Winnipeg Jets promote associate coach Scott Arniel to head coach, replacing the retired Rick Bowness

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets promoted associate coach Scott Arniel to head coach Friday, replacing the retired Rick Bowness The move comes almost three weeks after Bowness retired. A former Jets left wing, Arniel joined Bowness' staff in 2022. The...

Winnipeg Jets promote associate coach Scott Arniel to head coach, replacing the retired Rick Bowness

Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness is retiring after 38 NHL seasons

Rick Bowness walked off the ice following the Winnipeg Jets' final loss of the season, which eliminated them from the playoffs, unhappy with his performance and how his team played, and it dawned on him that it should be the final NHL game he coaches. “Coaches have always told me...

Namestnikov and Dillon out for Game 5 against Avs due to injuries as Jets face playoff elimination

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Winnipeg forward Vladislav Namestnikov and defenseman Brenden Dillon are recovering from injuries and won't be available for Game 5 against Colorado on Tuesday night as the Jets try to avoid playoff elimination. Namestnikov fractured his cheekbone in Game...

Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov suffers a fractured cheekbone after a puck hit him in the face

DENVER (AP) — Winnipeg forward Vladislav Namestnikov suffered a fractured cheekbone when a puck hit him on the left side of his face in Game 4 against Colorado, the team said Monday. Jets coach Rick Bowness said that Namestnikov stayed overnight in Denver and was returning to...

Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon out for Game 4 against Avalanche with lacerated hand

DENVER (AP) — Winnipeg defenseman Brenden Dillon will miss Game 4 on Sunday against Colorado with a laceration on his hand that required stitches. Dillon was apparently cut by a skate blade during a scrum after the final horn of Colorado's 6-2 win on Friday in the first-round...

Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon heads to locker room with hand bleeding after fight following game

DENVER (AP) — Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon quickly made his way down the tunnel with his hand bleeding after a fight at the end of the game against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. Dillon suffered what appeared to be a deep cut following a 6-2 loss in Game 3 of...

Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev hoping confidence boost carries into Game 3 against Jets

DENVER (AP) — Alexandar Georgiev got out of his own way in order to get out of his own head. The Colorado goaltender began imagining winning and all the feelings that went along with it. By kicking out the negative thoughts, Georgiev snapped out of his shot-stopping doldrums and...

Lowry, Connor propel Jets to 7-6 playoff win over Avalanche

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Captain Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor each scored twice to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. “He loves these challenges," Jets coach Rick Bowness said of Lowry....

Tyler Toffoli scores twice, Jets roll over Blue Jackets 6-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 on Sunday night. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored. Sean Monahan added two...