Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper On Personal Leave
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Key Points:
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper will miss the team's upcoming games due to a personal leave following the death of his father, returning from his role as Team Canada's head coach at the Winter Olympics.
- At the Olympics, Team Canada won a Silver medal after losing the Gold medal game to the USA in overtime, with Jack Hughes scoring the decisive goal, while Connor McDavid had previously secured a 4-Nations Face-Off win in overtime.
- Cooper criticized the new 3v3 overtime format used in the Olympics, stating it does not resemble traditional hockey, contrasting it with the previous 4v4 IIHF structure and the NHL's 5v5 overtime.
- Despite the loss, Cooper's leadership helped Team Canada secure
