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Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness tested positive for COVID (won’t be behind bench for home opener)

Some big news ahead of 7 PM puck drop for the Jets home opener against the Rangers as per their PR account:

PERSONNEL UPDATE: #NHLJets Head Coach Rick Bowness tested positive for COVID this afternoon. As a result, he will not be behind the bench tonight. Associate Coach Scott Arniel will assume head coaching duties in the interim.

Tough news for the new bench boss ahead of his 2.0 debut.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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