Ex-Chicago Blackhawk Drake Caggiula's career hits new low and it's over for the Edmonton Oiler
Former Blackhawk Drake Caggiula's career has hit an all-time low this year. He's been unable to crack the NHL lineup and once again has been sent to the AHL.
Caggiula's in the 2nd year of a two-way deal which began with the Oilers in 2023-2024.
The depth forward was signed by the Edmonton Oilers as a free agent out of college, where his first stint in Edmonton in 2016-2017.
He'd play 158 games in the organization before he'd be shipped to Chicago in 2018-2019.
The UFA signed a two-way, league minimum contract with an AAV of $775K, and will once again play the majority of the season in the AHL.
Caggiula's goal is eventually to return to the NHL, but will have to reedem himself in the AHL.
«Strange in a sense (being back) I don't know how many days it's been. Five hundred, six hundred days since I played my last (NHL game). I had those first-game jitters again,» said Caggiula, who was dealt from here to the Blackhawks for Brandon Manning Dec. 30, 2018, the day after he assisted on Caleb Jones's first NHL goal, and in his first game back from the minors, he helped out on Noah Philp's first NHL point in Nashville Thursday.
Caggiula only played 2 games in the NHL this season, putting up an assist before being reassigned to the AHL.
Since the 2024-2025 season has started in Bakersfield he is a point-per-game player in the AHL. Caggiula has scored 5 points( 2 G, 3 A).
Will he ever see the NHL in a full-time role again?
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Do you think Drake Caggiula will be an AHL lifer? | ||
| Yes | 21 | 80.8 % |
| No | 5 | 19.2 % |
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