Billy HeyenMon, December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM UTC·1 min readFlames goalie Devin Cooley has the coolest pregame use for VR originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Coaches often talk about the idea of visualizing success.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCalgary Flames goaltender Devin Cooley is taking that to a whole new level.
The Flames' goalie has embraced virtual reality to prepare him for games. It's visualization, in a sense, but done on a very real level.
Calgary recently released what Cooley sees on his VR headset when he's preparing for an outing.
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The extra work seemingly hasn't hurt Cooley, who is only in his second NHL season after not making an appearance at this level in 2024-25.
The 6-foot-5 Cooley has already made a career-high 10 appearances. In seven starts, Cooley has three wins, two losses and two defeats in overtime.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe has saved 93% of the shots he has seen.
Cooley is leading the entire NHL with a 1.88 goals against average.
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His numbers were nowhere near this in a small-sample size, six-start 2023-24 season with the San Jose Sharks.
Is the VR to credit? Hard to say. But Cooley is certainly advancing his career this season.
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