TAMPA — Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper on Wednesday was named the 2026 recipient of the Jack Adams Award, granted each season to the NHL coach “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.”
The team made the announcement on its website.
Members of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association vote on the annual award.
Cooper is the second coach in franchise history to win the Jack Adams Award, joining John Tortorella in 2004.
The Bolts went 50-26-6 during the 2005-06 season, reaching the playoffs for the ninth straight time.
This marked Cooper’s third time as a finalist for the award. Voters picked Cooper for this year’s honor over fellow finalists Dan Muse (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Lindy Ruff (Buffalo Sabres).