John Cooper to be Canada Olympic Head Coach in 2022

John Cooper to be Canada Olympic Head Coach in 2022

John Cooper has been named Canada’s head coach for the Beijing 2022 Olympics. The 53-year-old has received this honor for the second time.

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  • Canadian John Cooper is the head coach of the “Tampa Bay Lightning” from the NHL.
  • He can now play the role of head coach for the 2022 Olympics to be held in Beijing.

John Cooper (53) has been appointed as the head coach for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing by the Canadian ice hockey association “Hockey Canada”. The association announced this in a statement on Monday.

The Canadian has been the head coach of the NHL’s “Tampa Bay Lightning” since 2013. He has led the Stanley coup both times in the past two years. Cooper was already coach of the national team at the 2017 World Cup in Cologne. At that time Canada had lost in the final against Sweden in a penalty shootout.

NHL head coaches Bruce Cassidy (Boston), Peter DeBoer (Vegas) and Barry Dock (New York Islanders) will assist Cooper. “It’s a privilege,” says John Cooper from “Laola 1”. “My son said to me, ‘Oh my God, Dad, you have an all-star coaching staff,’ and that’s exactly what I believe in Bruce, Peter, and Barry. It’s so exciting to be a part of it »

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