Retired Jets coach receive Adams Awards

Jets head coach Rick Bowness named finalist for Jack Adams Award

WINNIPEG, May 3, 2024 – The Winnipeg Jets, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, today announced that Jets head coach Rick Bowness is among the three finalists for the 2023-24 Jack Adams Award, which is awarded to “the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success”.

Bowness, 69, is in his second season as head coach of the Jets and led the club to a 52-24-6 record, their 110 points was second-highest in the Western Conference and fourth-most in the NHL. Winnipeg led the league and won the William M. Jennings Trophy with 199 goals allowed during the regular season.

The Jets set a franchise record by going 35 consecutive games allowing three goals or fewer (Nov. 4/23-Jan. 20/24). During that stretch, they also set a club record with a 14-game run without allowing more than two goals (Dec. 20/23-Jan. 20/24). Winnipeg also set the franchise records for longest winning streak (eight games, twice: Dec. 30/23-Jan. 11/24 and Apr. 1-18/24) and longest point streak (14 games: 12-0-2 from Dec. 13/23-Jan.11/24).