Cogliano grew up in Woodbridge, Ontario, starting out playing minor ice 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.[citation needed] He played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Vaughan.\n', '

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 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), he was drafted much later.[citation needed]\n', '

Cogliano spent two seasons with the St. Michael\'s Buzzers, a Tier 2 Junior "A" Team in Toronto. 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.\n', '

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