Make New York Post a Preferred Source Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness will miss his second straight game Saturday night due to a health issue.
General manager Don Waddell said that Bowness, 71, will not coach the team’s home game against the Flyers after previously missing a loss to the Lightning on Thursday.
Bowness was reportedly not on the ice during practice Friday as well.
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness leaves the ice following the second period against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. Getty Images “He’s doing more testing on Monday,” Waddell said. “(Bowness) was here actually this morning. That’s a good sign. He was here for a little bit with the coaches. Until we know more, he’s listed like a player, day to day. … He’s doing OK. He’s just got some things that are affecting him that we need to figure out, the doctors need to figure out.”
Assistant Don Granato — brother of former Rangers star and longtime coach Tony — will serve as the team’s coach on Saturday, as he did on Thursday.
The Blue Jackets enter Saturday with the worst record in the NHL at 7-10-0.
