Logan Cooley (born May 4, 2004) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted third overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Cooley played for the U.S. national U18 team. Before committing to the University of Minnesota, Cooley had previously committed to the University of Notre Dame. 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.

Before the 2022 NHL entry draft, Cooley ranked between second and fifth by sports media among draft prospects. He was drafted third overall by the Arizona Coyotes. In May 2023, he announced that he intended to return to Minnesota for the following season. Despite his previous announcement of returning to Minnesota, Cooley signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Coyotes on July 27, 2023. Cooley impressed during the Coyotes 2023 training camp 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. Cooley scored his first NHL goal against Lukáš Dostál of the Anaheim Ducks in a 4–3 loss on November 1.

Shortly after the end of the 2023–24 season, the Coyotes' franchise was suspended and team assets were subsequently transferred to the expansion team Utah Hockey Club; as a result, Cooley became a member of the Utah team.

On October 29, 2025, Cooley signed an eight-year extension with Utah, worth an average annual value (AAV) of $10 million, that will start at the beginning of the 2026–27 NHL season. On November 25, Cooley scored a career-high four goals and five points to lead the Mammoth to a 5–1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. He subsequently became the first player in Mammoth history to score four goals in one game. During the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs, Cooley scored his and the Mammoth's first playoff goal in the dying seconds of the first period of game one against the Vegas Golden Knights off a cross-ice feed from Nate Schmidt.

International play

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 Championships. During the tournament, he recorded seven goals and seven assists in seven games and won a bronze medal.

Cooley made his senior national team debut for the United States at the 2025 World Championship, where he recorded four goals and eight assists in ten games and helped the team win its first gold medal since 1933.

Personal life 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).

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.

Cooley's cousin, L.J. Mooney, is an ice hockey player who was drafted in the fourth round (113th overall) of the 2025 draft and committed to play college ice hockey at Minnesota.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs 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 — — — — — 2024–25 Utah Hockey Club NHL 75 25 40 65 46 — — — — — 2025–26 Utah Mammoth NHL 54 24 19 43 28 6 2 1 3 10NHL totals 211 69 83 152 92 6 2 1 3 10

International 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 2025 United States WC 10 4 8 12 10Junior totals 23 12 20 32 10Senior totals 10 4 8 12 10

Awards and honors Award Year RefCollege Big Ten Scoring Champion 2023 All-Big Ten First Team 2023 All-Big Ten Freshman Team 2023 Big Ten All-Tournament Team 2023 AHCA West First Team All-American 2023 NCAA All-Tournament Team 2023 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team 2024

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