Rick Bowness won’t return as Dallas Stars coach: What we know and what’s next
2 years, 7 months ago

Rick Bowness won’t return as Dallas Stars coach: What we know and what’s next

New York Times  

Rick Bowness is stepping down as head coach of the Dallas Stars, the team announced Friday. Saad Yousuf, Stars staff writer: The Stars will begin their search for a new head coach immediately and, according to sources, Nill is expected to be involved in the process. Nill was hired as the Stars’ general manager in 2013 and has hired four head coaches: Lindy Ruff, Ken Hitchcock, Jim Montgomery and Rick Bowness. It’s presented as Bowness stepping away, which was done out of respect for Bowness, but if the Stars wanted to bring Bowness back, he would be returning as the head coach.

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Stars’ next coach? Looking at Barry Trotz, Peter DeBoer and other possible candidates
2 years, 7 months ago

Stars’ next coach? Looking at Barry Trotz, Peter DeBoer and other possible candidates

New York Times  

The Stars moved quickly this offseason, announcing they would not be renewing coach Rick Bowness’ contract five days after the season ended in Calgary. Of course, the big question would also be if hiring Gronborg would have any impact on the status of the Stars’ top free-agent question mark, Swedish defenseman John Klingberg. The key part to any conversation is …

Rick Bowness won’t return as coach of Dallas Stars
2 years, 7 months ago

Rick Bowness won’t return as coach of Dallas Stars

Associated Press  

Rick Bowness will not return as head coach of the Dallas Stars after nearly three seasons in which he led them to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final and the playoffs again this year. While Bowness was not under contract past this season, the 67-year-old coach said in a statement released by the team Friday that he was stepping away to …

Rick Bowness is out as Stars coach — what qualities should Dallas look for now?
2 years, 7 months ago

Rick Bowness is out as Stars coach — what qualities should Dallas look for now?

New York Times  

The first and biggest domino of the Stars’ offseason fell on Friday when the team announced that Rick Bowness would be stepping away as head coach. Heiskanen’s abilities and the team’s goaltending prowess, when the Stars would get it, masked a lot of issues that would usually fall on the head coach. Fix the power play In addition to Bowness, …

The Stars’ decision on coach Rick Bowness is complex — here are the 3 factors
2 years, 7 months ago

The Stars’ decision on coach Rick Bowness is complex — here are the 3 factors

New York Times  

When Stars owner Tom Gaglardi spoke to The Athletic on the final day of January, the formula for determining who the Stars’ head coach would be for the 2022-23 season seemed relatively simple. Evaluating Bowness When Nill began evaluating Bowness’ tenure, he outlined the adversity Bowness faced along the way, from taking over suddenly in December 2019 to doing an …

Dallas Stars offseason checklist: Will Rick Bowness and John Klingberg be back?
2 years, 7 months ago

Dallas Stars offseason checklist: Will Rick Bowness and John Klingberg be back?

New York Times  

Summer arrived sooner for the Stars than they would have liked. That means nothing to me because if, at the end of the year, I have three more years, if I want to retire, I’m still going to retire so the one-year deal, that’s perfect for me.” The verdict on Bowness and the Stars’ overall coaching direction should come soon. …

‘Lots of fire’ left in Bowness at end of his Stars contract
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Lots of fire’ left in Bowness at end of his Stars contract

Associated Press  

FRISCO, Texas — Rick Bowness has been on an NHL bench for a record 2,562 regular-season games as a head coach or an assistant over nearly four decades. “It’s tough to walk out of that rink losing in overtime in Game 7, but it also shows you that, yeah, I’m an old man, but still lots of fire left in …

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