Associate coach Scott Arniel will serve as the interim head coach until Bowness returns.
The Winnipeg Jets announced that head coach Rick Bowness will be taking a leave of absence after his wife, Judy Bowness, suffered a seizure on Sunday night.announce wife of coach Rick Bowness, Judy Bowness, suffered a seizure on Sunday night and is currently in hospital undergoing further testing.
Rick Bowness will be taking a leave of absence from the team. Scott Arniel will serve as interim head coach.Sunday evening, Judy Bowness, wife of Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness suffered a seizure and is currently in hospital undergoing further testing. As a result, Rick is taking a leave of absence from the hockey club. Associate coach Scott Arniel is serving as the interim head coach until Rick returns to the team. We ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy at this time.
Bowness is currently in his second season as the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, with the team going 46-33-3 in his first season and making the playoffs before they lost in the first round to the Vegas Golden Knights. He joined the team after stepping away from a head coaching role with the Dallas Stars, which he held for parts of three seasons.
The Jets have started the season on decent footing, going 2-3-0 in their first five games and finding themselves in seventh in the Central Division. Their next game is against the St. Louis Blues during Tuesday’s 32-team, 16-game night with staggered start times, with that game starting at 8:45 p.m. EST.
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