A historic debut for Caufield

MONTREAL - The Canadiens' first-round pick in 2019, Cole Caufield, made his collegiate debut with the University of Wisconsin Badgers over the weekend.

And it didn't take long for the 5-foot-7, 162-pound forward to make his presence felt in the NCAA ranks.
Just 13:07 into his first career game this past Friday, Caufield lit the lamp with a power play goal against Boston College.

The Stevens Point, WI native added another power play goal in the middle frame.

Despite his performance, Caufield and Wisconsin fell 5-3 to the Eagles in Chestnut Hill, MA.
Head coach Tony Granato's squad was back in action on Saturday night against the Merrimack College Warriors.
The Badgers posted an 11-5 victory.
Caufield scored a pair of even-strength goals in the win, and added an assist while the Badgers were up a man.

The Canadiens' prospect finished his first weekend of NCAA action with four goals and five points in two games.
After earning spots in the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) record books for the most goals in a single season (72) and most career goals (126), Caufield needed just two games at Wisconsin to make history again.
The 18-year-old American became the first player in Badgers history to score at least two goals in each of his first two games with the team.

Caufield will suit up again on Friday when the Badgers play their first home game of the season against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. They'll wrap up the two-game set on Saturday.
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