How Jon Cooper’s journey to Lightning coach originated at Nassau Coliseum
The stadium at Hofstra University on Long Island, N.Y., is only a short walk from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Familiarity and respect among coaches left in NHL playoffs
When Barry Trotz’s Washington Capitals knocked out Jon Cooper’s Tampa Bay Lightning on the way to the Stanley Cup in 2018, the two coaches talked that summer about how it all went down.
Lightning’s Jon Cooper one of quickest coaches to 100 postseason games
Only seven other coaches have reached the milestone within their first nine seasons.
Cooper, Sullivan, Laviolette in consideration for Olympic coaching jobs
With the 2022 Winter Olympics fast approaching, organizations like Hockey Canada are starting to make preparations for the teams they will send to represent the country.
Lightning make NHL history by starting all-Black line in game against Panthers.
‘It was a pretty cool moment for all those guys,’ says Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper
A 32-year-old public defender became a Stanley Cup champ: Do you know the Lightning’s Jon Cooper?
Twenty years ago, a couple dozen hockey players and their parents piled into the Lansing Catholic High School cafeteria.
What Is Jon Cooper’s ‘Special Sauce’?
Cooper, the Tampa Bay Lightning coach, won the 2020 Stanley Cup to add to his enviable trophy case. One key to his success, a former boss said, is that he keeps learning.
The legend of Lightning’s Jon Cooper is just beginning in Tampa Bay
John Romano | Now starting his eighth full season in Tampa Bay, Cooper has a resume that might one day compare favorably to the game’s best.
History with Cooper & the organization helps land Zettler on Bolts staff
New assistant Rob Zettler took over as the head coach in Syracuse when Jon Cooper was promoted to Tampa Bay back in 2013
Cooper enjoying his Stanley Cup pedigree
Jon Cooper is a pretty famous guy right now.
He joined the elite fraternity of head coaches who have won the Stanley Cup three weeks ago in Edmonton when the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL final – becoming the first B.C.-born head coach ever to win hockey’s most coveted prize.
From Prince George to the Stanley Cup, a special report with Jon Cooper
“That was the hardest cup to win.”
That’s according to Prince George born Jon Cooper who is now a Stanley Cup champion as head coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Before Jon Cooper became a Stanley Cup-winning coach, he was a lawyer who hung out in college hockey circles
They called themselves the Wednesday Night Club.
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