Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness announces retirement

For more on the story: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito... Rick Bowness has retired from coaching in the NHL after 38 seasons. The Winnipeg Jets head coach led the team to a 98-57-9 record during his two seasons as head coach en route to a pair of Stanley Cup playoff appearances. Bowness never won a Cup, but told reporters Monday that winning the ultimate prize in the NHL was no longer his sole motivation. "It's always been important. But over the years as you age, you hope you have an impact on your players' lives, off the ice, on the ice," Bowness told reporters during a final news conference at Canada Life Centre on Monday. Bowness welled up as he said hockey and all the people he has met over the decades as an NHL coach has meant everything to him. The 69-year-old native of Moncton, N.B., coached for eight different franchises and was behind the bench for 17 playoff appearances, including trips to the finals as an associate coach with the Vancouver Canucks in 2011, as an assistant with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2015, and as Dallas Stars head coach in 2020. He is one of only three head coaches (along with Scotty Bowman and Pat Quinn) to serve behind the bench in five different decades. His 2,726 games as an NHL head coach or assistant coach are the most by anyone in league history.