Jon Cooper to Lead Team Canada at 2026 Winter Olympics
The Tampa Bay Lightning coach will also helm the team at the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off.
- Cooper is a two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach with the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.
- He previously coached Canada to a silver medal at the 2017 World Championship.
- The 2026 Olympics in Milan mark the return of NHL players to the Games since 2014.
- Cooper's appointment follows the NHL's withdrawal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
- Canada's management team includes Blues GM Doug Armstrong and assistants from the Bruins and Stars.