Rick Bowness

Richard Gary Bowness (born January 25, 1955, Moncton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian ice hockey player who began his junior career with the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL in 1972–73. He was selected 26th overall by the Atlanta Flames in the second round of the 1975 NHL amateur draft and went on to play in the NHL for the Atlanta Flames, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, and the original Winnipeg Jets. After his playing days, Bowness transitioned to coaching and accumulated 2,726 games as an NHL head or assistant coach — the most in league history — and became the only coach to lead both iterations of the Winnipeg Jets.