{"id":433458,"date":"2023-10-23T17:29:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=433458"},"modified":"2023-10-23T17:29:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:29:24","slug":"nhl-news-today-rick-bowness-taking-leave-of-absence-from-winning-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/10\/23\/nhl-news-today-rick-bowness-taking-leave-of-absence-from-winning-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"In NHL News Today Rick Bowness Taking a Leave of Absence From the Winning Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is news regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bowneri01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-23_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rick Bowness<\/a> as he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/jets\/news\/head-coach-rick-bowness-to-take-leave-of-absence\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taking a leave of absence from the club<\/a>. On Sunday evening, his wife, Judy Bowness, suffered a seizure. She remains in hospital and is undergoing tests. At this time, we all hope for the best for Judy. Rick has gone to be with her in the hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tough news: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nhljets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#nhljets<\/a> announce wife of coach Rick Bowness, Judy Bowness, suffered a seizure on Sunday night and is currently in hospital undergoing further testing.<\/p>\n<p>Rick Bowness will be taking a leave of absence from the team. Scott Arniel will serve as interim head coach.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frank_seravalli\/status\/1716481400738599194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>News today regarding the Winnipeg Jets Head Coach Rick Bowness As he takes a Leave of Absence<\/h2>\n<p>The message around the club since the news came in is one of support and care. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/scheima01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-23_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Scheifele<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/winnipeg-jets-rick-bowness-leave-of-absence-1.7005097\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commented on his coach and what is priority<\/a>. \u201cFirst and foremost they\u2019re amazing human beings and that always comes first,\u201d Scheifele said. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/arniesc01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-23_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Arniel<\/a> will fill in as the interim head coach in the meantime. He shared the message of all: \u201cOur thoughts and prayers go out to Judy and Rick.\u201d As you can tell, hockey takes a back seat for the Jets organization and the entire hockey community at these times.<\/p>\n<h3>What Does This Mean for the Winnipeg Jets<\/h3>\n<p>Hopefully, the club can be motivated and get back to hockey with the difficult news for Judy and Rick Bowness. They want the team to do their best in this time. The Jets are currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/golden-knights-winnipeg-jets-nhl-hockey-attendance-1.7002595\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">struggling on and off the ice.<\/a> On the ice, they are 2-3 on the season. Which granted isn\u2019t horrible, but it does put them in second last in the Central Division standings. Off the ice, the team is finding it difficult to attract crowds. Therefore, the team needs to look within at this time. They need to find something to play for and be inspired.\u00a0 With stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/helleco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-23_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Hellebuyck<\/a> and Mark Scheifele each signing big seven-year deals in the offseason. Thus, the pieces are in place for this team to build around. For now, we all in the hockey world wish Judy Bowness a sound recovery and our thoughts remain with the family.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is news regarding the Winnipeg Jets Head Coach Rick Bowness as he is taking a leave of absence from the club. On Sunday evening, his wife, Judy Bowness, suffered a seizure. She remains in hospital and is undergoing tests. At this time, we all hope for the best for Judy. 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