WHL: Portland Winterhawks Sign Luca Cagnoni

The Portland Winterhawks 2004-born defenseman Luca Cagnoni on Wednesday.

Cagnoni played this season with the Burnaby Winter Club E15 team, where he captained the squad and scored 29 points in 34 games on the blue line. He was nominated for CSSHL Defenseman of the Year and was called up to play six games for the prep team, where he scored five points in six games. Cagnoni also appeared in three games for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) this season.

Cagnoni wasn’t drafted, but was added to Portland’s protected list in September.

“Luca plays with quick feet and good speed generated from a nice stride,” NZ scouts said at the Rocky Mountain Classic. “He is a clever playmaker on the power play, showing patience and creativity by using the backboards for ricochet passes and looking for sticks to slap pass in an effort to create deflections.”