Jets head coach Rick Bowness has announced his retirement

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WINNIPEG, May 6, 2024 – Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness announced today his retirement from coaching after 38 seasons in the NHL. Moncton, NB. Led the Jets to a 98-57-9 record in two seasons as head coach en route to a pair of Stanley Cup playoff appearances.

In 2023-24, Winnipeg set club records for road wins (25), winning streak (eight games, twice: December 30/23 – January 11/24 and April 1-18/24) and hitting streak (14). games: 12-0-2 December 13/23 – January 11/24). The Jets also set a franchise record by going 35 consecutive games allowing three goals or fewer (Nov. 4/23 – Jan. 20/24). During that stretch, they set a club record 14 game streak without allowing more than two goals (December 20/23 – January 20/24). Their 52 wins matched a franchise record in 2017-18. Bowness was named a finalist for the 2023-24 Jack Adams Award, which recognizes “an NHL coach who has contributed the most to the success of his team.”

Bowness has served as a coach for eight different franchises and has been behind the bench in 17 playoff games, including a trip to the Finals as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks in 2011, an assistant with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2015 and as a Dallas Stars. Head coach in 2020. He is one of three head coaches (along with Scotty Bowen and Pat Quinn) to serve behind the bench in five different decades. His 2,726 games as an NHL coach are the most in league history.

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