Rick Bowness

Richard Gary Bowness (born on January 25, 1955 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian former National Hockey League right winger and currently an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks. He played for the Atlanta Flames, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets and Central Hockey League, AHL and QMJHL teams. He has been a head coach for the Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders and Phoenix Coyotes. 
Rick Bowness, while assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets, was once fined $500 and suspended for three games after punching Calgary forward Tim Hunter in the head during a brawl. Brian Hayward and Tim Hunter had been involved in a scuffle which escalated to a full brawl after Hunter continued to attack Hayward. 
He was drafted by the Atlanta Flames in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft, Second Round, Twenty-sixth Overall. 
Bowness scored 18 goals and 37 assists in 173 NHL games played.
In July 2006, he vacated his post as assistant coach at Phoenix to become an assistant coach to Alain Vigneault at Vancouver.
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==Coaching record==
Team	Year 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season 	Post Season
Team	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
WPG 	1988–89	28 	8 	17 	3 	- 	(64) 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in Smythe 	Missed Playoffs
BOS 	1991–92	80 	36 	32 	12 	- 	84 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Adams 	Lost in Third Round
OTT 	1992–93	84 	10 	70 	4 	- 	24 	6<SUP>th</SUP> in Adams 	Missed Playoffs
OTT 	1993–94	84 	14 	61 	9 	- 	37 	7<SUP>th</SUP> in Northeast	Missed Playoffs
OTT 	1994–95	48 	9 	34 	5 	- 	23 	7<SUP>th</SUP> in Northeast	Missed Playoffs
OTT 	1995–96	19 	6 	13 	0 	- 	(41) 	6<SUP>th</SUP> in Northeast	(Fired)
NYI 	1996–97	37 	16 	18 	3 	- 	(70) 	7<SUP>th</SUP> in Atlantic 	Missed Playoffs
NYI 	1997–98	63 	22 	32 	9 	- 	(71) 	4<SUP>th</SUP> in Atlantic 	(Fired)
PHX 	2003–04	20 	2 	12 	3 	3 	(68) 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in Pacific 	Missed Playoffs
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