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Stars’ Rick Bowness leaves game due to COVID protocols

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Dallas Stars head coach Rick Bowness left Sunday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second intermission and did not return due to COVID protocols. 

Stars assistant head coach John Stevens replaced Bowness as the temporary head coach for the third period. 

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 25: Rick Bowness of the Dallas Stars watches the action from behind the bench against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the American Airlines Center on March 25, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)

Dallas Stars head coach Rick Bowness left mid-game against the Carolina Hurricanees due to COVID-19 protocols. (Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)

Bowness is the oldest coach in the NHL at 66 years old, and this very well could be a precautionary measure by the Stars. 

Several reporters, including Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman stated that Bowness has been vaccinated for COVID-19.  

Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin entered COVID-19 protocol earlier this week and Bowness announced he’d miss his scheduled start Saturday against the Hurricanes. 

During training camp, the Stars had a COVID-19 outbreak which affected 17 players, forcing the NHL to postpone their first four scheduled games. Dallas eventually started the season on January 22. 

Bowness’ exit comes on the heels of the Vancouver Canucks fighting off a COVID-19 outbreak, with 16 players on the COVID-19 list and 21 members, including coaching staff affected. 14 players were originally added to the COVID-19 list, with Jalen Chatfield and Marc Michaelis added to the list Sunday. 

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