Derek Lalonde’s short stint as Lightning coach hit home with the wisecracking buddies who saw his rise
Derek Lalonde found out a few hours before puck drop in Las Vegas on Dec. 21 that he’d be serving as an NHL head coach for the first time.
Jon Cooper Deserves to Lead the 2021 Jack Adams Conversation
It’s not a major revelation to say that awards can often be a bit silly. Trying to judge anything against it’s peers, whether it is a movie, music, video game or even a coach, is an incredibly difficult task, as there will always be personal biases and differences in taste that influence the winner.
Lightning coach Jon Cooper fastest to 400 NHL wins
Cooper needed just 659 games to reach 400, eclipsing the record previously held by Bruce Boudreau.
Jon Cooper honored as Lightning Community Hero
Through Coop’s Catch for Kids, the $50,000 grant will be donated to pediatric cancer research and patient services
‘Who is Jon Cooper?’ — The matchmaker who set up Lightning with their Cup-winning coach
The conference room at the Newport Sports Management office, just outside Toronto, had pretty much emptied on this July afternoon in 2010, but then-Lightning assistant GM Julien BriseBois and GM Steve Yzerman stuck around.
Lightning’s Jon Cooper traces Sabres’ early success to Don Granato
Having both piloted the same junior franchise to a championship, Sabres coach Don Granato and Jon Cooper, his counterpart with the Tampa Bay Lightning, are part of a small fraternity.
Lightning sign head coach Jon Cooper to contract extension
The extension keeps Cooper behind the bench through the 2024-25 season
Halpern gets his day with the Cup
Halpern worked with the Lightning’s Community Hockey department to host a ball hockey tournament outside his home in Tampa
Lightning repeat as Stanley Cup champions, defeat Canadiens in Game 5
The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup for the second straight season with a 1-0 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of the Final at Amalie Arena on Wednesday.
Lightning players on Jon Cooper
Tampa Bay Lightning players talk about how important head coach Jon Cooper is to the success of the team
Jon Cooper teaches. He motivates. He delegates. Mostly, he just wins.
The Lightning coach is second on the all-time NHL coaching list for winning percentage and is a win away from a second Stanley Cup.
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.
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