USA Hockey’s Logan Cooley, the second-ranked prospect for the 2022 NHL Draft and a possible draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings if Detroit moves up into the top two picks after the draft lottery on May 10, pulled off ‘The Michigan’ lacrosse-style goal in a 13-3 win over Latvia in the quarter-finals of the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship in Germany on Thursday.
Named after University of Michigan’s Mike Legg who scored the lacrosse-style goal in 1996, Cooley picked up the puck on the blade of his stick and tucked the puck into the top corner from behind the Latvia net for a 5-0 lead in the first period.
Cooley said he’s pulled off the move many times in practice but never in a game.
“I felt like it was the right moment there, behind the net,” Cooley told usahockey.com. “I’ve been wanting to try that now for a long time and luckily, it went in.”
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Ryan Leonard scored three goals for Team USA and captain Rutger McGroarty and Seamus Casey also had two goals apiece.
“We wanted to a quick start, get on them as early, put as many in as possible and then play the right way. I think we did that,” Cooley said.
The Americans will now face the Czechs in the semfinals. In the preliminary round, the U.S. beat the Czechs 6-2.
Also Thursday, Canada lost to Finland 6-5 in overtime in the quarterfinals. Connor Bedard scored twice for the defending champions.
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