| Brian Cooper | |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 196 |
| Position: | Defenseman |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | SHL |
| Team: | Växjö Lakers |
| Former Teams: | IK Oskarshamn |
| Ntl Team: | USA |
| Draft: | 127th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2012 |
| Draft Team: | Anaheim Ducks |
| Career Start: | 2015 |
Brian Cooper (born November 1, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL)
Cooper was drafted in the fifth round, 127th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Following his collegiate career at Omaha, Cooper made his professional debut for the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2015–16 season, where he recorded one assist in five games.[2] On August 24, 2017, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Gulls.[3] On July 10, 2018, he signed a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.[4]
On February 7, 2019, he signed with AIK IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[5] On April 27, 2019, he signed with IF Björklöven.[6]
On April 21, 2020, he signed with IK Oskarshamn of the SHL.[7]
Following two seasons with Oskarshamn, Cooper left the club as a free agent and continued in the SHL with Växjö Lakers. He was signed to a two-year contract on 20 April 2022.[8]
On January 13, 2022, Cooper was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Fargo Force | USHL | 55 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 | Fargo Force | USHL | 51 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 132 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2011–12 | Fargo Force | USHL | 55 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | University of Nebraska Omaha | WCHA | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | University of Nebraska Omaha | NCHC | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | University of Nebraska Omaha | NCHC | 39 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | University of Nebraska Omaha | NCHC | 35 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 37 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 40 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Atlanta Gladiators | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | AIK IF | Allsv | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 49 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 52 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 50 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| SHL totals | 102 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 165 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||