West Miffin's Logan Cooley helps United States reach IIHF final
Utah Mammoth forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, recorded the primary assist on the game-winning goal for the United States in a 6-2 victory agianst Sweden in a semifinal round game of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship tournament at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Saturday.
With the win, the United States advanced to a championship final game in this tournament for the first time since the IIHF adopted a full playoff format in 1992. The United States has not played in a championship final game regardless of format since 1934.
Opening play as the United States’ top-line center, Cooley had one shot and was 7 for 20 (35.0%) on faceoffs while logging 15:36 of ice time on 20 shifts.
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The United States will face Switzerland on Sunday, 2:20 p.m.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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