Opinion: Thanks, Bones; you made a great night for my family even better

The National Hockey League announced Friday that Rick Bowness is one of the three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, which goes to the coach of the year. It's the first time Bowness has been up for the award and a fitting honour for the Winnipeg Jets bench boss, who announced his retirement three days later, after 2,726 NHL games as a head coach and assistant for eight franchises over 38 seasons and five decades. It's been well documented what “Bones” did since being hired by the Winnipeg Jets two seasons ago and how he changed the culture of the team.