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VIDEO: Lightning coach Cooper hugs Drouin after rookie scores 1st career goal

Bruce Fedyck / USA Today

Jonathan Drouin fired home a one-timer for his first career goal in his third NHL game with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and coach Jon Cooper couldn't be happier.

Cooper met Drouin with an enthusiastic embrace when the rookie returned to the bench - an unorthodox display of positive emotion from a hockey coach.

Andrew DeWitt's post on Vine

If this is how happy Cooper is after Drouin scores a goal, just imagine how he would react to a Drouin hat trick.

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