Flames Goaltender Devin Cooley Becoming Must-See TV—On & Off The Ice

Monday, October 26, 2026
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Devin Cooley goes for his fourth consecutive victory Monday night as the Calgary Flames host the equally red-hot Toronto Maple Leafs. And it's apparent that Cooley is becoming must-see TV, not only for his play between the pipes, but also for his already legendary off-ice interviews. 

The excitable and enthusiastic 29-year-old has a .912 save percentage this season in five starts, but it's an insane .961 across his last three games, stopping 98 of 102 shots. That includes wins over the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes and the Minnesota Wild. 

But when he removes his mask and steps up to the microphone, everyone is looking forward to that next off-ice performance. Just listen to insider Elliotte Friedman about watching Cooley's postgame interview after Saturday night's 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. 
When the Camera) went to him, we were all riveted to every word... I'm just looking at this, and it's like, 'What planet am I on?... It's like some sort of crazy 1960s party.'... He gets this look in his eyes when he's about to explain everything and it's like, the wheels are spinning and he's far away. It's fascinating stuff. But it's the right mentality. 

We present to you, Exhibit A:

"I feel completely in control of my mind... Whatever my mind throws my way, I feel I'm in a good state to handle. If it says, 'Hey, you're gonna suck tonight', or 'You're gonna get pulled," or 'That goal was terrible,' or 'You're an idiot,' whatever it throws, I'm just like, 'Whatever, dude, I don't care.'

"I've just been in a consecutive state of flow. Even when I go home. I go home, and I'm not really thinking about much. I'm just reading with my rabbit and not thinking about much."

 Five days earlier, it was this: 

“Nothing matters. Nobody cares. We’re all going to die. And I just say that over and over again so I don't get too excited, because as soon as I get really excited... I'll start doing stupid stuff, and I'll give up dumb goals because I'm being stupid."

And then there was this gem after the first win of his current three-game run. He was asked what he felt out there after stopping 34 of 36 shots from the defending Cup champs:

"I felt nothing! The problem with me is, I have a lot of fun playing, but when I start having too much fun, it makes me from a conscious goalie into an unconscious goalie. And my conscious brain is really bad at playing goalie. So I have to let my unconscious brain do the work because it reacts a lot quicker."

NHL Network Radio even brought in a behavioural scientist to analyze Cooley's interviews.

Impossible not to root for this guy. Looking forward to his next all-time turn at the mic.


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