Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper reacted to the 4 Nations Face-Off final win over Team USA by sending a message to Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and the rest of the squad.
Cooper, who's a dual citizen, could have been the U.S. coach, former national team GM Brian Burke says. "We almost pulled it off."
Before the 4 Nations Face-Off final, Canada coach Jon Cooper told reporters he had been "cooking up" his championship pre-game speech for 12 months. So what exactly did Cooper go with on Thursday in Boston?
Jon Cooper called Connor McDavid’s shot. Well, sort of. One of the things that has long made Cooper a successful coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning has been his ability to get the most out of his players.
Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper looks like a genius after reuniting Connor McDavid and Mitch Marner in 4 Nations Face-Off finale, revealing why he made that call following the win over Team USA.
Before clinching their place in the tournament finale, Canada had to fend off a late surge from Finland in Monday's round robin game. After taking a 4–0 lead, Canada gave their
Off, the role of a coach is to have a 'feel' for his team and make adjustments. Cooper did a masterful job of that against Finland, says Ken Campbell.
Cale Makar is a game-time decision against Finland, and Jon Cooper declined to tell reporters whether he would stick with Jordan Binnington in net.
After losing a chance to coach in the 2022 Olympics, Cooper leads Canada into the NHL’s best-on-best competition.
Jon Cooper is head coaching in a best-on-best international tournament for the first time in his career at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
The mantra that has carried Canada to so much success in short-term tournaments is taking positive strides every day. They can certainly make that claim so far at 4 Nations, although the coaching staff will surely be addressing the two five-on-six goals they surrendered to Finland late, turning an easy win into a needless nail-biter.
McDavid's overtime goal beats United States, 4 Nations Face-Off title another major accomplishment for Prince George native Jon Cooper