Coyotes prospect Logan Cooley impresses for Team USA at World Juniors

Aug 13, 2022, 3:35 PM | Updated: 4:22 pm

Arizona Sports

Arizona Coyotes prospect Logan Cooley is one of two players representing the team during the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, and the No. 3 overall pick had an impressive showing Saturday.

Cooley is skating for Team USA, who routed Austria in the tournament prelims 7-0T

The Pittsburgh native showed flashes of why he was a highly-touted prospect and why the Coyotes had their eyes on him, registering an assist.

With the U.S. leading 1-0, Cooley set up teammate Matt Coronato with a slick cross-ice pass to make things 2-0.

Matt Coronato makes it 2-0 Team USA 🇺🇸, how about that pass from Logan Cooley, sees the ice so well, Gopher to Crimson connection pic.twitter.com/7EKNRYjyrx

— Alex Micheletti (@AlexMicheletti) August 13, 2022

Cooley didn’t score in Saturday’s win but created quite the buzz with a goal that he nearly scored.

The forward attempted the lacrosse-style “Michigan” goal, a highlight reel goal that few would even attempt.

Logan Cooley was INCHES away from pulling off the Michigan 😱😱 #WorldJuniors

🔗: https://t.co/MjyOJaL4ZD

pic.twitter.com/FdwbGN26g3

— Elite Prospects (@eliteprospects) August 13, 2022

It's Austria, etc., but Logan Cooley is on one today.

— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) August 13, 2022

Had Cooley pulled it off, however, it wouldn’t be the first time he’s done so in competition, scoring a Michigan against Latvia while playing for the U.S. Developmental Team.

🚨 LOGAN COOLEY PULLS A MICHIGAN! 🚨

Goal of the #U18Worlds so far! pic.twitter.com/0hDPuXDvwe

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 28, 2022

While just the one point, Cooley made his impact felt offensively with five shots on goal. He had an ice time of 17:08 which was the fourth-most of any U.S. skater.

Cooley also flashed his hands with a cheeky move to navigate his way through two Austria defenders to set his teammate up for a shot at the net.