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Caporusso, is described as a left-handed shooting forward by some sources,<ref name=LCHDB/><ref name=LCMGB/> and he is described as either a [[Winger (sports)|left wing]] or a [[Center (ice hockey)|center]] by others.<ref name=C/LWLC/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=6109|title=Louie Caporusso # - C/LW|accessdate=2009-05-20|publisher=[[CTVglobemedia]]|work=[[The Sports Network]]}}</ref> However, the [[Ann Arbor, MI|Ann Arbor]] Press described him as a center.<ref name=CgiUoow/> The Ottawa Senators have him listed as a centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senators.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8474129&service=page|title=Louie Caporusso |accessdate=2009-05-20|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.}}</ref>
Caporusso, is described as a left-handed shooting forward by some sources,<ref name=LCHDB/><ref name=LCMGB/> and he is described as either a [[Winger (sports)|left wing]] or a [[Center (ice hockey)|center]] by others.<ref name=C/LWLC/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=6109|title=Louie Caporusso # - C/LW|accessdate=2009-05-20|publisher=[[CTVglobemedia]]|work=[[The Sports Network]]}}</ref> However, the [[Ann Arbor, MI|Ann Arbor]] Press described him as a center.<ref name=CgiUoow/> The Ottawa Senators have him listed as a centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senators.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8474129&service=page|title=Louie Caporusso |accessdate=2009-05-20|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.}}</ref>


As a freshman at Michigan, he scored 21 points, including 12 goals, in 33 games.<ref name=LCHDB>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=103716|title=Louie Caporusso|accessdate=2009-05-19|work=Hockeydb.com}}</ref> That season he missed eight games due to a leg injury.<ref name=LCMGB/> As a sophomore during the 2008&ndash;09 season, Caporusso was one of ten finalsits for the [[Hobey Baker Award]].<ref name=HBAATTF>{{cite web|url=http://www.hobeybaker.com/news/index.html?article_id=30|title=Hobey Baker Award Announces Top Ten Finalists |accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-03-19|publisher=hobeybaker.com}}</ref> During the season, he scored 49 points in 41 games.<ref name=LCHDB/> He was also named to the All-[[Central Collegiate Hockey Association]] (CCHA) first-team and [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]]/Reebok Division I Ice Hockey All-American first-team along with team mate [[Aaron Palushaj]].<ref name=MlLCaAPoAft/><ref name=MRDIIHAA/> In addition, he was selected to the CCHA All-Conference tournament team.<ref name=C/LWLC>{{cite web|url=http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6109|title= C/LW - Louie Caporusso |accessdate=2009-05-19|work=[[Hockey News]]}}</ref> One of the highlights of the season occurred when he scored the first three goals of the game in the first period (the first two within 24 seconds of each other) for the [[natural hat trick]] against [[Michigan Tech]] on December 27, 2008.<ref>{{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 |accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2008-12-28|work=[[Detroit News]]|author=Goricki, David}}</ref> During the first half of the season, he led the nation in goals scored,<ref name=CgiUoow/><ref>{{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|accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2008-12-05|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|author=Sipple, George}}</ref><ref>{{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 |accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2008-12-28|work=[[Ann Arbor News]]|author=Ryan, Kevin}}</ref><ref>{{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|accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-01-16|work=[[Ann Arbor News]]|author=Ryan, Kevin}}</ref><ref>{{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 |accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-02-07|work=[[Ann Arbor News]]|author=Ryan, Kevin}}</ref> but he played a different scoring role during the final nine regular season games as the team went 8&ndash;1 and he scored 2 goal and posted 14 [[assist (ice hockey)|assists]].<ref name=CgiUoow>{{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|accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-04-01|work=[[Ann Arbor News]]|author=Ryan, Kevin}}</ref> Caporusso was named the team [[MVP]] a the end of the season.<ref>{{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|accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-04-05|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}</ref>
As a freshman at Michigan, he scored 21 points, including 12 goals, in 33 games.<ref name=LCHDB>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=103716|title=Louie Caporusso|accessdate=2009-05-19|work=Hockeydb.com}}</ref> That season he missed eight games due to a leg injury.<ref name=LCMGB/> As a sophomore during the 2008&ndash;09 season, Caporusso was one of ten finalists for the [[Hobey Baker Award]].<ref name=HBAATTF>{{cite web|url=http://www.hobeybaker.com/news/index.html?article_id=30|title=Hobey Baker Award Announces Top Ten Finalists |accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-03-19|publisher=hobeybaker.com}}</ref> During the season, he scored 49 points in 41 games.<ref name=LCHDB/> He was also named to the All-[[Central Collegiate Hockey Association]] (CCHA) first-team and [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]]/Reebok Division I Ice Hockey All-American first-team along with team mate [[Aaron Palushaj]].<ref name=MlLCaAPoAft/><ref name=MRDIIHAA/> In addition, he was selected to the CCHA All-Conference tournament team.<ref name=C/LWLC>{{cite web|url=http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6109|title= C/LW - Louie Caporusso |accessdate=2009-05-19|work=[[Hockey News]]}}</ref> One of the highlights of the season occurred when he scored the first three goals of the game in the first period (the first two within 24 seconds of each other) for the [[natural hat trick]] against [[Michigan Tech]] on December 27, 2008.<ref>{{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 |accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2008-12-28|work=[[Detroit News]]|author=Goricki, David}}</ref> During the first half of the season, he led the nation in goals scored,<ref name=CgiUoow/><ref>{{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|accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2008-12-05|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|author=Sipple, George}}</ref><ref>{{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 |accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2008-12-28|work=[[Ann Arbor News]]|author=Ryan, Kevin}}</ref><ref>{{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|accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-01-16|work=[[Ann Arbor News]]|author=Ryan, Kevin}}</ref><ref>{{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 |accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-02-07|work=[[Ann Arbor News]]|author=Ryan, Kevin}}</ref> but he played a different scoring role during the final nine regular season games as the team went 8&ndash;1 and he scored 2 goal and posted 14 [[assist (ice hockey)|assists]].<ref name=CgiUoow>{{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|accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-04-01|work=[[Ann Arbor News]]|author=Ryan, Kevin}}</ref> Caporusso was named the team [[MVP]] a the end of the season.<ref>{{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|accessdate=2009-05-19|date=2009-04-05|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal==

Revision as of 03:52, 23 May 2009

Louie Caporusso
Born (1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 (age 34)
Template:City-state
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center/Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL draft 90th overall, 2007
Ottawa

Louie Caporusso (b. July 21, 1989) is an ice hockey forward who has completed his sophomore season with the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team. During the 2008–09 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, he was named to the All-Central Collegiate Hockey Association first team.[1] He was also named first-team AHCA/Reebok Division I Ice Hockey All-American.[2] He led the nation in goals scored for most of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. Prior to his time at 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.

Career

Caporusso vs. Western Michigan (2008-11-15)

Junior hockey

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.[3]

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,[4] 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.[3][5] 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.[3] Caporusso scored 50 points in 37 games during the 2006–07 season, but the team lost in the finals.[3] Following the season, he was drafted with the 90th selection overall in the third round by the Ottawa Senators in the June 22, 2007 NHL Entry Draft.[6][7]

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.[8] In addition, he was chosen a selction for both the 2007 Ontario Hockey Association Top Prospect Team and the 2007 OPJHL All-Star team.[5] 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.[5]

College hockey

Caporusso (left) next to Bryan Hogan

Caporusso, is described as a left-handed shooting forward by some sources,[6][5] and he is described as either a left wing or a center by others.[9][10] However, the Ann Arbor Press described him as a center.[11] The Ottawa Senators have him listed as a centre.[12]

As a freshman at Michigan, he scored 21 points, including 12 goals, in 33 games.[6] That season he missed eight games due to a leg injury.[5] As a sophomore during the 2008–09 season, Caporusso was one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.[13] During the season, he scored 49 points in 41 games.[6] 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 team mate Aaron Palushaj.[1][2] In addition, he was selected to the CCHA All-Conference tournament team.[9] One of the highlights of the season occurred when he scored the first three goals of the game in the first period (the first two within 24 seconds of each other) for the natural hat trick against Michigan Tech on December 27, 2008.[14] During the first half of the season, he led the nation in goals scored,[11][15][16][17][18] but he played a different scoring role during the final nine regular season games as the team went 8–1 and he scored 2 goal and posted 14 assists.[11] Caporusso was named the team MVP a the end of the season.[19]

Personal

Born in Template:City-state, Caporusso is now from Template:City-state.[13] At the University of Michigan, he studies in the School of Kinesiology and performs public service by visiting the U-M Mott Children’s Hospital.[13] He is a 2007 graduate of the St. Michael's College School.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Michigan lands Louie Caporusso and Aaron Palushaj on All-CCHA first team". MLive.com. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. ^ a b "Men's Reebok Division I Ice Hockey All-Americans Announced". American Hockey Coaches Association. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. ^ a b c d "Louie Caporusso". Hockey's Future. CraveOnline Media, LLC. 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  4. ^ "Team-By-Team Selections". Columbus Dispatch. 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Louie Caporusso". M Go Blue. Regents of the University of Michigan & IMG College. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  6. ^ a b c d "Louie Caporusso". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  7. ^ "Erie Otters". Erie Times-News. 2005-05-08. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  8. ^ "West Prospects beat East". Kelowna Capital News. 2006-12-17. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  9. ^ a b "C/LW - Louie Caporusso". Hockey News. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  10. ^ "Louie Caporusso # - C/LW". The Sports Network. CTVglobemedia. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  11. ^ a b c Ryan, Kevin (2009-04-01). "Center greatly influenced U-M's odds of winning". Ann Arbor News. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  12. ^ "Louie Caporusso". NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  13. ^ a b c "Hobey Baker Award Announces Top Ten Finalists". hobeybaker.com. 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  14. ^ Goricki, David (2008-12-28). "Caporusso hat trick lifts U-M". Detroit News. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  15. ^ Sipple, George (2008-12-05). "Sophomore Steps Up For U-M - Caporusso Tied For NCAA Goals Lead". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  16. ^ Ryan, Kevin (2008-12-28). "No rust evident - Caporusso leads well-rested Wolverines in GLI opener". Ann Arbor News. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  17. ^ Ryan, Kevin (2009-01-16). "Michigan icers share offensive wealth". Ann Arbor News. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  18. ^ Ryan, Kevin (2009-02-07). "Wolverines beat Lake Superior St. - Rust scores big goal, Caporusso nets 2 in 6-2 victory". Ann Arbor News. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  19. ^ "Metro & State Sports Briefs". Detroit Free Press. 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-05-19.

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