The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Luca Caputi (former Vaughan Minor player) from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL); it was announced by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.

Caputi, winning a battle along the boards against a Slovakian defender at the 2006 Junior World Ball Hockey Championships in Aosta. Italy

Caputi, 20, has appeared in 46 contests with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, ranking fourth with 35 points (13 goals and 22 assists) along with 35 penalty minutes. He ranks second on the team with 22 assists while posting a plus-one rating. Caputi joined Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last season just prior to the start of the AHL Calder Cup playoffs. He contributed eight points (four goals, four assists) in 19 post-season contests with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Prior to joining the Penguins last season, the 6-3, 185-pound forward recorded 111 points (51 goals, 60 assists) in 66 games with the Niagara Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Caputi ranked third overall in the OHL with 51 goals and fourth in scoring with 111 points. He also played 10 playoff games scoring 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) before his club was eliminated in the second round of the OHL playoffs.

The native of Maple, Ontario played for the Vaughan Minor Ball Hockey league for many years and was selected to be part of the Toronto Jaguars JR National team in 2006. He led the team to a Gold Medal while leading the tournament with 12 points in 6 games. His career ball hockey success led him to be selected to be a part of JR Team Canada that participated in the JR World Championships in Aosta, Italy in the summer of 2006. He was the youngest player on Team Canada.

Caputi scored his first NHL goal on his first shot on his first shift for the Penguins on February 3rd at the Bell Centre against the Montreal Canadians. The following night against the Tampa Bay Lightning he finished with a plus 1 rating and started on the second line. He was originally selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.