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Cooper Absent After Family Tragedy

Canada's Olympic hockey coach Jon Cooper will miss Tampa Bay Lightning games following a family tragedy shortly after Canada's Olympic final loss.

Jon Cooper, who coaches both Canada's Olympic team and the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, will not be on the bench for his team's next two games after suffering a family tragedy. The news comes days after Canada's hockey team missed out on Olympic gold.

The Lightning organization confirmed Cooper's absence, though no further details about the nature of the family tragedy have been released.