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Jon Cooper Withdraws from Lightning Games After Family Tragedy

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper will miss the next two games after learning of a family tragedy, days after his Olympic team missed gold.

Jon Cooper, head coach of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and Canada’s Winter Olympics hockey team, announced he will not be on the bench for the Lightning’s next two games after receiving news of a family tragedy. The announcement comes just days after the Canadian squad missed out on gold at the Games.