Louie Caporusso
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| caption = Caporusso (right) with the Michigan Wolverines in 2009
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| team = Cincinnati Cyclones
| league = ECHL
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| former_teams = Binghamton Senators
Augsburger Panther
Iserlohn Roosters
Brynäs IF
Asiago Hockey 1935
| position = Forward
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 185
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|06|21}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| draft = 90th overall
| draft_year = 2007
| draft_team = Ottawa Senators
| career_start = 2011
| career_end =
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Luigi "Louie" Caporusso (born June 21, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing under contract to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL. Caporusso was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 3rd round (90th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Caporusso played from 2007 to 2011 with the University of Michigan Wolverines team. During the 2008–09 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, he was named to the All-Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) first team.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/other/index.ssf/2009/03/michigan_lands_louie_caporusso.html|title=Michigan lands Louie Caporusso and Aaron Palushaj on All-CCHA first team|access-date=May 18, 2009|date=March 11, 2009|work=MLive.com}} He was also named first-team AHCA/Reebok Division I Ice Hockey All-American.{{cite web|url=http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/0809/0410d1aa.html|title=Men's Reebok Division I Ice Hockey All-Americans Announced|publisher=American Hockey Coaches Association|access-date=May 19, 2009|date=April 10, 2009}} He led the nation in goals scored for most of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. During the 2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, he was named to the CCHA All-tournament team as he led the team to the championship. Prior to his time at the University of Michigan, he excelled in junior hockey in Ontario, Canada, which earned him a position as a draftee by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League before entering college. After finishing his senior season, Caporusso signed with the Senators on May 30, 2011.
Since his time at Michigan he has played several years of minor league hockey as well as spent time playing internationally. Most of his professional career has been for teams in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and East Coast Hockey League.
Early life
Luigi Caporusso was one of four children born to two Italian parents in Toronto, where the family was raised. Both his father and maternal grandfather are named Luigi and his parents and grandparents are all from Italy. At age five, he watched his brother Francesco dominate at hockey. He started to play hockey after his father took him ice skating.{{cite web|url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/sport/eishockey/augsburger-panther/Panther-privat-Louie-Caporusso-im-Herzen-ein-Italiener-id31618687.html|title=Louie Caporusso - an Italian at heart|accessdate=April 17, 2024|date=October 10, 2014|work=Augsburger Allgemeine|language=German}}
Playing career
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= Junior=
During the 2004–05 season, he played in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) for the Toronto Red Wings, recording 70 points including 41 goals in 56 games. The 70-point total made him the GTHL point leader for the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/louie_caporusso|title=Louie Caporusso|access-date=May 18, 2009|date=March 6, 2009|publisher=CraveOnline Media, LLC.|work=Hockey's Future}}
After his league leading performance, he was drafted by the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League with the seventh selection of the tenth round,{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CLDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=119FA731000A4100&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Team-By-Team Selections|access-date=May 19, 2009|date=June 24, 2007|work=Columbus Dispatch}} but instead of playing for them, he spent the following two seasons playing in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) for the St. Michael's Buzzers.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/ice-hockey/playerbio.aspx?id=68954|title=Louie Caporusso|access-date=May 18, 2009|publisher=Regents of the University of Michigan & IMG College|work=M Go Blue|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080516153636/http://www.mgoblue.com/ice-hockey/playerbio.aspx?id=68954 |archive-date = May 16, 2008|url-status=dead}} During the 2005–06 season, he led the OPJHL in scoring with 73 points in 48 games and led the team to the OPJHL championship. Caporusso scored 50 points in 37 games during the 2006–07 season, but the team lost in the finals. Following the season, he was drafted with the 90th selection overall in the 3rd round by the Ottawa Senators in the June 22, 2007 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ETMB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=109F6BF5DD327AD2&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Erie Otters|access-date=May 19, 2009|date=May 8, 2005|work=Erie Times-News}}
As a junior player, he earned a variety of all-star selections. He participated in the 2006 Canadian Junior Hockey League Top Prospects Game, earning Team East MVP honors.{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ZTCC&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1161D27C72749C58&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=West Prospects beat East|access-date=May 19, 2009|date=December 17, 2006|work=Kelowna Capital News}} In addition, he was selected for the 2007 Ontario Hockey Association Top Prospect Team and the 2007 OPJHL All-Star team. He was also a silver medalist for Team Canada East at the 2006 World Junior A Challenge where he was selected to tournament's all-star team.
= College=
File:2009-01-17 Bryan Hogan and Louie Caporusso.jpg
Caporusso, is described as a left-handed shooting forward by some sources, and he is described as either a left wing or a center by others.{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=6109|title=Louie Caporusso # - C/LW|access-date=May 20, 2009|publisher=CTVglobemedia|work=The Sports Network}} However, the Ann Arbor Press described him as a center. The Ottawa Senators have him listed as a centre.{{cite web|url=http://senators.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8474129&service=page |title=Louie Caporusso |access-date=May 20, 2009 |publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928092144/http://senators.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8474129&service=page |archive-date=September 28, 2008 }}
As a freshman at Michigan, he scored 21 points, including 12 goals, in 33 games.{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=103716|title=Louie Caporusso|access-date=May 19, 2009|work=Hockeydb.com}} That season he missed 8 games due to a leg injury. As a sophomore during the 2008–09 season, Caporusso was 1 of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.hobeybaker.com/news/index.html?article_id=30 |title=Hobey Baker Award Announces Top Ten Finalists |access-date=May 19, 2009 |date=March 19, 2009 |publisher=hobeybaker.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107090712/http://www.hobeybaker.com/news/index.html?article_id=30 |archive-date=November 7, 2009 }} During the season, he scored 49 points in 41 games. He was also named to the All-Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) first-team and AHCA/Reebok Division I Ice Hockey All-American first-team along with teammate Aaron Palushaj. In addition, he was selected to the CCHA All-Conference tournament team.{{cite web|url=http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6109|title= C/LW - Louie Caporusso |access-date=May 19, 2009|work=Hockey News}} One of the highlights of the season occurred when he scored the first 3 goals of the game in the first period (the first 2 within 24 seconds of each other) for the natural hat trick against Michigan Tech on December 27, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:DTNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1256E3EC49B83C48&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Caporusso hat trick lifts U-M |access-date=May 19, 2009|date=December 28, 2008|work=Detroit News|author=Goricki, David}} During the first half of the season, he led the nation in goals scored.{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:DFPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=124EB14E600E7778&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Sophomore Steps Up For U-M - Caporusso Tied For NCAA Goals Lead|access-date=May 19, 2009|date=December 5, 2008|work=Detroit Free Press|author=Sipple, George}}{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:AARB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=125898CCC32FEB00&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=No rust evident - Caporusso leads well-rested Wolverines in GLI opener |access-date=May 19, 2009|date=December 28, 2008|work=Ann Arbor News|author=Ryan, Kevin}}{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:AARB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=125C40391D8A8000&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Michigan icers share offensive wealth|access-date=May 19, 2009|date=January 16, 2009|work=Ann Arbor News|author=Ryan, Kevin}}{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:AARB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1264D0BEA5E6BA70&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Wolverines beat Lake Superior St. - Rust scores big goal, Caporusso nets 2 in 6-2 victory |access-date=May 19, 2009|date=February 7, 2009|work=Ann Arbor News|author=Ryan, Kevin}} He played a different scoring role during the final 9 regular season games, as the team went 8–1 and he scored 2 goals and posted 14 assists.{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:AARB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=127533F191807800&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Center greatly influenced U-M's odds of winning|access-date=May 19, 2009|date=April 1, 2009|work=Ann Arbor News|author=Ryan, Kevin}} Caporusso was named the team MVP at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:DFPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1277459A42B38F10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Metro & State Sports Briefs|access-date=May 19, 2009|date=April 5, 2009|work=Detroit Free Press}}
In Caporusso's junior season, he posted 21 goals and 22 assists.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/cumulative-stats|title=2009-10 Michigan Ice Hockey: Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 29, 2010)|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=March 29, 2010|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326052003/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/cumulative-stats|archive-date=March 26, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Michigan began the season ranked number five in the nation, but Caporusso only scored one goal in his first 10 games and had no multigoal games until well into February.{{cite web|url=http://www.annarbor.com/sports/michigan-forward-louie-caporussos-season-has-mirrored-michigan/|title=Forward Louie Caporusso's up-and-down season mirrors Michigan hockey team|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=March 26, 2010|publisher=AnnArbor.com|author=Rothstein, Michael}} Michigan entered the CCHA playoffs with a 19–17–1 record and was on the verge of breaking the team's 19 consecutive year streak of qualifying for the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship. However, the team won 6 consecutive games in the conference championship tournament to earn the automatic invitation.{{cite web|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/icers-find-out-ncaa-tournament-seed-will-face-bedmidji-state-first-round-fort-wayne|title=Blue extends record NCAA Tournament streak, will face Bemidji State in first round in Fort Wayne|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=March 21, 2010|work=Michigan Daily
|author=Rohan, Tim}} Caporusso scored both goals in the final 2–1 victory of the tournament and was named to the All-Tournament team.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccha.com/wolverines_capture_mason_cup_.aspx|title=News - Wolverines Capture Mason Cup|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=March 20, 2010|publisher=CCHA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721102158/http://www.ccha.com/wolverines_capture_mason_cup_.aspx|archive-date=July 21, 2012|df=mdy-all}} He also scored in the second period of the first game of the tournament to give Michigan a 2–0 lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/hockey/boxscore?gameId=300327132|title=Michigan 5, Bemidji St. 1|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=March 27, 2010|publisher=ESPN}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/032710aal.html|title=Michigan Overpowers Bemidji State 5-1 in NCAA First Round: Michigan will play against No. 1 seed Miami (Ohio) on Sunday.|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=March 27, 2010|publisher=NCAA.org|author=Oehser, John}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}} However, Michigan lost in the quarterfinal round in double overtime to the CCHA regular season champion Miami Redhawks.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/hockey/boxscore?gameId=300328193|title=Michigan 2, Miami (OH) 3|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=March 28, 2010|publisher=ESPN}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/032910aaa.html|title=Redhawks Withstand Wolverines 3-2, in 2OT Thriller: Miami (Ohio) moves on to the Frozen Four to meet Boston College on Thursday.|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=March 29, 2010|publisher=NCAA.org|author=Oehser, John}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}
As a senior, he served as captain of the team.{{cite web|url=http://annarbor.com/sports/brandon-burlon-signs-with-new-jersey-devils-leaves-michigan-hockey-program/|title=Brandon Burlon signs with New Jersey Devils, leaves Michigan hockey program|access-date=June 3, 2011|date=May 31, 2011|work=AnnArbor.com}} The 2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team was the 2001–11 CCHA regular season champion.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccha.com/the_ccha/201011_season.aspx |title=2010-11 Season |access-date=June 3, 2011 |publisher=Central Collegiate Hockey Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319171740/http://www.ccha.com/the_ccha/201011_season.aspx |archive-date=March 19, 2012 }} Subsequently, the team finished as runner-up in the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/hockey/boxscore?gameId=310409130|title=Minnesota Duluth 3, Michigan 2|access-date=April 10, 2011|date=April 9, 2011|publisher=ESPN}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=6319058|title=Duluth edges Michigan in OT for title|access-date=April 10, 2011|date=April 9, 2011|publisher=ESPN}} Caporusso finished second on the team in scoring for the third consecutive season.{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/sports/pro/hockey&sa=NHL&eid=6607619|title=Caporusso signs entry-level deal with Senators|access-date=June 3, 2011|date=May 30, 2011|publisher=WJRT-TV}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
=Professional=
Caporusso signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Senators on May 30, 2011. After attending Ottawa's NHL training camp, He was expected to join the Binghamton Senators to begin his professional career.{{cite web| url = http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=590274 | title = Senators reduce training camp roster by 20 players | website = Ottawa Senators | date = September 27, 2011 | access-date = September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/053111aaa.html|title=Caporusso Inks Deal with NHL's Ottawa Senators|access-date=June 3, 2011|date=May 31, 2011|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=M Go Blue}} On October 14, 2011, Caporusso was reassigned to the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.{{cite web|url=http://www.1430theteam.com/pages/sports.html?article=9256909|title=B-SENS REASSIGN FORWARD LOUIE CAPORUSSO TO ELMIRA JACKALS (ECHL)|access-date=October 27, 2011|date=October 14, 2011|publisher=Binghamton Senators|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330204343/http://www.1430theteam.com/pages/sports.html?article=9256909|archive-date=March 30, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} After scoring 5 points in his first 5 games with Elmira, he was promoted to the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League on November 4.{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4315522|title=B-Sens Return Radja to Jackals, Recall Caporusso|access-date=November 6, 2011|date=November 4, 2011|publisher=OurSports Central}} After recording 0 points in 6 games with Binghamton, he was reassigned to Elmira on November 17.{{cite web|url=http://www.intotheboards.net/hockey3/b-sens-reassign-caporusso-and-downing-to-elmira/|title=B-Sens Reassign Caporusso and Downing to Elmira|access-date=November 21, 2011|date=November 17, 2011|publisher=Intotheboards.net}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite web|url=http://www.binghamtonsenators.com/news/topnews/index.html?article_id=1183|title=B-Sens Reassign Caporusso And Downing To Elmira|access-date=November 21, 2011|date=November 17, 2011|publisher=Binghamton Senators}} On November 26, Caporusso was recalled by Binghamton for one game before being returned to Elmira on November 28.{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4325005|title=B-Sens Reassign Forwards Louie Caporusso and Jack Downing to Elmira|access-date=December 8, 2011|date=November 28, 2011|publisher=OurSports Central}} Caporusso spent 4 months with the Jackals (missing 6 weeks due to a concussion), scoring 16 goals and 16 assists in 29 games, before being called back up to the Senators on March 15.{{cite web|url=http://www.stargazette.com/article/20120315/SPORTS/203150391/Elmira-Jackals-close-playoff-spot|title=Elmira Jackals close in on playoff spot|access-date=March 20, 2012|date=March 15, 2012|work=Star-Gazette|author=Mink, Joe}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120315/SPORTS/203150363/B-Sens-scouting-report-Devils-Amerks-Penguins|title=B-Sens scouting report: Devils, Amerks and Penguins|access-date=March 20, 2012|date=March 15, 2012|work=Press & Sun-Bulletin|author=Lindsay, Joy}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
At the conclusion of his contract Caporusso's rights were relinquished by the Senators. On August 15, 2013, he signed as a free agent to a 1-year contract with reigning champions the Reading Royals of the ECHL.{{cite web | url = http://www.royalshockey.com/news/news.asp?story_id=2166 | title = Royals agree to terms with Louie Caporusso | website = Reading Royals | date = August 15, 2013 | access-date = August 15, 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130817073052/http://www.royalshockey.com/news/news.asp?story_id=2166 | archive-date = August 17, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}
In his Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) debut for the Augsburger Panther, he scored the game-winning goal in a shootout. He scored 8 goals in 31 shots on goal for a team-high 26% shooting percentage for the 2013–14 season. Augsburger exercised the team option on his contract for a second year.{{cite web|url=https://www.aev-panther.de/panther/news_news,-Augsburger-Panther-verl%C3%A4ngern-mit-Louie-Caporusso-_naid,1318.html|title=AUGSBURGER PANTHER VERLÄNGERN MIT LOUIE CAPORUSSO|accessdate=April 17, 2024|date=March 19, 2014|website=aev-panther.de|language=German}} After parts of two seasons in the DEL with Augsburger Panther, Caporusso joined fellow German club, Iserlohn Roosters on a one-year contract on June 12, 2015.{{cite web | url = http://www.iserlohn-roosters.de/roostersnews/6539 | title = Louie Caporusso is a Rooster | website = Iserlohn Roosters | date = June 12, 2015 | access-date = June 12, 2015 | language = German }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In the 2016–17 season with the Roosters, his second year in Iserlohn, Caporusso played on the top two scoring lines finishing 3rd in scoring with 29 points in 42 games as Iserlohn finished out of playoff contention. On March 3, 2017, it was announced that Caporusso would not re-new his contract with the club to seek other opportunities in Europe.{{cite web| url = http://iserlohn-roosters.de/2017/03/03/roosters-treffen-erste-personalentscheidungen-2/ | website = Iserlohn Roosters | date = March 3, 2017 | access-date = March 3, 2017 | language = German | title = Roosters make initial personnel decisions}}
On March 6, 2017, Caporusso agreed to a move to Sweden, signing a 1-year deal with Brynäs IF of the top tier Swedish Hockey League.{{cite web| publisher = Brynäs IF | url = http://www.brynas.se/artikel/t2auaizy9-1ekad/klart-med-ny-spelare-infor-nasta-sasong | title = Caporusso with new players for next season | date = March 6, 2017 | access-date = March 6, 2017 | language = Swedish}} He began the 2017–18 season by appearing in only 7 games with Brynäs before opting to terminate his contract with the club and return to Germany with former team, the Iserlohn Roosters, on a two-year deal on November 1, 2017.{{cite web| url = http://iserlohn-roosters.de/2017/11/01/louie-caporusso-zurueck-am-seilersee/ | title = Louie Caporusso back at Iserlohn | website = Iserlohn Roosters | date = 2017-11-01 | access-date = 2017-11-01 | language = German}} Upon joining Iserlohn, he had a knee injury in his first game. After some rehab work, he played in 24 games before requiring season-ending surgery on his patellar tendon in February 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.ikz-online.de/sport/lokalsport/iserlohn-hemer-letmathe/article213486481/saisonende-fuer-louie-caporusso.html|title=Saisonende für Louie Caporusso|accessdate=April 17, 2024|date=February 20, 2018|website=ikz-online.de|language=German}}
Caporusso spent a season with Italian club, Asiago Hockey 1935 of the Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) for the 2019–2020 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/louie-caporusso-8474129|title=Louie Caporusso C|accessdate=April 27, 2024|publisher=NHL.com}} On July 28, 2021, Caporusso marked his return to professional hockey in agreeing to a 1-year deal in the ECHL with the Cincinnati Cyclones.{{cite web| url = https://www.echl.com/en/news/2021/7/cyclones-add-pair-of-forwards | title = Cyclones add pair of forwards | publisher = ECHL | date = July 28, 2021 | access-date = July 28, 2021}} For the 2022–23 ECHL season, he was the leading scorer as the team approached the final week of the season.{{cite web|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&page=1&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Louie%20Caporusso%22&docref=news/190D422E4D5095A8|title=Walleye take key division battle; Toledo pulls within 4 points of Cyclones|accessdate=April 27, 2024|date=April 8, 2023|work=The Blade|author=Monroe, Mark|page=C1|quote=The 2021 first-round draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings made back-to-back stops on Louie Caporusso (Cincinnati's leading scorer)}} He continued with the Cyclones through the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Louie%20Caporusso%22&docref=news/196AE50366B30B20|title=Walleye can't overcome early onslaught in 5-1 loss at Cincinnati|accessdate=April 27, 2024|date=January 20, 2024|work=The Blade|author=|quote=Cincinnati got it to 5-0 at 12:53 of the second when Louie Caporusso put away a shot off an assist from Jalen Smereck.}}
Personal
Career statistics
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{{MedalSilver | 2006 Yorkton|}}
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 2004–05
| Toronto Red Wings Min. Midget | GTHL | 53 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2005–06 | OPJHL | 48 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 |
| 2006–07
| St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 37 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 14 |
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| 2007–08 | CCHA | 33 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09
| Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 41 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2009–10 | Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 45 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11
| Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 41 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2011–12 | AHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12
| ECHL | 29 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2012–13 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13
| Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 41 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
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| 2013–14 | ECHL | 24 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14
| DEL | 19 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 47 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16
| DEL | 49 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2016–17 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 42 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18
| SHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2017–18 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 25 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19
| Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 36 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2019–20 | AlpsHL | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
| ECHL | 67 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
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| 2022–23 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 68 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023–24
| Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 34 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 36 ! 1 ! 5 ! 6 ! 14 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
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- All statistics taken from NHL.com{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8474129|title=Louie Caporusso's NHL Profile|access-date=May 24, 2009|website=NHL.com|year=2009|author=NHL.com}}
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Awards and honors
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| colspan="3" | College |
| All-CCHA First Team
| 2008–09 |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American
| 2008–09 | |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team |
References
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External links
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- [http://www.annarbor.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=1&tag=Louie%20Caporusso&limit=20 Caporusso archive] at AnnArbor.com
- [http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/caporusso_louie00.html Caporusso Michigan bio at mgoblue.com]
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