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Continued from page 17 grounded in hard work and resilience. This approach has proven valuable a newly combined team with a lot of
fueled his own playing days. He expects his players to give their all as his team, a recently merged squad potential to make a deep run,” said
“Once I retired from hockey, the only at every game and practice, regardless with significant potential, navigates Cooper.
way to have that feeling of competition of the score. their current season. With a record of Although his coaching career is still
and drive was to get into coaching. “When we show up to the rink for 7-6-2 in the first 15 games, Cooper in its early stages, Cooper has already
Coaching teenagers is a great joy, and practice or games, I ask the players to is focused on daily improvements, found fulfillment in seeing his players
to know I am spreading my knowledge always work their hardest, no matter learning from mistakes, and fostering develop. “It’s rewarding to see the
of the game to them is something I will what the scoreboard says,” said Cooper. the team’s growth. players develop and enjoy coming to
always love,” said Cooper. We always have to have the mindset of “Each day, we will get better and the rink to play the greatest sport there
Cooper’s coaching philosophy is winning and working hard.” learn from our mistakes too. We are is,” said Cooper.
“WHERE EXCITEMENT BEGINS”
