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Jon Cooper Approaches Milestone 1,000th Game with Lightning

12/31/2025

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Jon Cooper, head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, will coach his 1,000th NHL game today as they face the Anaheim Ducks.
Cooper has led the Lightning since 2013, with 594 regular-season wins and two Stanley Cups.
This season he has navigated injuries and integrated younger players, and the Lightning remain competitive, sitting fifth in the Eastern Conference after four straight wins and a road record, while the Ducks struggle.

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Jon Cooper, head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, will coach his 1,000th NHL game today as they face the Anaheim Ducks.
Cooper has led the Lightning since 2013, with 594 regular-season wins and two Stanley Cups.
This season he has navigated injuries and integrated younger players, and the Lightning remain competitive, sitting fifth in the Eastern Conference after four straight wins and a road record, while the Ducks struggle.