Cook Opts to Play in Sweden
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Modo Hockey of the Elitserien (Swedish Elite League) announced the signing of former Cornell defenseman Charlie Cook for the 2010-11 season. Cook joins after spending the last two campaigns in the Finnish SM-Liiga with Lukko Rauma.
“We have for a long time pursued a right-side defender and we have found him in Cook,” said sporting director of Modo Hockey Fredrik Andersson. “(Cook) is a skilled defender who has great strength on the power play where he likes to control and distribute. He also has a good shot.”
Cook, who signed a one-year contract with Modo, spent the last one and one-half seasons with Lukko Rauma. In 105 contests, he scored 17 goals and set up 28 tallies.
A 2004-05 ECAC Hockey second-team all-league and NCAA Second-Team All-America selection, Cook played in 19 games with Tappara Tampere (Finland) at the start of 2008-09 before joining Lukko Rauma. He compiled four goals and three assists with Tappara Tampere.
Cook, the 2005 ECAC Hockey Championship Most Outstanding Player, was a four-year letterwinner with the Big Red. In 129 career contests, Cook registered 70 points, including 16 goals. He scored a career-best nine goals and 13 assists in 35 games as a senior (2004-05).
After concluding his collegiate career, Cook spent the last two seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL), playing with the Philadelphia Phantoms (2005-06) and Binghamton Senators (2006-07). In 141 contests in the AHL, totaled 13 goals and 37 assists.
