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TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today the extension of its contract with head coach Jon Cooper, announced Vice President General Manager Julien BriseBois. Cooper was named the eighth head coach of the franchise's history on March 25, 2013 (six years ago) and is currently the NHL's oldest coach. He is the leader of all time franchise with 301 wins.
"I am very pleased to announce Jon 's expansion today," said BriseBois. "His ability to build strong relationships with all players, from player to staff, is a hallmark of his mandate with the organization and he is the absolute best coach of our hockey team." Coop's ability Developing a strong culture while continually adapting has been an important element, and has helped set high standards for our organization through its tireless pursuit of excellence, and I want to thank Coop and its family for their continued dedication. continued commitment to the organization and the Tampa Bay community and look forward to working in partnership with Jon for years to come. "
Cooper, from Prince George, BC, led the Lightning to a record of 301-157-44 and 0.643 points in just over six seasons behind Boltspot. Since its first full season in 2013-14, no other team has more wins (297) or points in the standings (635) than Tampa Bay. The Lightning also scored more goals (1,535) during this period than any other team and has the fourth best power play (21.3%). The Bolts led by Cooper have eclipsed the set of 50 wins on three occasions during his tenure, including this season when the team won the first trophy of the organization 's presidents as' s. team with the best record of the regular season in the NHL. He has also been named finalist for the 2014 Jack Adams Award, presented annually to the league's best coach. On March 21, Cooper became the 49th head coach in the NHL's history to reach 300 victories, joining Bruce Boudreau as the second head coach to have at least 300 career wins in 500 games regular season. His 0.643 career points percentage is tied for the fourth time in his league history among coaches with at least 100 games.
The success of the team under Cooper also resulted in playoffs. The Lightning have played the second-highest number of NHL playoff games since the 2014 playoffs (PIT) and their 36 wins are tied for the second-highest total (PIT-46, WSH-36). In addition, the Bolts are the only NHL team to compete in three of the four finals of the last four conferences.
Prior to being named Lightning head coach, Cooper received the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL's top coach in 2012 after leading the Admirals to the Calder Cup Championship. In two years in Norfolk, he led the Admirals to a regular season record of 94-44-18 and a mark of 17-7 in the playoffs. In 2011-12, the admirals led by Cooper set a franchise record with 55 wins and 113 points en route to the first championship of the organization. Along the way, Cooper and his team set a professional sports record in North America by winning 28 consecutive games. This season, Norfolk won the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the AHL's regular season points champion, while winning the East Division title.
Jon Cooper's coach record:
|
SEASON |
TEAM |
LEAGUE |
GP |
W |
The |
OTL |
PCT |
RESULT |
|
2003-04 |
Texarkana |
HSL |
56 |
30 |
24 |
2 |
0.554 |
Lost in the first round |
|
2004-05 |
Texarkana |
HSL |
56 |
36 |
15 |
5 |
0.688 |
Lost in the second round |
|
2005-06 |
Texarkana |
HSL |
58 |
42 |
12 |
4 |
0.759 |
Lost in the second round |
|
2006-07 |
St. Louis Bandits |
HSL |
62 |
43 |
14 |
5 |
0.734 |
Won the Robertson Cup |
|
2007-08 |
St. Louis Bandits |
HSL |
58 |
47 |
9 |
2 |
0.828 |
Won the Robertson Cup |
|
2008-09 |
Green Bay Gamblers |
USHL |
60 |
39 |
17 |
4 |
0.683 |
Lost in the second round |
|
2009-10 |
Green Bay Gamblers |
USHL |
60 |
45 |
ten |
5 |
0.792 |
Won the Clark Cup |
|
2010-11 |
Norfolk Admirals |
AHL |
80 |
39 |
26 |
15 |
0.581 |
Lost in the first round |
|
2011-12 |
Norfolk Admirals |
AHL |
76 |
55 |
18 |
3 |
0.743 |
Won the Calder Cup |
|
2012-13 |
Syracuse Crunch |
AHL |
65 |
39 |
18 |
8 |
0.662 |
** Promoted NHL |
|
2012-13 * |
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING |
NHL |
15 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
0.367 |
Off series |
|
2013-14 |
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING |
NHL |
82 |
46 |
27 |
9 |
0.616 |
Qtr-Final Conference |
|
2014-15 |
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING |
NHL |
82 |
50 |
24 |
8 |
0.659 |
Final of the Stanley Cup |
|
2015-16 |
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING |
NHL |
82 |
46 |
31 |
5 |
0.591 |
Final conference |
|
2016-17 |
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING |
NHL |
82 |
42 |
30 |
ten |
0.573 |
Off series |
|
2017-18 |
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING |
NHL |
82 |
54 |
23 |
5 |
0.689 |
Final conference |
|
2018-19 |
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING |
NHL |
77 |
59 |
14 |
4 |
0.792 |
|
|
TOTAL NHL |
502 |
301 |
157 |
44 |
0.643 |
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