The Tampa Bay Lightning will return from the Olympic break without their head coach. Jon Cooper will miss the team’s Wednesday and Thursday matchups for a personal leave of absence following the death of his father per NHL.com’s Benjamin Pierce. Cooper spent the last three weeks in Milan, Italy for the Winter Olympics where he … Read more
Photo credit: James Lang-Imagn Images Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper was not shy in his critique of 3-on-3 OT being used in the Olympics, and mentioned why it doesn’t work in best on best hockey. But OT brings a different beast, and with it being 3-on-3 as opposed to 4-on-4 things are … Read more
MILAN (AP) — When the U.S. gave up a tying goal to Sweden with 91 seconds left in the quarterfinals at the Olympics, even the most seasoned players were on edge. “That’s as nervous as I’ve been ever in a hockey game,” Dylan Larkin said. When Canada was trailing Czechia with under four minutes left, … Read more
Team Canada Coach Jon Cooper Makes Bold Assertion About 4 Nations Face-Off Photo credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper has shared a very bold assertion about the 4 Nations Face-Off and what it has meant for the sport of hockey. Jon Cooper, head coach of Team Canada, … Read more
Team Canada coach Jon Cooper is the longest tenured coach in the NHL and has faced Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby many times, including the 2016 Eastern Conference Final, which Crosby won. Boston Hockey Now beat writer Andrew Fantucchio is covering the event for National Hockey Now and provided the quote. Now, as the head … Read more
MONTREAL (AP) — Charlie McAvoy lined up Connor McDavid and delivered a textbook hit that sent the best hockey player in the world careening into the glass and down to the ice. A mere 19 seconds later, Jake Guentzel scored the tying goal — McDavid scored the first one — on the way to the … Read more
Saturday night’s much anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off matchup between the United States and Canada started with a bang — or three bangs. There were three separate fights in the opening nine seconds of the game. Later in the first period, Canada’s coach, Jon Cooper, weighed in on what he saw. During an interview with Emily … Read more