Fantasy Summary
Large goalie who moves smoothly but lacks in some technical areas, future NHL 1B but may end up as an AHL starter/third system goalie.
Observations
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March 2022 – Cooley is seemingly in an odd stage of his development. He has proved he is ready to move up from the ECHL but hasn’t exactly impressed in the AHL quite yet. Playing the back-up role to Connor Ingram in Milwaukee this season, Cooley has a .893 save percentage and a 3.23 goals-against average in 20 games played. Although he hasn’t stood out, his numbers fall in line with a couple of rookie comparables, such as Alex D’Orio in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Joel Hofer in Springfield. With Ingram still locked up until the end of next season, I don’t think he will step into the starting position just yet, but the pending RFA should see a contract extension to continue as the back-up for Milwaukee through next year. Curtis Rines
August 2021 – After a solid first pro season in the ECHL, Cooley will battle for a spot on the Admirals. With a .911 save percentage over 22 games with the Florida Everblades, moving onto the next step of pro hockey may benefit his development most. Curtis Rines
Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | GAA | SVS% | Playoffs | GP | GAA | SVS% | |
| 2009-2010 | San Jose Jr. Sharks | QC Int PW | - | - | - | | | ||||
| 2013-2014 | San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U AAA | NAPHL 16U | 9 | 2.00 | .911 | | | Playoffs | 2 | 2.00 | .925 |
| 2014-2015 | San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U AAA | NAPHL 18U | 15 | 2.39 | .916 | | | Playoffs | 2 | 3.52 | .877 |
| 2015-2016 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 19 | 4.28 | .873 | | | ||||
| 2016-2017 | Springfield Jr. Blues | NAHL | 10 | 3.05 | .909 | | | ||||
| Wenatchee Wild | BCHL | 14 | 2.45 | .887 | | | Playoffs | 2 | 5.44 | .828 | |
| 2017-2018 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 3 | 2.99 | .929 | | | ||||
| 2018-2019 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 20 | 1.85 | .934 | | | ||||
| 2019-2020 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 9 | 2.08 | .908 | | | ||||
| 2020-2021 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 2 | 3.00 | .895 | | | ||||
| Florida Everblades | ECHL | 22 | 2.95 | .911 | | | Playoffs | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | |
| 2021-2022 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 24 |