Jets coach Rick Bowness returns after leave of absence

Field Level Media|published: Fri 24th November, 12:36 2023

Oct 19, 2023; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness talks to the media after a game against the Vegas Golden Knights at Canada Life Centre. credits: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness returned to the team Friday after taking a leave of absence to attend to his wife.

Bowness has been away from the Jets since Oct. 23, one day after Judy Bowness suffered a seizure.

Associate coach Scott Arniel has been serving as the interim head coach in his absence.

Winnipeg, which has posted a 9-2-2 record in that span, returns to action on Friday night against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla.

Bowness, 68, is in his second season coaching the current version of the Jets and 14th season as an NHL head coach. He owns a 269-389-33 record with 48 ties in 739 career games behind the bench.

—Field Level Media