The New York Islanders announced Monday that Ryan Bowness has been named both assistant general manager and the director of player personnel. Bowness spent the previous three seasons with the Ottawa Senators, serving as an assistant general manager between 2022-23 and 2023-24, then as associate general manager in 2024-25.
The Jets’ Kevin Cheveldayoff, the Stars’ Jim Nill, and the Panthers’ Bill Zito are the three finalists for this year’s Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Senators have informed teams they won’t be keeping assistant general manager Ryan Bowness, sources tell Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia. He’s free to pursue front office vacancies elsewhere.
Last night, an emotional moment between Winnipeg Jets captain and his former head coach, Rick Bowness, was captured live on air and is going viral today.
During last night’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast, the panel lauded the Ottawa Senators’ resurgence this season. During a lively panel discussion, commentators Kevin Bieksa and ex-coach Rick Bowness weighed in on why the Senators are surging.
The Winnipeg Jets have named their new head coach just a couple weeks after Rick Bowness decided to call it a career. Scott Arniel will be the Winnipeg Jets franchise’s tenth head coach in its history.
With the news that Craig Berube has agreed to become the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Winnipeg Jets have one less contender to replace Rick Bowness.
The search is on for the fourth head coach in Winnipeg Jets 2.0 history. Rick Bowness announced his retirement on May 6 after two years behind the Jets’ bench a stellar 38-year coaching career.
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness has announced his retirement from the NHL after 803 games behind the bench. That’s just as a head coach, mind you, as Bowness’s coaching career dates back to the 1982-83 season.
Rick Bowness was brought in by the Winnipeg Jets two seasons ago to change the culture within the locker room, and to implement a defensive structure that others around the league would take note of.
For some teams in the National Hockey League, they are well underway into the offseason, and for others, the playoff journey continues. Travis Green hired as 15th head coach in Ottawa Senators franchise history The Ottawa Senators have hired Travis Green to fill their vacant head coaching position.
The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche treated the 15,225 in attendance at Canada Life Centre to an abs0lute shooting gallery in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night.
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness will return to the bench for Tuesday's home game against the Edmonton Oilers. Bowness traveled to Winnipeg from New York last Tuesday to receive treatment for what the team called "a minor medical procedure." Associate coach Scott Arniel guided the Jets to a 1-3-0 record in his absence.
The Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins came together on Monday night in a massive showdown. Both teams lead their divisions at this point in the season. And both teams are on the fast track to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in April.
Rick Bowness is a long-time Canadian professional NHL hockey coach who’s had an extensive coaching career for several NHL teams. He was born on Jan. 25, 1955, in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, and began his coaching career in the NHL in the late 1980s.