Article content The Winnipeg Jets have gone for a blast from the past, making it official they have hired Rick Bowness as the franchise’s next head coach on Sunday. Article content We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Jets make Bowness hire official, 67-year-old becomes third head coach in 2.0 era Back to video The 67-year-old, who once played for the first iteration of the Jets to close out his playing career in the early 80s, and then coached them br...
In a decision that seemingly came out of nowhere, the Winnipeg Jets hired Rick Bowness to be their next head coach. A ton of names swirled around after Jets’ number-one option Barry Trotz turned them down in June, including Scott Arniel, Andrew Brunette, Jim Montgomery, Kirk Muller, Rick Tocchet, and Pascal Vincent. Most pundits thought the “Plan B” front-runners were Montgomery and Tocchet.
Winnipeg's four-year streak of playoff hockey came to an end in 2021-22 thanks in large part to inconsistent play and poor defense. (Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
No | Player | Pos |
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22 | RW | |
36 | LW | |
52 | D | |
30 | G | |
66 | C | |
77 | RW | |
45 | D | |
1 | G | |
81 | LW | |
57 | LW | |
2 | D | |
60 | G | |
5 | D | |
80 | C | |
51 | RW | |
27 | LW | |
23 | C | |
73 | ||
72 | D | |
19 | C | |
12 | RW | |
14 | D | |
37 | G | |
75 | G | |
47 | C | |
32 | G | |
65 | D | |
58 | D | |
17 | C | |
46 | C | |
42 | D | |
39 | LW | |
44 | D | |
67 | C | |
91 | RW | |
52 | D | |
4 | D | |
22 | RW | |
48 | RW | |
87 | RW | |
57 | G | |
54 | D | |
13 | LW | |
55 | C | |
88 | D | |
64 | D | |
25 | C | |
73 | LW | |
71 | RW | |
21 | C | |
82 | LW | |
93 | RW | |
26 | RW |