TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – The Tampa Bay Lightning have hired Jon Cooper as their new coach.
The team announced the move on Monday night.
Cooper had been coaching Syracuse of the AHL, Tampa Bay’s top minor league affiliate. He is replacing Guy Boucher, who was fired Sunday after 2 1/2 years with the team.
Cooper will coach his first game for the Lightning on Friday night against the New Jersey Devils.
Dan Lacroix and Steve Thomas will handle coaching duties when the Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. The pair will then remain as assistant coaches for Cooper.
The Lightning, at 13-18-1, are in next to last place in the Eastern Conference.
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