After 37 Years, Rick Bowness Gets His Shot
The Lead
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🗓️ 25 September 2020
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
The Dallas Stars have made a somewhat unlikely run to the Stanley Cup Finals under interim head coach Rick Bowness, who took the helm in December after Jim Montgomery was fired for unprofessional conduct. It's the latest stop in a long and winding hockey career, which has turned Bowness into something of a legend in hockey circles. The Athletic’s Sean Shapiro joins us to discuss Bowness's 37-year coaching odyssey, how he has steered the Stars to the Stanley Cup Finals, and why so many people are rooting for the veteran coach to succeed.
Sean Shapiro's profile of Rick Bowness:
https://theathletic.co.uk/2073784/2020/09/18/bonesys-awesome-after-37-years-stars-coach-rick-bowness-gets-a-real-chance/?source=theleadpodcast
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| 0:31.0 | The Dallas stars have made a somewhat unlikely run to the Stanley Cup finals under |
| 0:36.4 | interim head coach Rick bonus, who took the helm under unusual circumstances back in |
| 0:41.3 | December. |
| 0:42.3 | It is a decision that seems to have caught everybody by surprise, but Rick bonus, he is now |
| 0:46.9 | the interim head coach. |
| 0:48.5 | Today, the athletics Sean Shapiro, on how the 37-year coaching veteran has righted the |
| 0:53.6 | ship in Dallas, and why so many people are rooting for him to hoist the cup. |
| 0:58.2 | He really is one of the most beloved figures in the hockey world, and I think a lot of the |
| 1:01.4 | people look at his journey, and they see him with this opportunity as a head coach, something |
| 1:06.0 | that he hadn't really had before to be a head coach of a really good team like this. |
| 1:09.7 | And there's a lot of people that are really happy for Rick. |
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