Change is coming for the Dallas Stars.
After a first-round playoff exit, Rick Bowness has determined to step away because the crew’s head coach and the group will likely be on the hunt for a brand new chief heading into the 2022-23 season, the crew introduced Friday.
“After cautious consideration with my spouse Judy, we really feel it’s greatest to step away and permit the group the chance to pursue a unique route on the head teaching place,” stated Bowness in a press release.
“I’d wish to thank all of the passionate followers and the devoted workers for his or her assist and laborious work in my time right here. It has been an honor for me, and my household, to symbolize the Stars and town of Dallas.”
Assistant coaches John Stevens, Derek Laxdal and Todd Nelson will even not be returning subsequent season.
Bowness, 67, has coached extra video games (as an assistant and a head coach) than every other coach in NHL historical past. He joined Dallas as an assistant coach in 2018, and it was a job that persuaded him to not retire after his ultimate season in Tampa Bay left him prepared for retirement. When Jim Montgomery was fired in December 2019, Bowness took over because the crew’s interim head coach.
“Rick is among the most revered and beloved people to have ever coached within the NHL,” Stars basic supervisor Jim Nill stated.
“His dedication and dedication to the sport, and the influence that he’s made on numerous gamers, coaches and assist workers all through his 5 a long time within the League is unmatched. He has devoted his life to our recreation, and we’re honored to say that the Dallas Stars are a part of his legacy.”
Beneath Bowness, the Stars reached the Stanley Cup Last in 2020 and he signed a two-year contract after that. Bowness had an 89-62-25 file because the Stars head coach, a .577 factors proportion that ranks sixteenth within the league since Dec. 10, 2019 and fourth in Dallas Stars historical past.
The Stars reached the playoffs in two of Bowness’ three seasons, going 3-2 in collection and 18-16 total.
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