Another NHL head coaching position has opened up, as the Stars announced on Friday that Rick Austin Seibert Jersey Bowne s would be stepping away from his position as head coach.
Rick Bowne s will be stepping away as head coach, effective immediately.Additionally, a sistant coaches John Stevens, Derek Laxdal and Todd Nelson will not return next season.
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In addition, the team announced that a sistants John Stevens, Derek Laxdal and Todd Nelson would not return next season.
Bowne s, 67, had spent the previous three seasons as head coach of the team. He was promoted from a sistant coach to interim head coach in Ray-Ray Armstrong Jersey December of 2019 after Jim Montgomery was fired. He helped lead the Stars to the Stanley Cup Finals in his first year at the helm. Dallas fell to the Lightning in six games.
During his time in Dallas, Bowne s compiled a record of 89-62-25. After failing to make the postseason last season, the Stars were bounced out of the first round of the 2022 playoffs in seven games by the Flames. Chad Thomas Jersey
In his career, Bowne s has 212 wins as a head coach with 351 lo ses, 29 overtime lo ses and 48 ties. In total, he has 2,562 NHL games behind the bench as either an Antonio Callaway Jersey a sistant or head coach, the most by any individual in NHL history.
Why did Rick Bowne s step away as head coach of the Stars?
It's unclear the exact reason why Bowne s decided to step away, as he was fairly vague in statement, but he didcite that he felt it was "best" to step aside from the organization.
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General manager Jim Nill put out a statement as well, praising Bowne s' legacy as a coach in the NHL and expre sing his pleasure with how Bowne s stepped in during the 2019-20 season to replace Montgomery.
Statement from general manager Jim Nill:
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Despite his age, The Athletic's Saad Yousuf reported that retirement is not in the cards yet for Bowne s, and he still wants a crack at a job somewhere else in the Odell Beckham Jr. Jersey league.
Also, this fact remains unchanged from exit interviews but at this time, Rick Bowne s is not looking to retire. He will explore other opportunities
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Given his extensive coaching resume that dates back to 1982, Bowne s could find himself under a new employer as soon as next season.
