Jon Cooper | |||
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![]() Cooper at the White House in April 2022 | |||
Born |
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada | August 23, 1967||
Current NHL coach | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
Coaching career | 2001–present |
Jonathan D. Cooper[1] (born August 23, 1967) is a Canadian–American professional ice hockey coach who is the head coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cooper won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021 and also reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015 and 2022 as the Lightning head coach, and as of the 2023–24 season,[update] is the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL.[2][3]