NHL Coach Tests Positive For COVID-19 - is it starting again??
Rick Bowness, the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, is scheduled to appear against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. He is expected to miss at least one more game after testing positive for COVID-19.
The 67-year-old veteran, who was recently named the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets for this season, sadly missed the Jets season opener on Friday. Despite his absence, the Jets still managed to defeat the New York Rangers. He also missed a crucial game against his former team, the Dallas Stars, according to interim head coach Scott Arniel, who spoke to the media after practice on Saturday. Through TSN
For the Jets' benefit, there will be no game this weekend.
''Arniel says Bowness is currently isolating and hopes to travel to Colorado for Wednesday's game against the Avalanche.
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''Bowness is in his first season as Jets' head coach after spending the past three seasons with the Stars where he had an 89-62-25 record over 176 games. He took the team to the Stanley Cup Final in 2019-20.'' -TSN
Bowness took the Dallas Stars deep in the Covid bubble playoffs, but also tested positive for COVID-19 years ago mid-game, and had to leave the bench immediately.
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