SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks recalled defenseman Luca Cagnoni, one of the AHL’s top scoring defensemen, from the San Jose Barracuda on Tuesday.
Cagnoni, listed at 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, has been an offensive dynamo in the AHL this season 47 points, including 34 assists, in 56 games with the Barracuda in his first year of professional hockey.
The 20-year-old Cagnoni, a native of Burnaby, British Columbia, was a fourth-round draft choice by the Sharks in 2023. In his last season with the Portland Winterhawks, Cagnoni had 90 points in just 65 regular season games, becoming the first WHL defenseman in over 30 years to record at least 90 points in a season.
After he signed his entry-level contract with the Sharks in May of last year, Cagnoni said it was his goal to turn professional. He was eligible to return to Portland, but since he turned 20 in December, he was also eligible to join the Barracuda. CHL players had to be 20 by Dec. 31 of this year to be eligible to play in the AHL.
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