Posts About "Rick Bowness"
Stars Fans Make Case for Coaching Change
January 19th, 2020 Saturday night’s loss to the Minnesota Wild gave Dallas Stars fans looking for a reason to dismiss coach Rick Bowness plenty of ammunition. The Stars were outclassed in every phase of the game as the Wild cruised to a 7-0 victory. It was the first game with defenseman Miro Heiskanen missing after an injury. Most people thought losing...
Stars Should Keep Bowness as Head Coach
January 17th, 2020 The Central Division is now between two teams, the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues. After the Stars swept the season series against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver Tuesday night, Dallas finds themselves 10 points behind the Blues in the standings. They are also ranked seventh in ESPN’s power rankings, which ultimately means nothing,...
Stars' Rick Bowness Tenure Starts Strong, Needs Improvements
December 17th, 2019 We’ve now seen it all from new bench boss Rick Bowness. Since he took over as head coach of the Dallas Stars, he has had a dominating win, a comeback win, an overtime loss, and now a regulation loss. Monday night, the Stars fell to the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 after taking six penalties. To start the Bowness era, the team has earned five...
Stars Move Forward From Jim Montgomery Firing
December 11th, 2019 A Dallas coach was fired and shockingly his name wasn’t Jason Garrett. Jim Montgomery was dismissed from the Dallas Stars due to “unprofessional conduct.” Montgomery had two years remaining on his contract and had his team in playoff position. "The Dallas Stars expect all of our employees to act with integrity and exhibit...
Stars Win Bowness' 1st Game as Coach, Shut out Devils 2-0
December 10th, 2019 DALLAS — Ben Bishop made 26 saves, 16 in the third period, and Dallas beat the New Jersey Devils 2-0 on a Tuesday when the Stars fired head coach Jim Montgomery. It was Bishop’s first shutout this season and 32nd of his career in Rick Bowness’s first g...
Dallas Stars Fire Jim Montgomery, Citing "Unprofessional Conduct"
December 10th, 2019 DALLAS — The Dallas Stars have fired head coach Jim Montgomery, citing "unprofessional conduct." Rick Bowness, who has served as an assistant coach since June 2018, was named interim head coach. "The Dallas Stars expect all of our employees to act with integrity and exhibit professional behaviour while working for and...
Dallas Stars' Assistant Coaches Attracting Attention
May 31st, 2019 Even though the Dallas Stars’ playoff run ended early, head coach Jim Montgomery deserves every bit of praise he has received since the team’s late-season surge. The first-year NHL coach was the right blend of new and old school given the mix of youth and veterans on the roster. What allowed Montgomery to grow, though, was the...
Cooper Next Unemployed Lightning Coach?
May 31st, 2018 After the Tampa Bay Lightning's sudden and disappointing end to another deep playoff run, there was an instantaneous reaction from a contingency of the fanbase that it was time for the team to move on from head coach Jon Cooper. While this was largely a guttural reaction to a crushing playoff meltdown, it is worth asking the question, is...
Dotchin's Play Is Key to Lightning's Balance on Defense
February 23rd, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning rookie Jake Dotchin is just 12 games into his NHL career, but he's been an important part of the team's improved play over the past few weeks. Since his NHL debut against the Arizona Coyotes on Jan. 21, the 22-year-old blueliner has given the Lightning a consistently steady presence on the blue line. More...
Coaching with Jon Cooper and Company, Makes Lightning Future Bright
August 16th, 2013 The Tampa Bay Lightning may be in a rebuilding stage, but unlike other clubs who have been in similar situations around the league, look for the Bolts to be a formidable opponent in the very near future, even as early as this season. This is largely in part to high draft picks, and more importantly quality coaching changes behind the...
