Executive Committee

In 2013, Cooper was named the ninth Head Coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning  and is currently the longest tenured Head Coach in the National Hockey League. Since joining the Lightning, Cooper has guided the Bolts to five Eastern Conference Final appearances, three trips to the Stanley Cup Finals, and the franchise’s first ever Presidents’ Trophy in 2018-19.

A native of Prince George, British Columbia, Jon Cooper is the third Head Coach in the expansion era to win multiple Stanley Cup® Championships with their first NHL team, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships in 2020 and 2021.

Cooper is the first Head Coach to win two Stanley Cups, a Calder Cup (AHL), a Clark Cup (USHL), and a Robertson Cup (NAHL). In 2012 while he was the Head Coach of the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals, Cooper was awarded the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s top coach after guiding the team to the Calder Cup Championship.

Peter Laviolette is entering his second season with the Washington Capitals after becoming their 19th Head Coach in franchise history. With 198 years of NHL Head Coach experience, Laviolette ranks second among U.S. born coaches in wins, and is ranked 12th overall in NHL history with 673 wins.

Adding to his accolades, Laviolette became the fourth American-born coach to win the Stanley Cup in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes, has led 11 NHL teams to post-season Stanley Cup Playoff appearances, and is the fourth coach in NHL history to lead three different teams to the Stanley Cup Finals.

On an international stage, Laviolette has coached Team USA at the 2004, 2005, and 2014 World Championships and has represented Team USA at four Olympic Games, two of which he was a player (1988 and 1994).

Jared Bednar was hired by the Colorado Avalanche in the summer of 2016,  becoming the 15th Head Coach in franchise history. Bednar began his coaching career in the ECHL in 2002 with the South Carolina Stingrays, winning a Kelly Cup Championship in 2009 and was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2020. He made the move to the AHL in 2009, coaching in Abbotsford, Peoria, Springfield and Lake Erie. As Head Coach, he led Lake Erie to a Calder Cup Championship in 2016.

Todd McLellan is in his fourth season as Head Coach of the LA Kings and 29th Head Coach in franchise history.

Upon joining the Kings, McLellan had already logged 11 seasons as a head coach after three-plus seasons with the Edmonton Oilers (2015-19) and seven seasons with the San Jose Sharks (2008-15). He has also won at the highest levels in the game, having captured both the Stanley Cup (2008) and AHL Calder Cup (2003) in addition to leading Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2015 IIHF Men’s World Championship.

Mike Kelly has over 30 years of coaching experience in the NHL, AHL, OHL, QMJHL, and Canadian University (U Sports). Most recently, Kelly was an Assistant Coach with the Vegas Golden Knights serving under then Head Coach Gerrard Gallant from 2017 to 2020. Before joining Vegas in their inaugural season, he served as an Assistant Coach with the Florida Panthers for three seasons.

Kelly began his coaching career in 1988 with the London Knights of the OHL and was named U Sports (then CIAU) Coach of the Year in 1998 when he was the Head Coach of the University of New Brunswick Men’s Hockey Team. In 2011, he was the Director of Hockey Operations for the Saint John Sea Dogs when the team won the QMJHL Championship and CHL Memorial Cup.

On an International stage, with Team Canada, Kelly has won a U20 World Junior Championships bronze medal in 2001, two U20 World Junior Championships silver medals in 2002 and 2003, and a U18 World Junior Championship gold medal in 2003.

Lawrence Feloney, a native of Natick, Massachusetts, has been with the Nashville Predators organization since 2010 and currently serves as the team’s Assistant Coach – Video. Prior to joining the Predators, Feloney spent four seasons as the Video Coordinator for the New Jersey Devils’ AHL affiliate.

On an international stage, Feloney was the Video Coach for Team USA at the 2014 World Championships.

Ian Clark has over 18 years of experience as a Goaltending Coach in the NHL. Clark rejoined his hometown team, the Vancouver Canucks, in 2019 after spending eight seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Clark has coached and developed star goalies including Roberto Luongo, Sergei Bobrovsky, Jacob Markstrom, and Thatcher Demko.

Internationally, Clark served as the Goaltending Coach for Team Canada at the 2005, 2006, and 2007 World Junior Championships, helping the team capture three gold medals.