Confirmed with Link: Bowness Expected to Retire

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[surixon]

I think this is the best choice for him and his family. Great career and hopefully he goes out with the Adam's!

 

[RetroWinnipeg]

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness expected to announce retirement | TSN

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness is expected to announce his retirement on Monday, TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports. The news comes a week after the team's first-round exit against the Colorado Avalanche and just days Bowness was named as a finalist for the 2023-24 Jack Adams Award.

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[Joe Hallenback]

Wish him well in his retirement

 

[hockeyarena]

Considering the situation he inherited, he did a fabulous job. I do find it disturbing that every coach we've had has seemed ecstatic to leave. The core seemingly is what it is.

 

[JetsUK]

I think this is the best choice for him and his family. Great career and hopefully he goes out with the Adam's!

Agree.

Jennings, 4th OA, Jack Adams nominee -- pretty great notes to go out on.

Makes sense to take a step back now. The job's a grind, and he's earned it.

Can imagine him taking on a consultancy / advisory role that makes some use of his knowledge and insights whilst involving much lighter duties.

Thanks for all your investment in reshaping the club, sir, and all best.

 

[WaveRaven]

Not a big surprise. Arnie up next.

 

[King Woodballs]

After everything that has happened to him and his wife in the last year.
This isn’t shocking.
He was a pretty good coach. Helped this team play defence (for the most part)

All the best to him in his pending retirement.

 

[Duke749]

I think this is the best choice for him and his family. Great career and hopefully he goes out with the Adam's!

Agreed. Think this decision was expected. All the best to him and his family.

 

[snowkiddin]

This is the best decision for him and his family. I appreciate everything he did to build a defensive identity for the team and mend any locker room issues. It’s too bad we didn’t get him a Cup.

I wish him well in retirement

 

[SCP Guy]

Good for him.....Time to enjoy time with the family!

 

[jiho]

I think Bowness is a very good coach. This team had no clue how to play defense and he got them to win the Jennings which I thought would be impossible. However, I also think it is the time for someone else to try to get them to the next level.

 

[kenobiwan]

Would be great if he won the Adam’s on the way out

 

[MardyBum]

Thank you for helping to fix the culture, the give a shit on defense, and telling Morrissey to go go go.



Fwiw.

 

[Jetfaninflorida]

What Rick Bowness was able to get this team to do in two seasons was frankly remarkable. If someone here had speculated the Jets 2023-24 results right when he was hired, and ran a poll against those possible future results, everyone would have said no way in hell he can get this group to achieve that and if he does it is the second coming. Well he did. Well done, Rick. Best of luck to you and your family.

Now, Chevy needs to do better than just run it back with Arniel.

 

[sipowicz]

Congrats on your retirement Bones!

Not a big surprise. Arnie up next.

Hope not, there is a reason no one wanted him as a HC for so long!

 

[MarkWheeler]

Thank you for helping to fix the culture, the give a shit on defense, and telling Morrissey to go go go.



Fwiw.

It’s a process.

Due Dilligence

Something something

 

[MardyBum]

It’s a process.

Due Dilligence

Something something

Chevy hand delivered that tweet to DD.

 

[SensibleGuy]

Given the situation with his wife and everything this is of course the right way, but lets face it - he was only here for these 2 seasons. There was never going to be a third.

 

[Heldig]

What Rick Bowness was able to get this team to do in two seasons was frankly remarkable. If someone here has speculated the Jets 2023-24 results right when he was hired, and ran a poll against those possible future results, everyone would have said no way in hell he can get this group to achieve that and if he does it is the second coming. Well he did. Well done, Rick. Best of luck to you and your family.

Now, Chevy needs to do better than just run it back with Arniel.

Who are legit coaching candidates other than Arniel?

Berube?
Pandolfo?
Gallant?

 

[LucianoBorsato]

Enjoy the retirement, Bones! Thanks for teaching the Jets how to play (regular season) defence and fixing the locker room culture.

 

[CorgisPer60]

He was all but set to retire two seasons ago when the bottom fell out of the Jets' head coaching options. Credit to him for stepping into a tumultuous hostile environment and effectively righting the ship. All the best to you and Judy.

 

[WolfHouse]

Still takes a lot of balls to walk away from $3 million... I liked his system, hope Ariel moves forward with it and tweaks special teams

 

[MarkWheeler]

Hell of a good guy, no one can ever doubt that. Too much old school mentality to take this group over the top though.

 

[MardyBum]

Who are legit coaching candidates other than Arniel?

Berube?
Pandolfo?
Gallant?

Berube sounds like a guy he would be going after hard, but I imagine most teams needing a HC will be after him. SC winner and all.