Lightning Coach Jon Cooper Gets a Penalty For Hitting a Referee

Jon Cooper was visibly unhappy after being down 3-1, having words with the officials

Lightning Coach Loses Temper At Refs

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper showed some visible anger during Tampa's game against the Boston Bruins, yelling at the referees while motioning angrily.




What led to Cooper getting heated isn't entirely clear, but the Lightning Coach was clearly upset about something during the game, which occurred just after a expressing his frustration at the referees. During the dispute, Cooper appeared to inadvertently hit the arm of a referee, leading to a call, although it looked as if Cooper was already being given a penalty, so the reason doesn't appear clear.


Cooper was given a misconduct penalty by the referees, served by Tampa's Mikey Eyssimont. The Lightning killed off the penalty. Boston currently leads 4-3 at the end of the second period.

The Lightning are currently 4th in thr Atlantic Division with a 19-16-5 record on the season, one point back of the New Jersey Devils of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.