Calgary’s goaltending depth took a hit on Thursday, with Flames head coach Ryan Huska confirming that Devin Cooley is week-to-week after leaving Wednesday’s loss to the Edmonton Oilers with a lower-body injury.
Huska also said defenceman Brennan Othmann is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, while Connor Zary of the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers is week-to-week after undergoing knee surgery.
Cooley’s injury came in the first period Wednesday when Oilers forward Colton Dach drove hard to the net and collided with the netminder. Dach was given a minor penalty on the play and later said he had no intention of injuring Cooley.
“I mean, I hate going out for the second period and seeing him not lead their team out,” he said. “I’m just trying to take it to the net and create a chance. But really unfortunate that he got hurt.”
After the game, Cooley seemed to suggest he’d be missing some time, posting a message on his Instagram story about the setback and what comes next.
“Injuries suck but I’m a very fast healer! Can’t wait to be back and what a great opportunity to reset physically, mentally, and find ways to gain an edge in my game off the ice so I can come back even better than before,” Cooley wrote on his Instagram story.
“Sometimes what we don’t ever want to happen could end up being exactly what we need!
“And why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice!”
Before getting hurt, Cooley had been on a roll. The Los Gatos, Calif., native had won his previous four starts and hadn’t allowed more than two goals in any of them. Against Edmonton, he stopped eight of nine shots before exiting with the Oilers ahead 1-0.
He now sits at 4-3-0 on the season with a 2.69 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage.
“You don’t want to see anyone get hurt, let alone a guy that’s been playing some of his best hockey,” fellow Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf said after the game. “It’s unfortunate, we have to try and build around it and not rely on one guy, we’re a whole group in here, that’s how we have to play.”
Zary’s injury adds another concern for the Flames organization. He has been with the Wranglers since clearing waivers earlier this month, and in six games there he has one goal and four points. He also had one assist in two games with Calgary.
A first-round pick of the Flames at No. 24 overall in 2020, Zary is in his fourth season with the organization. He’s coming off a 2025-26 campaign in which he scored 12 goals and 13 assists in 74 games.
Calgary, which is 5-7-0 on the season, will host the Seattle Kraken on Friday.
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