Rick Bowness: Difference between revisions

Bowness was hired by the [[Dallas Stars]] as an assistant coach on June 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stars name Rick Bowness as assistant coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-name-rick-bowness-as-assistant-coach/c-299186934 |website=NHL.com |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=June 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fraley |first1=Gerry |title=Stars complete HC Jim Montgomery's first staff, hire Rick Bowness |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/stars/2018/06/22/stars-complete-hc-jim-montgomery-s-first-staff-hire-rick-bowness/ |website=Dallas News |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> On December 10, 2019, he was named interim head coach of the Stars after [[Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)|Jim Montgomery]] was fired due to unprofessional conduct.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Montgomery dismissed as head coach of Stars |url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/jim-montgomery-dismissed-as-head-coach-of-dallas-stars/c-312388186 |website=NHL.com |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="cbc2019">{{cite web |last1=Mosher |first1=Monty |title=At 64, Halifax's Rick Bowness becomes an NHL head coach again |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-bowness-head-coach-dallas-stars-1.5390684 |website=CBC.ca |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="cbcJM">{{cite web |title=Dallas Stars fire head coach Jim Montgomery for 'unprofessional conduct' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/jim-montgomery-fired-dallas-stars-nhl-1.5390679 |website=CBC.ca |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref> At the time of his promotion, Bowness had a career record of 123–289–51 as a head coach.<ref name="cbc2019"/> He led the Stars to the [[2020 Stanley Cup FinalsFinal|Stanley Cup FinalsFinal]] where they lost to his former team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in six games.