The Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper was on the TNT set and he shared a joke that Brad Marchand told him about Wayne Gretzky.
Cooper and Marchand were both voted as "Mr. TNT". Cooper was this year's award, and Marchand got last year's.
The Bolts' head coach appeared last night in the game 5 of the Western Conference Finals' broadcast alongside the TNT crew, and shared multiple insights about topics discussed during the game.
One of the funniest moments happened when he talked about receiving the Mr. TNT award.
He shared a story that happened right after winning the award. He said that he received a text from Brad Marchand about the fact that they now won a trophy that Wayne Gretzky didn't win.
Check it out:
"It was quite a moment. I texted him after and he said 'Coop, at least we have a trophy Gretzky hasn't won.'"
Watch the following video to see Cooper telling the story and Gretzky's reaction:
Even if this is a made-up award (all awards are made up, no?), It's pretty nice of Cooper to show up for a broadcast after winning the trophy.
If you missed it, he gave a great interview to TNT after winning the Trophy:
Do you think Jon Cooper has a long career in the media waiting for him once he decides to retire from the NHL?
Source: Hockey Feed - Marchand and Jon Cooper roast Wayne Gretzky to his face.
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