
Cooper of Lightning, Bowness of Stars to make history in Cup Final
Will be first coach, former assistant to face each other in championship series
Will be first coach, former assistant to face each other in championship series
65-year-old Dallas Stars interim head coach is the oldest coach in the NHL
Ken Hitchcock works for the Edmonton Oilers as an advisor but he’s also a hockey fan and when the Dallas Stars made it back to the Stanley Cup final for the first time in 20 years, there was a smile, and maybe a fist pump.
Halifax’s Rick Bowness holds the all-time record for most games behind an NHL bench, but he’s still chasing his first Stanley Cup ring.
Each round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs we’ll give a shout out to one NHL team’s coaching staff for pulling ahead of the pack.
After two days behind a mask and off his skates, Rick Bowness returned to his natural habitat on the ice with air inside the rink blowing against his face. “You get out there and you miss it,” the Dallas Stars coach said. “You realize how much you enjoy being out there.”
There isn’t a day that goes by that Rick Bowness doesn’t sit back and wonder.
Each month we’ll give a shout out to one NHL team’s coaching staff for pulling out ahead of the pack. The month of October 2019 goes to the Boston Bruins coaching staff!
Cassidy’s ability to adapt, teach and coach younger players and an experienced veteran core is one reason he’s now locked in behind Boston’s bench for at least the next four seasons.
At age 64, the veteran assistant has been behind the bench for more games than any coach in NHL history
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