WINNIPEG — Rick Bowness walked off the ice last week after his Winnipeg Jets were eliminated from the playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche and he knew the day had finally arrived. Time had come for the 69-year-old head coach to retire after 38 seasons in the NHL. “Coaches have always told me — and I'm talking to the older coaches, older than me — and they've always said, ‘You'll know when it's time,’” Bowness said at a news conference Monday at Canada Life Centre. “And when I was looking around an
GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
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82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 113 | |
82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | |
82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 107 | |
82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 99 | |
82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 87 | |
82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 77 | |
82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 52 |