The exact details of the contract have not yet been released, but it is a multi-year extension that should be expected to fall within the five-year range. To draw a quick comparison, Canadien’s head coach Claude Julien signed a five-year deal a couple of years ago and Mike Babcock’s record deal with Toronto was for eight years.
Cooper’s career record with the Lightning is 301-157-44 that comes out to a win percentage of .643, according to Hockey Reference. He is the longest active tenured coach in the NHL and has helped lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to the postseason four times, which included three trips to the Eastern Conference Finals and one Stanley Cup Final.