USA Hockey’s Logan Cooley, the second-ranked prospect for the 2022 NHL Draft and a possible Detroit Red Wings draft pick if Detroit moves up to the top two picks after the May 10 draft lottery, managed ‘The Michigan’ lacrosse. style goal in a 13-3 win over Latvia in the quarterfinals of the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U-18 World Championship in Germany on Thursday.
Named for Mike Legg of the University of Michigan, who scored the lacrosse-style goal in 1996, Cooley picked up the puck with the blade of his cane and hit the puck into the top corner from behind the Latvian net for a lead of 5-0 in the first period.
Cooley said he has pulled off the move many times in practice, but never in a game.
“I felt like the time was right there, behind the net,” Cooley told usahockey.com. “I’ve been wanting to try that now for a long time and luckily it came in.”
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Ryan Leonard scored three goals for Team USA and captain Rutger McGroarty and Seamus Casey also scored two goals each.
“We wanted to get off to a quick start, get to them as soon as possible, put in as many as possible and then play the right way. I think we did that,” Cooley said.
The Americans will now face the Czechs in the semifinals. In the preliminary round, the United States beat the Czechs 6-2.
Also on Thursday, Canada lost to Finland 6-5 in overtime in the quarterfinals. Connor Bedard scored twice for the defending champions.
Russia eliminated as 2023 hosts
Russia was eliminated as the host of the 2023 men’s ice hockey world championship to be played in Vladimir Putin’s hometown of Saint Petersburg.
Citing “concern for the safety and well-being of all participating players, officials, media and fans,” the International Ice Hockey Federation announced the decision after its governing council met.
The latest blow to Russia in its favorite winter sports comes a day after the International Skating Union canceled its annual international figure skating competition in the wake of the country’s war with Ukraine.
The IIHF said its officials “raised significant concerns about the safe freedom of movement of players and officials to, from and within Russia.”
Similar reasons were given last month for taking the 2023 junior world event away from Russia. That championship was going to be played in Omsk and Novosibirsk.
Russia had promised to build a new 23,000-seat stadium for the men’s World Cup scheduled for May 2023.
A new host will be chosen during the men’s world championships that start next month in Finland, the governing body said.
Saginaw will pick Misa first overall
The Saginaw Spirit announced Thursday that it will select 15-year-old forward Michael Misa of the OHL Cup champion Mississauga Senators with the first overall pick in the 2022 OHL Priority Pick this weekend.
Misa, born 2007, joins John Tavares (2005), Aaron Ekblad (2011), Connor McDavid (2012) and Shane Wright (2019) as the fifth player to be selected first overall after Hockey Canada awarded him exceptional player status.
The Spirit has produced current NHLers Brandon Saad (St. Louis Blues), Vincent Trocheck (Carolina Hurricanes), Filip Hronek (Detroit Red Wings) and Winnipeg Jets top prospect Cole Perfetti, among others.
Misa broke Connor McDavid’s OHL Cup scoring record with 20 points (10-10–20) in seven games this year.
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