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USA Brian Cooper
#21 Växjö Lakers HC / SHL - 25/26
1-time HockeyAllsvenskan Defenseman of the Year 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
2-time USHL Second All-Star Team 2
Date of Birth
Nov 01, 1993
Position
D
Age
32
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Anchorage, AK, USA
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2012 round 5 #127 overall by Anaheim Ducks
Agency
PREMIUM

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Brian Cooper Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Alaska All Stars 16U AAA 16U AAA 6* 0* 2* 2* 12* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 6 -
2009-10 Fargo Force USHL 55* 3* 10* 13* 69* 7* | Playoffs 13 0 4 4 22 5
2010-11 Fargo Force “A” USHL 51* 11* 22* 33* 132* 15* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 18 4
2011-12 Fargo Force USHL 55* 6* 18* 24* 92* 16* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 8 0
2012-13 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 32* 0* 2* 2* 45* -7* |
2013-14 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 37* 2* 7* 9* 30* 5* |
2014-15 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 39* 5* 11* 16* 55* 14* |
2015-16 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha “C” NCAA 35* 5* 11* 16* 51* 7* |
San Diego Gulls AHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 4 2
2016-17 San Diego Gulls AHL 37* 4* 6* 10* 10* 5* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 0 -2
Utah Grizzlies ECHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2017-18 San Diego Gulls AHL 40* 0* 9* 9* 21* -7* |
2018-19 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 19* 0* 4* 4* 10* -1* |
Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 5* 1* 2* 3* 10* -1* |
AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* 5* | Qualification 6 0 4 4 2 1
2019-20 IF Björklöven HockeyAllsvenskan 49* 6* 19* 25* 77* 13* | Qualification 2 0 1 1 2 0
2020-21 IK Oskarshamn SHL 52* 4* 15* 19* 100* 7* |
2021-22 IK Oskarshamn “A” SHL 50* 2* 13* 15* 65* 2* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 8 2
USA OG 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 6* |
2022-23 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 49* 4* 18* 22* 38* 15* | Playoffs 18 0 6 6 22 0
2023-24 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 51* 2* 14* 16* 115* 10* | Playoffs 8 1 4 5 12 2
2024-25 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 50* 4* 5* 9* 54* 2* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 8 1
2025-26 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 23* 2* 0* 2* 14* 11* |
Projected SHL 51* 4* 0* 4* 31* 24* |

Brian Cooper Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 USA U19 WJAC-19 4* 1* 1* 2* 10* -* |
2011-12 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 0* 3* 3* 8* -* |
2023-24 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 9* 1* 3* 4* 2* 7* |
2024-25 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 8* 0* 2* 2* 4* 3* |

Brian Cooper Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 12* -* | 1 5 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.60 * 6 * - *
AHL 4 101* 4* 20* 24* 0.24* 45* -4* | 2 18 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.17 * 4 * 0 *
Champions HL 2 17* 1* 5* 6* 0.35* 6* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 10* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 55* 8* 20* 28* 0.51* 81* 18* | 2 8 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.63 * 4 * 1 *
NCAA 4 143* 12* 31* 43* 0.30* 181* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 6 275* 18* 65* 83* 0.30* 386* 47* | 4 44 2 * 13 * 15 * 0.34 * 50 * 5 *
USHL 3 161* 20* 50* 70* 0.43* 293* 38* | 3 24 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.38 * 48 * 9 *
WJAC-19 2 9* 1* 4* 5* 0.56* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Brian Cooper Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/30/2024
04/30/2024 Extension Växjö Lakers HC Växjö Lakers HC
04/20/2022
04/20/2022 Confirmed IK Oskarshamn Växjö Lakers HC
04/21/2020
04/21/2020 Confirmed IF Björklöven IK Oskarshamn
04/27/2019
04/27/2019 Confirmed AIK IF Björklöven
02/07/2019
02/07/2019 Confirmed Milwaukee Admirals AIK
07/10/2018
07/10/2018 Confirmed San Diego Gulls Milwaukee Admirals
08/25/2017
08/25/2017 Extension San Diego Gulls San Diego Gulls
09/08/2016
09/08/2016 Extension San Diego Gulls San Diego Gulls
03/30/2016
03/30/2016 Confirmed Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha San Diego Gulls
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 1 #5 overall by Fargo Force in the USHL Futures Draft

Cult/Star player for IK Oskarshamn