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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Bowness
Selected in second round
No.
26 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born January 25, 1955
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Moncton, New Brunswick (Canada)
Hometown:
Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Quebec | QMJHL | 30 |
2 | 7 |
9 | 2 | | 1973-74 |
St. Mary's | AUAA |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | |
Quebec | QMJHL |
34 | 16 |
29 | 45 |
64 | | |
Montreal | QMJHL |
33 | 9 |
17 | 26 |
31 | | 1974-75 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
71 | 24 |
76 | 100 |
130 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Idolized Stan Mikita during his childhood in New Brunswick. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 23,
1975 (Philadelphia at Atlanta)
Numbers: 15 (Atlanta); 11
(Detroit); 8, 12 (St. Louis); 18 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired November 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1981 |
ATL, DET, STL, WIN | 173 |
18 | 37 | 55 |
191 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1982 |
Detroit, Winnipeg | 5 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1992-93: Coached Ottawa Senators expansion
team.
Coaching
Career: Named Winnipeg assistant coach in late November 1983, and remained
in position through 1986-87 season. ... Named Winnipeg interim head coach on
Feb. 7, 1989, and remained in that position through 1988-89 season. ...
Named Boston head coach on June 4, 1991, and remained in that position until
June 9, 1992. ... Named Ottawa head coach on June 15, 1992, and remained in
that position until Nov. 20, 1995. ... Named N.Y. Islanders associate coach
on Dec. 31, 1995, and remained in that position until Jan. 23, 1997. ...
Named N.Y. Islanders head coach on Jan. 23, 1997, and remained in that
position until March 11, 1998. ... Named Phoenix assistant coach on July 7,
1999, and remained in that position until Feb. 24, 2004. ... Named Phoenix
head coach on Feb. 24, 2004.
Broadcasting Career:
Worked briefly for ESPN in December 1995. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL); Tulsa (CHL);
Salt Lake (CHL); Sherbrooke (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1976 (Tulsa), 1980 (Salt
Lake)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by
Indianapolis, No. 62 overall in Round 5)
1975-76: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Tulsa). Also played two games for Nova Scotia team
that went on two win AHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not on
team in playoffs.
1978-79, 1979-80: Played on CHL regular-season
champ (Salt Lake).
Coaching Career: Named Sherbrooke (AHL)
player-assistant coach during 1982-83 season, served as player-head
coach during head coach Ron Racette's illness in 1982-83, and remained in
position until late November 1983. ... Named Moncton (AHL) head coach prior to
1987-88 season and remained in that position until Feb. 7, 1989. ... Named
Maine (AHL) head coach on June 7, 1989, and remained in that position until
June 4, 1991.
Management Career: Named Moncton (AHL) general manager
and alternate governor prior to 1987-88 season and remained in that position
until Feb. 7, 1989.
Miscellaneous: Founded annual Rick Bowness
Charity Classic golf tournament in Kanata, Ontario, in 1993. The event raised
money for local underprivileged children.
Personal: Full name is Richard Gary
Bowness. ... Father of major-junior player and Columbus draft pick Ryan
Bowness. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| RIGHTS SOLD: Atlanta sold Bowness to Detroit
on August 18, 1977. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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