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Jon Cooper on Team Canada’s chances ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off: “I sleep well at night, thinking that I have this team to stand behind the bench with”

Can you share what the conversation was like when you called Drew Doughty and told him he was going to be a part of this team?

Cooper: Basically, he is the only guy I called to say he made the team. Management made calls to everybody.

We just played Detroit, and we were on the bus going through the security check. It was snowing outside. I talked to Drew, we got security checked, and it was snowing outside on the walk to the plane.

It was someone who you would never know is the age that he is or that he has the experience he has through Team Canada.