Rick Bowness

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Rick Bowness (born on January 25, 1955 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian former National Hockey League leftwinger and currently an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks. He played for the Atlanta Flames, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets and Central Hockey League, AHL and QMJHL teams. He has been a head coach for the Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders and Phoenix Coyotes.

Rick Bowness, while assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets, was once fined $500 and suspended for three games after punching Calgary forward Tim Hunter in the head during a brawl. Brian Hayward and Tim Hunter had been involved in a scuffle which escalated to a full brawl after Hunter continued to attack Hayward. [1]

He was drafted by the Atlanta Flames in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft, Second Round, Twenty-sixth Overall.

In July 2006, he vacated his post as assistant coach at Phoenix to become an assistant coach to Alain Vigneault at Vancouver.

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Team Year Regular Season Post Season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result
WPG 1988–89 28 8 17 3 - (64) 5th in Smythe Missed Playoffs
BOS 1991–92 80 36 32 12 - 84 2nd in Adams Lost in Third Round
OTT 1992–93 84 10 70 4 - 24 6th in Adams Missed Playoffs
OTT 1993–94 84 14 61 9 - 37 7th in Northeast Missed Playoffs
OTT 1994–95 48 9 34 5 - 23 7th in Northeast Missed Playoffs
OTT 1995–96 19 6 13 0 - (41) 6th in Northeast (Fired)
NYI 1996–97 37 16 18 3 - (70) 7th in Atlantic Missed Playoffs
NYI 1997–98 63 22 32 9 - (71) 4th in Atlantic (Fired)
PHX 2003–04 20 2 12 3 3 (68) 5th in Pacific Missed Playoffs

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