Lightning's Jon Cooper to coach Canada at the 2026 Olympics

Jon Cooper has been named Canada’s coach for upcoming international play, including the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
Hockey Canada announced Tuesday the two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning also will be behind the bench for the NHL’s Four Nations Face-Off in February, a prep tournament of sorts for the Olympics.
Cooper, who is from Prince George, British Columbia, was selected to coach Canada at the 2022 Olympics before pandemic-related scheduling issues caused the league to cancel plans to send players to Beijing to participate.
He recently completed his 12th season with Tampa Bay and is the longest-tenured coach in the NHL. The Lightning went back to back in 2020 and '21 and reached the final two other times with Cooper in charge.
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