18 Facts About Rick Bowness

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Rick Bowness played right wing for the Atlanta Flames, Detroit Red Wings, St Louis Blues, and original Winnipeg Jets and Central Hockey League, American Hockey League, and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams.

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Rick Bowness has been a head coach for the original Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, and the second iteration of the Winnipeg Jets.

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3.

Rick Bowness has been an associate coach with the Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning.

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4.

Rick Bowness appeared in 34 games, scoring 16 goals and 45 points.

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5.

Rick Bowness played two games with Nova Scotia Voyageurs of American Hockey League, recording one assist.

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6.

Rick Bowness played in 28 games with Atlanta Flames, recording four assists.

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7.

In four playoff games with Detroit, Rick Bowness was held off the scoresheet as the Red Wings lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the quarter-finals.

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Rick Bowness appeared in 24 games with the St Louis Blues, scoring a goal and four points with the club.

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9.

In 71 games with Salt Lake, Rick Bowness had 25 goals and 71 points to finish fifth in team scoring, while accumulating a team high 135 penalty minutes.

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10.

Rick Bowness played in 10 games with the Blues, scoring a goal and three points.

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11.

Rick Bowness returned to the Tulsa Oilers of the CHL for 35 games, scoring 12 goals and 32 points.

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12.

Rick Bowness appeared in a playoff game with the Jets, and was held off the scoresheet.

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13.

Rick Bowness retired after the season to become an assistant coach with the Winnipeg Jets.

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14.

Rick Bowness was then promoted to the NHL, as the Winnipeg Jets fired Dan Maloney, and named Rick Bowness as head coach.

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15.

Rick Bowness then took a job with the expansion Ottawa Senators, becoming that franchise's first head coach.

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Rick Bowness became the first head coach of the expansion Ottawa Senators when he was hired in 1992.

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17.

Rick Bowness was replaced by Dave Allison, who would ultimately win only two of 27 games and be fired mere weeks later.

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18.

Rick Bowness led the Stars to the Stanley Cup Finals where they lost to his former team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in six games.

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