In a secret and brief press conference, John Cooper indicated that there was something wrong with the Avalanche’s overtime winner. Today we will discuss about Jon Cooper: Press conference| Contract| Record| Wiki
Jon Cooper: Press Conference| Contract| Record| Wiki
Jonathan D. Cooper (born August 23, 1967) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey coach who is the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cooper won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021 as Lightning head coach, and is currently the longest-serving coach in the NHL.
| Born | August 23, 1967 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Current NHL coach | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Coaching career | 2001–present | ||
Press Conference
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach John Cooper took only one question at his postgame press conference after the Avalanche’s dramatic OT win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Cooper, who was incognito, apparently felt the Avalanche did something wrong on Nazem Qadri’s overtime goal. You can see his full reaction below, in which he says he’ll talk more about it tomorrow
The internet tried to figure out what’s so salty about Cooper, and apparently that’s because there were potentially six people on the ice in the avalanche aimed at Qadri’s goal.
Contract
John signed a contract of $4 millions in current year.
John Cooper said he was never concerned about his future with electricity. The last time his contract was up for renewal, he didn’t sign an extension until the end of the final year of the deal.
This time the lightning didn’t keep him waiting. Cooper said Champagne was practically still on the ice from the team’s second straight Stanley Cup celebration in July, when he was approached about staying in Tampa Bay beyond 2021-22.
On Monday, on the eve of the season opener, the Lightning announced a three-year extension for Cooper that runs through 2024-25.
Financial terms were not disclosed. Cooper is reportedly earning between $3.5 million and $4 million a year on his current deal.
Record
Cooper set the record for the shortest games in NHL history to reach 400 wins, which came in his 659th game. On April 1, 2022, Cooper coached his 700th career NHL game. His 426 wins at the time of reaching the milestone are the most among head coaches through his first 700 games in NHL history.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T | OL | PTS | PTS% | Finish | G | W | L | T | W-L% | Notes |
| 2012-13 | 45 | TBL | NHL | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 11 | .367 | 4th | |||||||
| 2013-14 | 46 | TBL | NHL | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 101 | .616 | 2nd | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |||
| 2014-15 | 47 | TBL | NHL | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 108 | .659 | 2nd | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | Eastern Conference Champions | ||
| 2015-16 | 48 | TBL | NHL | 82 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 97 | .591 | 2nd | 17 | 11 | 6 | .647 | |||
| 2016-17 | 49 | TBL | NHL | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 94 | .573 | 5th | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 50 | TBL | NHL | 82 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 113 | .689 | 1st | 17 | 11 | 6 | .647 | |||
| 2018-19 | 51 | TBL | NHL | 82 | 62 | 16 | 4 | 128 | .780 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |||
| 2019-20 | 52 | TBL | NHL | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 92 | .657 | 2nd | 25 | 18 | 7 | .720 | Stanley Cup Champions | ||
| 2020-21 | 53 | TBL | NHL | 56 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 75 | .670 | 3rd | 23 | 16 | 7 | .696 | Stanley Cup Champions | ||
| 2021-22 | 54 | TBL | NHL | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 110 | .671 | 3rd | 21 | 13 | 8 | .619 | |||
| Career | NHL | 715 | 434 | 220 | 61 | 929 | .650 | 137 | 83 | 54 | .606 | ||||||
