Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper is an assistant coach with Team North America in the World Cup of Hockey. ( Chris O'Meara / AP FILE PHOTO )One significant voice could be missing for several NHL teams when training camps get under way in mid-September. Fourteen of the league’s 30 head coaches will take part in the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto, potentially sidelining them for the start or bulk of their own NHL camps. It’s a unique scenario that has led to some meticulous planning for Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper. Four of the eight World Cup teams, he points out, will be eliminated by the time NHL camps open Sept. 22.

Source: thestar August 31, 2016 16:18 UTC