Tampa Bay Lightning bench boss Jon Cooper won the 2026 Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the year, the league announced Wednesday.
Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff and Pittsburgh Penguins' Dan Muse were the other two finalists.
It's Cooper's first time winning the award despite being considered one of the league's top coaches for over a decade. He was previously a finalist in 2014 and 2019.