-hockey-magazine/august-2018|journal = USA Hockey Magazine|pages=22–24}}
Caufield's paternal grandfather, Wayne, a member of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame since 2011, played semi-professional hockey from 1963–76 for numerous teams, most notably the Milwaukee Admirals of the United States Hockey League (USHL), and spent over two decades coaching youth hockey and managing hockey clinics in the Milwaukee area following his retirement.{{Cite web|url = https://www.saultthisweek.com/sports/local-sports/cole-caufield-of-the-canadiens-was-well-schooled-in-more-ways-than-one|title = Cole Caufield of the Canadiens was well-schooled in the more ways than one |last = Russon|first = Randy|date = June 28, 2021|access-date = July 29, 2024|newspaper=Sault This Week}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jsonline/obituary.aspx?n=wayne-caufield&pid=189598042&fhid=19729|title = Wayne Caufield| work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date = July 15, 2018|access-date = June 27, 2019}} He died on July 13, 2018, at the age of 75 years.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 2015–16
| HS-WI | 23 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 6
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2016–17 | Stevens Point Area High | HS-WI | 22 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 17
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017–18
| U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 32 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 10
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| 2018–19 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 28 | 29 | 12 | 41 | 23
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| 2019–20
| B1G | 36 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 6
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| 2020–21 | University of Wisconsin | B1G | 31 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 4
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| 2020–21
| AHL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0
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| 2020–21 | NHL | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2
| 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021–22
| Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 67 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 10
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| 2021–22 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0
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| 2022–23
| Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 2
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| 2023–24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 16
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! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 205 !! 81 !! 68 !! 149 !! 30 ! 20 !! 4 !! 8 !! 12 !! 0 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 2017
| U17 | {{gold1}} | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
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| 2018 | United States | U18 | {{silver2}} | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019
| United States | U18 | {{bronze3}} | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
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| 2020 | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021
| United States | WJC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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| 2024 | WC | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
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! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 32 !! 29 !! 15 !! 44 !! 6 | ||||
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! colspan="4"|Senior totals ! 8 !! 4 !! 4 !! 8 !! 2 |
Awards and honors
Records
USA Hockey National Team Development Program:
- Most goals, regular season: 72 (2018–19){{cite web|title=All-Time NTDP Record Book|url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/records|access-date=March 27, 2019|publisher=USA Hockey National Team Development Program}}
- Most goals: 18{{efn|Record shared with Cole Eiserman who tied this production between both the 2023 & 2024 iterations of the tournament.}} (2018, 2019){{cite web|title=U18MWC Record Book|url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/4302247-under-18-men-s-world-championship-record-book|access-date=April 24, 2019|publisher=USA Hockey}}
- Most goals, single tournament: 14 (2019)
- Most overtime points by a rookie in a single playoff year: 3 (2021){{cite web|url=https://www.tvasports.ca/2021/07/06/un-record-de-la-lnh-pour-cole-caufield |author= |title=Un record de la LNH pour Cole Caufield |work=TVA Sports |language=French |date=July 6, 2021 |access-date=September 5, 2021|trans-title=NHL record for Cole Caufield}}
Notes
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References
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External links
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{{succession box | before = Jesperi Kotkaniemi | title = Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick | years = 2019 | after = Kaiden Guhle}}
{{succession box | before = Sammy Walker | title = Big Ten Freshman of the Year | years = 2019–20| after = Thomas Bordeleau}}
{{succession box | before = Taro Hirose | title = Big Ten Scoring Champion | years = 2019–20, 2020–21 | after = Matty Beniers}}
{{succession box | before = Cole Hults | title=Big Ten Player of the Year | years = 2020–21| after=Ben Meyers}}
{{succession box | before = Jack Dugan | title = NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion | years = 2020–21 | after = Bobby Brink}}
{{succession box| before = Scott Perunovich | title = Hobey Baker Award | years = 2020–21 | after = Dryden McKay}}
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