Jeff Cooper (ice hockey)

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Jeff Cooper
Born (1962-06-12) June 12, 1962 (age 60)
Nepean, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Played for Colgate
Baltimore Skipjacks
Muskegon Lumberjacks
New Haven Nighthawks
Saginaw Hawks
Indianapolis Ice
Playing career 1981–1990
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater Colgate
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2014 Vermont (goaltending)

Jeffrey D. Cooper is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Colgate. [1]

Contents

Career

Cooper arrived at Colgate University and joined the ice hockey team a year after making its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. He played as a backup in his freshman season and transitioned into the starting role as a sophomore. Cooper was so vital for the defense that he was named as the team's best defensive player for three consecutive years. [2] Unfortunately, Colgate's offense didn't keep pace with the defense and the team finished 10th in ECAC Hockey, missing the postseason entirely in Cooper's first year as a starter.

In Cooper's junior season, the offense was still rather paltry but he and the defense played well enough to give the team just the second 20-win season in program history. He set program records for wins (18), games played (32), and saves (944) and got the Red Raiders back into the playoffs, albeit for just one game. As a senior he played nearly as well, setting a program career record with his 6th shoutout and was named an All-American.

After graduating, Cooper signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and began playing in their farm system. After an unspectacular season with the Baltimore Skipjacks, Cooper had his breakout campaign with the Muskegon Lumberjacks in 1987. He tied for the league lead with a 3.30 goals against average and was named as a First Team All-Star while helping Muskegon win their conference. Unfortunately, in the postseason the team decided to use Frank Pietrangelo as the starter and Cooper played in just one playoff game as the team marched all the way to the finals. Cooper was never able to recapture the magic he had found in 1987 and played for four different minor league teams over the next three seasons, mostly as a backup. He retired after the 1990 season.

In 1998, Cooper was inducted into the Colgate Athletic Hall of Fame. [3] more than a decade later he became the goaltending coach for the Vermont women's team, resigning in 2014 after the team posted its first 10+ win season.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1979–80 Gloucester Rangers CJHL 26——————3.71—————————
1980–81 Gloucester Rangers CJHL 36——————3.68—————————
1981–82 Colgate ECAC Hockey 10—————13.71—————————
1982–83 Colgate ECAC Hockey 26—————04.04—————————
1983–84 Colgate ECAC Hockey 3218——187312123.87.886————————
1984–85 Colgate ECAC Hockey 31—————33.71—————————
1985–86 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 23613010997724.20.867————————
1986–87 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 4523211267314723.30.8891———————
1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 91604853704.58.852————————
1987–88 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 21115411958004.02.8745———————
1988–89 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 73224283104.35—————————
1988–89 Saginaw Hawks IHL 41302261604.25—————————
1988–89 Indianapolis Ice IHL 93604913203.91—————————
1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL 1———40406.00.778————————
NCAA totals9949————6——————————
IHL totals8741377505331023.68—6———————

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1984–85 [4]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1984–85 [1]
IHL First-Team All-Star 1986–87

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Colgate Raiders Men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Jeffrey D. Cooper". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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