WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg coach Rick Bowness is taking a go away of absence after his spouse had a seizure, the Jets mentioned Monday.

Judy Bowness stays in a hospital for testing after having a seizure on Sunday night time, the staff mentioned.

Associate coach Scott Arniel will function interim head coach in his absence. The Jets are off to a 2-3-0 begin to the season and play Tuesday in opposition to the visiting St. Louis Blues.

Bowness is getting into his second season with the Jets. He led them to a 46-33-3 file and a playoff berth final season when Winnipeg was eradicated in 5 video games within the first spherical by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights.

He coached the Dallas Stars to the 2020 Stanley Cup last, the place they misplaced in six video games to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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