Bowness, Tocchet, Brunette named finalists for NHL's coach of the year award

NEW YORK — Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets, Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks and Andrew Brunette of the Nashville Predators are the finalists for this season's Jack Adams Award. The award is presented annually to the head coach of the year as voted by members of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. Bowness guided Winnipeg to a fourth-overall finish with a 52-24-6 record. The 110 points were the second-highest in franchise history. Bowness, who completed his 14th NHL season as a head coach a