PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.com.
Saturday, Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goalie Sergei Murashov gave a public stick tap to Calgary Flames goalie Devin Cooley for his willingness to speak out about the mental health struggles of being a goalie.
Following Murashov’s first win of the season, a 5-2 win over the LA Kings, Murashov used the media to send his thanks to Cooley.
“I want to pass a media message to Devin Cooley. I saw he was really popular recently, and like most of the goalies are going through something like he’s talking about, but not a lot actually speak aloud,” Murashov said. “So, just thank you to him for what he’s saying, and it helps. It genuinely just helped me a little bit too.”
Monday, Cooley responded.
“I did not see it, but I heard about it from multiple people telling me,” Cooley said. “I heard it was awesome, and I’ve gotten messages from other guys in the league, too, who have reached out. I’m like, ‘that’s really cool.’”
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