The Utah Mammoth have signed centre Logan Cooley to an 8 year, $80M contract extension the club announced on Wednesday.
The deal, which will sport a $10M AAV, locks in one of the team’s core pieces for the foreseeable future. Cooley leads the Mammoth in goals (8) and is second on the team in points (12) for a Utah club that currently sits atop the Central Division at 8-3-0.
“Choosing to play with this group of teammates was the easiest part of this decision, and living in Utah has been amazing since day one,” Cooley said in a statement. “The atmosphere at the Delta Center in front of our fans is unreal and Ryan and Ashley Smith have given our team every resource to succeed, which is all you can ask for as a player. We have an opportunity to do something special here thanks to the incredible people in the organization. This is an awesome day for me and my family, and I am proud to commit to the state of Utah and to the Mammoth.”
The 21 year old’s extension will kick in during the 2026-27 NHL campaign as he plays out the final season of his rookie deal.
“Logan is elite in every sense of the word,” Mammoth governor Ryan Smith said in a statement. “He’s one of the most exciting young players in the league, and the fact that he’s chosen to plant roots here in Utah says everything about what we’re building. He is part of an incredible core of young players that will have a major impact on the future of this franchise. Logan choosing to put his roots down here and commit for the long-term is another important milestone in building a championship-caliber team.”
Cooley joins Dylan Guenther ($7.1M AAV x 8 years), and JJ Peterka ($7.7M AAV x 5 years) as core pieces that are under the age of 24, and have long term deals now in place. Currently on pace for a 90 point season, the former 3rd overall pick from the 2022 NHL Entry Draft could prove to be a bargain at the $10M figure if he continues to on his current development trajectory. Especially when compared to some of the other figures that have been handed out recently, most notably Kirill Kaprizov’s massive $17M AAV deal.
Utah currently features an interesting blend of NHL ready youngsters alongside veteran NHL talent. While few forecasted them as a potential division winner this season, there’s little reason to believe that their hot start will cool off anytime soon.
Up next for Cooley and the Mammoth is a home date with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday Nov 2nd.
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