Logan Cooley
Logan Cooley is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League. 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 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.
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 Ice Hockey 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 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded four goals and eight assists in ten games and helped Team USA win their 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 and R. J. Umberger.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 of the 2025 draft and committed to play college ice hockey at Minnesota.