OTTAWA — Jon Cooper is rarely at a loss for words. The outgoing, loquacious coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning answers most questions from reporters with a level of depth and honesty that exceeds ...

Lightning coach Jon Cooper greets cheering fans during the Stanley Cup championship celebration at Raymond James Stadium on Sept. 30 in Tampa.

Tampa Bay Lightning and Team Canada coach Jon Cooper will keep his 2025 4 Nations Face-Off winning coaching staff as is for ...

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper was much more subdued when he met with reporters on Wednesday than he was in the aftermath of a season-ending 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in the opening ...

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper gives instructions while on the ice with his team on the opening day of Lightning training camp at TGH Ice Plex, 10222 Elizabeth Pl, on Thursday, Sept. 23 ...

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper holds the Stanley Cup while celebrating the Lightning’s 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Tampa.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed Jon Cooper to a three-year extension through the 2024-25 season, rewarding their coach after the team won consecutive Stanley Cup titles.

TAMPA — Whether Jon Cooper should be more concerned about where his middling team currently sits in the Eastern Conference standings can be debated, but there’s nothing he can do about the ...

Tampa Bay got the better of play for most of that 3-2 loss, but Colorado took over the game in overtime. The Lightning looked fatigued and beat up, as a handful of players battle injuries.

Jon Cooper’s road to the NHL is as remarkable and as unorthodox as they come. The coach of the Lightning played four years of varsity lacrosse and a year of club hockey at Hofstra and graduat… ...

For the past three weeks, Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh has looked around his near-empty Tampa house watching the days crawl by as the team’s trip to Toronto for the playoffs inched closer.

BRANDON — Jon Cooper has turned the page. He’s looking at the new Lightning season with a different team. But that doesn’t mean the coach is over April’s first-round playoff collapse ...