MONTREAL -- What was known for a long time is now official.
Forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, is now the highest-drafted Pittsburgh native in NHL history.
The Coyotes selected Cooley with the third overall pick in Thursday's draft here in Montreal. The highest-drafted Pittsburgh native before Cooley was J.T. Miller, who grew up in Coraopolis and was picked No. 15 overall by the Rangers in 2011.
"It still feels like a dream," Cooley said about what it was like hearing his name called by Arizona. "It's pretty crazy with all the mixed emotions I have right now.