Andrew Cogliano | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario |
June 14, 1987 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers |
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NHL Draft | 25th overall, 2005 Edmonton Oilers |
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Playing career | 2007–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2007 | Sweden | |
2006 | Canada |
Andrew Cogliano (born June 14, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He formerly played for the Edmonton Oilers. On December 31, 2013, Cogliano became the 20th player in NHL history to play 500 consecutive games, and only the fifth to do so from the beginning of his NHL career. He is also the active iron man for consecutive games played in the NHL. Cogliano is highly known as one of the fastest/speediest active NHL players.
Cogliano grew up in Woodbridge, Ontario, starting out playing hockey for the City of Vaughan Hockey Association and the Vaughan Rangers in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) before playing in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) with the AAA Vaughan Kings.
Cogliano was drafted in the third round, 54th overall, by the Toronto St. Michael's Majors in the 2003 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection. Many believed that Cogliano was the top OHL prospect that year; however, due to his interest in playing collegiate hockey in the NCAA, he was drafted much later.
Cogliano spent two seasons with the St. Michael's Buzzers, a Tier 2 Junior "A" Team in Toronto. In his final season, he represented Canada at the Junior World Cup in the summer of 2004 and lead the team in scoring. He was also the League's leading scorer, as well as the only player from the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) to be selected in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.