The Utah Mammoth already have Logan Cooley locked in through 2034, and that’s exactly why the conversation around him matters so much. At 22, he’s the kind of player a franchise dreams about building around: a potential No. 1 center with the skill set to grow into something much bigger.
The ceiling here is obvious. Utah drafted Cooley third overall in 2022 hoping he’d develop into a superstar, and even though the Mammoth still haven’t seen his best version, the signs are there.
He’s flashed real offensive pop, and the numbers back it up. In three NHL seasons, Cooley has 69 goals, and he’s already shown he can be a major goal threat.
Last season was a strong step forward in that direction. Cooley played only 54 games in the 2025-26 season, but still managed 24 goals.
The assist total, though, is the next piece Utah wants to see move. He finished with 19 assists, and the Mammoth would love to watch that number climb as he settles in as their top center.
There’s already a clear benchmark on the roster. Clayton Keller put up 88 points after a 90-point season, and Utah would be thrilled if Cooley could reach that kind of production. A season with 30-plus goals and around 90 points is the level of explosion this setup points toward.
He showed even more of that upside the year before, when he posted 65 points in 75 games in the 2024-25 season with 25 goals and 40 assists. Put that together with what he’s already done in his first three years, and the picture is easy to see: Cooley has the talent to score, create, and eventually carry a massive load for Utah.
If that breakout comes, it changes everything. Utah would have the kind of offensive force that can lift the team toward becoming a Central Division contender, and maybe more. The Mammoth want to chase a Stanley Cup, and Cooley looks like one of the players who could take them there.
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Logan Cooley's Deal Gives Utah A Chance To Build Faster
Logan Cooleys new eight-year, $80 million contract with the Utah Mammoth is exactly the kind of early-career move that can reshape a franchises planning. It gives the young center long-term financial security while also giving Utah a clearer path to keep building around him, and it stands in interesting contrast to the bigger-money deals other top young NHL players have landed in recent years.
For Cooley, the choice was made with the information available at the time, balancing immediate certainty against the possibility of even more money down the line. For Utah, it creates flexibility that matters in a league where cap space can disappear quickly, even if the broader question of how these deals compare to those of Leo Carlsson, Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini still hangs over the conversation. [Read more 🡒]