Note: The Jets made some news on Monday with the announcement that Rick Bowness was retiring as head coach. He held a media availability with GM Kevin Cheveldayoff later in the afternoon and we also heard from captain Adam Lowry as well as hearing from his associate coach Scott Arniel.
Note II: There was some Moose news on Monday morning as Adler Mannheim of DEL announced they had signed Kristian Reichel to a three-year contract to play in Germany. Reichel was basically a home grown product as he spent the last six years in Winnipeg which included playing 15 games with the Jets. Also the team announced they had reassigned Oskari Salminen to Norfolk for the Kelly Cup Playoffs with the Admirals currently up 2-0 in their best of seven series with the Adirondack Thunder in the North Division Finals. Game 3 goes Wednesday in Norfolk.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Josh Morrissey shares emotional goodbye with Jets coach Bowness. Not a surprise that 44 spoke about his head coach even though he’s not in the city.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets’ Arniel more interested in tribute to Bowness than his job. He was clear in his intent but also on maintaining the focus where it needed to be on Monday which was on his former bench boss.
Winnipeg Sun: ‘Life-changing moments’ bring Jets’ Bowness to end of the road. Paul was front and centre for yesterday’s media availability and he shares his thoughts on the coaching career of Rick Bowness.
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Winnipeg Sun: This year’s loss to Colorado worse than last year’s to Vegas, Hellebucyk can’t be let off hook. Fans voted in the poll held by the Sun and here are the results.
Winnipeg Free Press: ‘I knew in my heart it was time’. (Paywall). Ken’s provides his thoughts on the big news of the day.
Winnipeg Free Press: Arniel seems like a natural fit to succeed Bowness as Jets head coach. (Paywall). Didn’t take long for the thoughts to turn to the next coach in line for the job in Winnipeg. Ken provides you with his thougths.
Global News: Tough decisions for Jets management with Bowness retirement/early playoff exit. When you get eliminated in the first round, even though you had an excellent regular season, it requires some soul searching.
Jets video:
TSN: What led to Rick Bowness deciding to retire as Jets head coach? Rick Bowness went through a lot personally this season but what ultimately led to his decision to retire? What legacy will he leave behind after his second stint as Jets head coach? TSN Jets reporter John Lu joined SportsCentre to discuss.
TSN: Who should the Winnipeg Jets target as their next head coach? Two weeks ago, the Jets had a 1-0 series lead against the Avalanche but almost in an instant, they dropped the subsequent four games with Connor Hellebuyck looking like a shell of his Vezina finalist self. How did things turn so sour, so quickly for Winnipeg? What should the Jets be looking for in their next head coach? TSN Hockey analyst Martin Biron and OverDrive host Bryan Hayes weigh in.
Jets audio:
The Lowdown with Lowetide: Murat Ates on the retirement of Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness. Murat Ates from The Athletic Winnipeg joined Edmonton radio to discuss Rick Bowness’s retirement.
