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Bowness returns to Dallas with Blue Jackets on Saturday

The Columbus coach led the Stars to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final during his time in Dallas.

File photo: Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness leaves the ice after a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Rick Bowness will be back at the Dallas Stars’ rink with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, Oct. 31. The Columbus coach took Dallas to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final and led the club through the 2021-22 season.

Bowness became Dallas’ interim head coach in December 2019. The Stars advanced past Calgary, Colorado and Vegas in the 2020 playoffs before losing the Final to Tampa Bay in six games.

Dallas enters Saturday after losses to New Jersey and Montreal, according to the Dallas Sports Journal preview. Columbus is coming off a 3-2 defeat at Carolina on Thursday.

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