Chicago Tribune · Jun 4, 2015
Lightning coach Jon Cooper: A career as remarkable as it is unlikely
Lightning coach Jon Cooper speaks to the media after a 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks in Game 1. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)When Jon Cooper was with the Green Bay Gamblers, coaching the team to the championship of the top junior hockey league in the United States, he did some promotional videos that spoofed the Dos Equis beer commercials.
They were called, "THE most INTERESTING MAN in HOCKEY."
The tag line was an understatement.
The coach whose Tampa Bay Lightning are playing the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals is fascinating in any context.