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Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper on NHL playoffs, hub life and a $46,000 audition

While his Tampa Bay Lightning players were filming viral videos on jet skis back in Florida, coach Jon Cooper has been situated in one of the least Florida-like locations in the U.S. during the NHL's paused season.

"Idaho," Cooper told ESPN this week, indicating that it's been a summer getaway for his family over the years. "Tampa's a really tough spot to be in July or August. No humidity here. It's refreshing."

The Lightning had around 17 players that self-quarantined locally when the NHL season was put on hold on March 12 for the coronavirus outbreak, with the team seeded second overall in the Eastern Conference.