TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed head coach Jon Cooper to a multi-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. A native of Prince George, B.C., Cooper has been behind the Tampa bench since March 2013 and is currently the longest-tenured coach in the NHL. He’s led the club to the Eastern Conference final three times, including a trip to the Stanley Cup in 2015. “(Cooper’s) ability to forge impactful relationships with everyone from players to staff has been a trademark of his tenure with the organization,” Tampa general manager Julien BriseBois said in a statement. “He has helped set high standards for our organization with his unrelenting drive for excellence.”

Source: National Post March 26, 2019 17:48 UTC