COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell hired Rick Bowness to replace Dean Evason as head coach in January, he couldn’t have anticipated the run the team was going to have in ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets missed the playoffs with 92 points this season. They fired Dean Evason in favor of Rick Bowness in January when they were in last place in the Metropolitan Division. After a ...

Rick Bowness was named head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 12, 2026, bringing over four decades of National Hockey League coaching experience to the club.  Most recently, he served as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres on ...

Columbus Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness blindsided by stars Zach Werenski and Kirill Marchenko making it known they don't ...

It's been a roller-coaster week for the Blue Jackets and their fans. After falling out of the playoff race and losing their final game against the Washington Capitals, Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness ...

A 4-1 loss to the Senators snapped the Blue Jackets' winning streak at a season-long four games. Russell LaBounty / Imagn Images COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rick Bowness has spoken repeatedly about how much he ...

Rick Bowness said the Blue Jackets have to play "nastier." James Carey Lauder / USA Today Sports via Imagn Images COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rick Bowness was on a boat with his wife in the middle of Florida’s ...

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness wasn't pleased with the officiating in their recent shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Blue Jackets' head coach pointed to the team's lack of ...

It didn't take long for the Columbus Blue Jackets to decide if Rick Bowness would return as coach. The team announced Thursday that Bowness agreed to a deal to be behind the bench for the 2026-27 ...

Rick Bowness was blindsided by the recent news that Zach Werenski may be unwilling to sign another contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets, but “I’m going to coach whoever is here in September,” he ...