Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporter
Winnipeg Jets head tutor Rick Bowness is taking a let fall of absence from the crew following his spouse Judy’s seizure on Sunday night time. Colleague Scott Arniel will step in as period in-between tutor till Bowness is in a position to go back.
The Jets made their announcement in a observation on Monday, additionally revealing Judy extra within the health facility presen present process additional assessments.
Bowness is in his 2nd season in the back of Winnipeg’s bench upcoming being leased in July 2022 to exchange then-interim tutor Dave Lowry. The Jets went 46-33-3 below Bowness in his first 12 months, shedding to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Blonde Knights within the first spherical of the playoffs.
Winnipeg is off to a 2-3-0 get started this season; they’ll upcoming face the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.
Arniel skated in 730 profession NHL video games – together with over 4 seasons with the Jets from 1982-86 – ahead of he transitioned into the training international. The 61-year-old was once in brief head tutor of the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2010-12. He held NHL laborer roles with the Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals and with the Jets since he was once caused by Bowness in 2022. Arniel performed for Winnipeg all through the similar 1984-85 season when Bowness was once an laborer with the membership.
The Jets are inquiring for privateness because the Bowness community works via this difficult year.
