Following Monday’s news of former head coach Rick Bowness’ retirement, the Winnipeg Jets currently find themselves without a head coach.
After 38 years behind the bench, Bowness opted to ride into the sunset fresh off the heels of a first round postseason exit and his first career Jack Adams Award nomination.
There’s no question that you’re not replacing Rick Bowness; there’s one of him,” general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said on Monday.
“Every time you get into a situation like this, you want to make sure that the next person can be their own selves as well.
This isn’t following Rick Bowness and all of the great work that he did.
This is establishing, whoever that next person is, from that day moving forward.
But it does take a special acknowledgment to understand the different levels of foundations that have been put in place here.”
