{"id":461841,"date":"2025-01-31T15:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=461841"},"modified":"2025-01-31T15:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:15:52","slug":"utahs-top-centre-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/31\/utahs-top-centre-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Hockey Club&#8217;s Top Centre Out With Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Utah Hockey Club announced Friday afternoon that centre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/coolelo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-31_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logan Cooley<\/a> will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The team stated that he will be reevaluated at the conclusion of the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The tournament starts on Feb. 12 and ends on Feb. 20, taking place in Montreal and Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">INJURY UPDATE<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utahhockeyclub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@utahhockeyclub<\/a> forward Logan Cooley will be out indefinitely (lower-body).<\/p>\n<p>Cooley will be reevaluated after the 4 Nations Face-Off break.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Utah Mammoth PR (@UtahMammoth_PR) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UtahMammoth_PR\/status\/1885379936086843454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Breaking Out<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah head coach Andre Tourigny said Cooley was injured in Wednesday night\u2019s 3-2 overtime loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>. He recorded a secondary assist on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sergami01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-31_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikhail Sergachev<\/a> power play goal. Despite the loss, Cooley battled through the injury and finished the game. Cooley&#8217;s been a revelation this season, especially on Utah&#8217;s top power play unit alongside Keller, Sergachev and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/guentdy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-31_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Guenther<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on when he returns, this will still be a career year for Cooley as he&#8217;s already one point away from tying last season\u2019s point total of 44. Cooley already has 43 points in 50 games this season with 16 power play points, which is more than last year\u2019s 13. Cooley&#8217;s also third on Utah in primary and secondary assists with <a  href=\"https:\/\/moneypuck.com\/stats.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14<\/a> each. The former third overall pick is second only to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kellecl01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-31_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clayton Keller<\/a> in shots on goal with 110 and has scored 15 goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Playoff Ambitions<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will significantly impact Utah\u2019s wild card hopes as the team is already missing Guenther, who&#8217;s considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Although Utah&#8217;s had a season filled with injuries, being just seven points out of the race is very impressive. However, without Utah&#8217;s top centre, things will be more difficult for the team and other forwards will need to pick up the scoring to fill the void. Centre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/haytoba01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-01-31_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barrett Hayton<\/a> played on the first line before being moved down to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/25\/centres-play-improving-in-second-line-role\/\" target=\"_self\">second<\/a>, so look for him to take Cooley&#8217;s spot during his absence. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is currently no timetable for the 20-year-old forward&#8217;s return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Utah Hockey Club announced Friday afternoon that centre Logan Cooley will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The team stated that he will be reevaluated at the conclusion of the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The tournament starts on Feb. 12 and ends on Feb. 20, taking place in Montreal and Boston. 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