| Logan Cooley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | May 4, 2004 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Utah NHL team Arizona Coyotes | ||
| NHL draft | 3rd overall, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
Logan Cooley (born May 4, 2004) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Utah NHL team of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted third overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
Cooley played for the U.S. national U18 team. [1] Before committing to the University of Minnesota, Cooley had previously committed to the University of Notre Dame. [1] In his first year with Minnesota during the 2022–23 NCAA season, Cooley recorded 22 goals and 38 assists for 60 points in 39 games. [2]
Before the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Cooley ranked between second and fifth by sports media among draft prospects. [3] [4] [5] [6] He was drafted third overall by the Arizona Coyotes. [7] In May 2023, he announced that he intended to return to Minnesota for the following season. [8] Despite his previous announcement of returning to Minnesota, Cooley signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Coyotes on July 27, 2023. [9] Cooley impressed during the Coyotes 2023 training camp [2] and made the opening day roster, playing in his first NHL game, a 4–3 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils. Cooley had two assists in the game, setting up the game-tying goal by Nick Schmaltz. [10] Cooley scored his first NHL goal against Lukáš Dostál of the Anaheim Ducks in a 4–3 loss on November 1. [11]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2023 Canada | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
 | 2022 Germany | |
On December 12, 2022, Cooley was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete in the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament, he recorded seven goals and seven assists in seven games and won a bronze medal. [12]
Cooley is from the borough of West Mifflin in the greater Pittsburgh area. With his third-overall selection in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, he became the highest-drafted player to date from the Pittsburgh area, surpassing previous first-round picks J. T. Miller (15th overall) and R. J. Umberger (16th overall). [13]
Despite being a Pittsburgh native and getting his start in hockey through Sidney Crosby's Little Penguins program, Cooley has stated that he grew up a Washington Capitals and Alexander Ovechkin fan. [14]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 27 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 24 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 39 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 82 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | United States | U18 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | United States | U18 |  | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2022 | United States | WJC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2023 | United States | WJC |  | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 10 | ||||
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