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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Tampa Bay Lightning On SI / September 9

The Three Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning Most Likely to Win Awards

The Tampa Bay Lightning season is rapidly approaching, and the goal remains the same. The Bolts want to return to the top of the National Hockey League and hoist another Stanley Cup.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / August 20

Analysts suggest Jon Cooper would chase 'one last great mission' with Maple Leafs

Would Jon Cooper ever leave the Tampa Bay Lightning to join the Toronto Maple Leafs? It certainly doesn’t matter right now, given that Cooper is committed to the Lightning and Jim Hiller was just signed in Toronto as their new coach.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Dose.ca / August 19

Jon Cooper may have one last major challenge ahead of him in the NHL

Jon Cooper has accomplished just about everything with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He's won two Stanley Cups—in 2020 and 2021—reached another final, won the Four Nations Tournament with Team Canada, and has long established himself as one of the most respected coaches in the NHL.

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How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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NHL News / Trade Talk Sports / August 19

Insider Speculates That Jon Cooper Would Have Interest in Coaching the Maple Leafs

Being a Toronto Maple Leaf is not for everyone. Some want the pressure and opportunity to break the 59-year Stanley Cup curse in hockey’s biggest market, while others have no interest in the constant attention and scrutiny they’re under ever single day.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / August 19

NHL Rumors: Bolduc Trade, Tavares in Court, and Cooper to the Maple Leafs?

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Zachary Bolduc wants to stay with the Montreal Canadiens but admitted he understands hockey is a business and that he could be traded.

NHL News / Yardbarker / June 11

Nikita Kucherov wins MVP in closest vote in over two decades

Lightning's Nikita Kucherov wins NHL MVP in closest vote in over two decades

This is Kucherov's second MVP award, making him one of just 20 players in NHL history to win it at least two times.

Oilers star requests trade

Oilers need to end their Mike Babcock pursuit before they do even more damage

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / June 4

Cooper’s Jack Adams win feels surprising considering award’s reputation

One of the best coaches in the game has finally received the one honor he has been passed over for time and time again. On Wednesday, the NHL announced that the 2025-26 Jack Adams Award was going to Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / NHL on ClutchPoints / June 4

Lightning coach Jon Cooper’s reaction to winning 1st Jack Adams says it all

Jon Cooper has guided the Tampa Bay Lightning to nine consecutive playoff appearances, four Stanley Cup Final berths and two championships — but he had never won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year.

NHL News / Yardbarker / June 3

Lightning's Jon Cooper finally named Coach of the Year, but it doesn't feel right

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper was announced as the winner of the 2025-26 Jack Adams Award, giving him his first Coach of the Year honor.

Three-time Stanley Cup champion 'likely' to retire from NHL

NHL superstar named grand marshal for NASCAR race in Michigan

Hurricanes' top line is getting chances, not results. What’s wrong?

Golden Knights took advantage of Hurricanes’ systems in Game 1

Could the Montreal Canadiens sell high on Jakub Dobes?

NHL News / Oilersnation / June 3

NHL Notebook: Jon Cooper wins Jack Adams Award

Jon Cooper has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s 2025-26 coach of the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced Wednesday afternoon. Cooper, 58, coached the Lightning to a 50-26-6 record during the regular season, which placed them second in the Atlantic Division, securing their ninth consecutive playoff berth.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / June 3

Lightning’s Jon Cooper wins Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper has been named the winner of the 2026 Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year, the club announced Wednesday afternoon.

Bruce Boudreau takes parting shot at outgoing Canucks management group

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 3

Jon Cooper Wins 2026 Jack Adams Award

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper has added another crowning achievement to a storied NHL career. Cooper was announced Wednesday as the 2026 recipient

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / NHL Rumors / May 6

NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning – Kucherov, Raddysh, and Cooper

Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: It was another first-round exit for the Tampa Bay Lightning, their fourth in a row. One executive thinks they lost their identity, and obviously, the Victor Hedman injury hurt, as well as the underperforming Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy.

NHL News / Oilersnation / May 5

Fans hoping for an Oilers and Jon Cooper marriage to be disappointed: ‘He’s here for a while’

You’ve been in a relationship with your girlfriend for almost three years. Since you’ve met, it’s been instant chemistry. Romance is in the air. You make each other laugh.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / May 6

Lightning's Julien BriseBois comments on coach Jon Cooper's future

Jon Cooper is the longest-tenured current NHL coach.

Fans hoping for an Oilers and Jon Cooper marriage to be disappointed: ‘He’s here for a while’

Lightning’s Victor Hedman reveals he took time away from game for mental health reasons

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Larry Brown Sports / May 5

Jon Cooper had the classiest quote after Game 7 loss to the Canadiens

For the fourth year in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning struck out in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But Bolts head coach Jon Cooper was still gracious in defeat following his team’s 2-1 loss in Game 7 of their series against the Montreal Canadiens at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla.

NHL News / Dose.ca / May 2

Jon Cooper teased Canadiens fans after the win: 'One more'

Yesterday's game between the Canadiens and the Lightning was absolutely wild. Even though the Canadiens' players missed about 25,573 quality scoring chances (that's a big problem), it was clear that the intensity was there.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / May 1

Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper Named Jack Adams Finalist

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper has the chance to take home a long-awaited honor. He has been named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, awarded to the best head coach during the NHL season.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / March 7

Lightning’s Jon Cooper offers candid assessment of Maple Leafs, Eastern Conference race

After the NHL Trade Deadline, it’s clear that the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs are heading in diametrically different directions. Tampa Bay is positioned as a leading candidate to win the Stanley Cup, sitting atop the Atlantic Division, while Toronto will almost certainly miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Pro Hockey Rumors / February 25

Lightning head coach Jon Cooper on personal leave

The Tampa Bay Lightning will return from the Olympic break without their head coach.

Jon Cooper is the front-runner to (finally) win first Jack Adams Award

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Field Level Media / February 25

Lightning's Jon Cooper out 2 games after father's death

The Tampa Bay Lightning return from the Olympic break without head coach Jon Cooper, who will miss two games following the death of his father. The team announced that Cooper, 58, will miss Wednesday night's home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs and Thursday's road contest versus the Carolina Hurricanes.

Olympics News / Yardbarker / February 20

Connor McDavid sets Olympic record, Canada reaches gold-medal game

Connor McDavid sets Olympic record as Canada reaches gold-medal game

Even without their normal captain, Sidney Crosby, Canada showed a resilience in their semifinal win over Finland that makes an eventual gold medal seem inevitable.

Students at Wisconsin went nuts celebrating Hilary Knight's Olympic goal

Four years after scandal, Olympic women's figure skating delivers an utterly redemptive podium

Alysa Liu had six-word message after her gold-medal performance

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Olympics News / Yardbarker / February 18

Team Canada discusses rallying after Sidney Crosby's injury in Olympic quarterfinal: 'We didn't want this to be Sid's last game'

Team Canada center Sidney Crosby still made an impact even after exiting with a gruesome right leg injury at the Milan Cortina Olympics quarterfinal against Czechia on Wednesday.

Team Canada win overshadowed by Sidney Crosby injury during 2026 Winter Olympics quarterfinals

‘He’s the best in the world’: Canada reacts to losing Crosby to injury

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Olympics News / Yardbarker / February 17

Canada prepares for Olympic quarterfinals with clean bill of health

The Canadian men's hockey team held its final practice before the start of the elimination round at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games on Tuesday morning.

Canada’s MacKinnon, Bennett expected to play quarterfinal after missing practice

‘That guy did not want to fight Tom’: Canada reacts to Wilson’s Olympic punch-up

Canadiens’ Juraj Slafkovsky Olympic Performance Suggests Playoff Breakout

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NHL News / Yardbarker / February 1

NHL Stadium Series takeaways: Bruins, Lightning deliver amazing outdoor game

NHL Stadium Series takeaways: Bruins, Lightning deliver one of best outdoor games ever

Sunday's Stadium Series game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins was the 45th outdoor game in NHL history. Critics will say the outdoor games have been overdone, and that perhaps the league should start cutting back on them.

Lightning make history with comeback win over Bruins in outdoor game

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jeremy Swayman involved in rare goalie fight

Hurricanes avoid collapse vs. Kings with Sebastian Aho's OT winner

Red Wings sign Sheldon Dries to two-year contract extension

Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin ready for big role with Swedish Olympic team

Sabres carry rare superior record into rubber game with Panthers

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / January 1