Lightning celebrates Cooper’s 1,000th NHL game with special pregame ceremony
Head coach joined by family on ice, presented with silver stick.
Head coach joined by family on ice, presented with silver stick.
Cooper’s 594 wins are the most by a coach in their first 1,000 games with a single NHL team.
58-year-old will become 5th to do so with 1 franchise, has won Stanley Cup twice.
A veteran core, a wave of opportunity, and a coach who knows exactly how to balance both as Jon Cooper explains what really drives the Tampa Bay Lightning’s chemistry.
At the 4 Nations Face-Off, the role of a coach is to have a ‘feel’ for his team and make adjustments. Cooper did a masterful job of that against Finland, says Ken Campbell.
Game against U.S. will be another experience on both sides of hockey rivalry.
The Bolts’ bench boss has the second-most victories of any NHL coach in their first 900 games.
Every year in the salary cap era, we see an example of a team aging out, a former contender that simply can’t contend anymore because of the financial realities of trying to keep a winning group together while also keeping it young enough to compete.
André Tourigny s’entretient avec l’entraîneur des gardiens du Lightning, Frantz Jean, pour discuter d’une initiative de la LNH pour favoriser la diversité.
Jon Cooper is rarely at a loss for words.
The four longest-tenured coaches in the NHL are Jon Cooper (hired in 2013), Mike Sullivan (2015), Jared Bednar (2016), and Rod Brind’Amour (2018).
The toughest speech Jon Cooper has ever given his Lightning team was the first one.
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