Matt Cooke

Matthew David Cooke (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently an unrestricted free agent of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cooke won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2008–09 NHL season and was member of the Team Canada team that won the gold medal at the 2004 World Championships. In addition to having previously played for the Penguins, he has also played in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild. Cooke was born in Belleville, Ontario, but grew up in Stirling, Ontario.

Cooke's playing style of intentionally attempting to aggravate opponents has earned him the reputation of one of the NHL's "pests." During his NHL career, Cooke has been criticized and often suspended for hits, some involving head-shots, or knee-on-knee collisions that have injured opposing players. Most notable was a hit to the head on Marc Savard, which was an important factor influencing NHL rule changes intended to deter such conduct. After his longest suspension in 2011, Cooke has pledged to change his style of play, though had another lengthy suspension in the 2014 playoffs for a knee-on-knee hit delivered to Tyson Barrie of the Colorado Avalanche. Although he is no longer a member of the Vancouver Canucks' organization, he is still active in the Vancouver community with his wife, as they run The Cooke Family Foundation of Hope.

Matthew Cooke

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Matt Cooke (cyclist)

Matt Cooke (born August 5, 1979) is a former American cyclist who last rode for Jamis-Hagens Berman.

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Matt Cooke (journalist)

Matthew 'Matt' Cooke (born 28 August 1982 in Kingston-upon-Thames) is a British journalist who currently works for BBC News reporting at BBC London News and presenting 60 Seconds on BBC Three. He formerly presented at BBC Midlands Today, the regional bulletin for the West Midlands.

Early life

Matt Cooke grew up in Guildford, Surrey.

Graduating from University in 2004, Cooke attended the London College of Printing to undertake a post-graduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism.

Broadcasting career

Cooke joined the BBC in 2005 as a Researcher at the Westminster studios, here he worked on the Local Elections programme and the BBC Parliament channel.

Later that year he joined BBC London News as a producer and eventually was deployed as a video journalist.

In March 2008, Cooke was chosen to present the relaunched BBC Three news bulletins. Matt continues to present '60 Seconds' as well as regularly presenting E24, the Entertainment bulletins on the BBC News Channel.

In late 2008, Cooke co-presented Your News with Konnie Huq for the BBC News Channel.