Building Team Culture in Columbus with Rick Bowness

About this episode

Rick Bowness discusses building team culture with the Columbus Blue Jackets and reflects on his first season as head coach.

Mike Futa opens this episode sharing some stories from his start in the Kings' front office with his co-host, Matt Marchese, before taking a look back on last night's NHL playoff action! Rick Bowness (15:18), newly extended Head Coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, chats about his first season with the club, his now infamous rant to end the year, and his excitement to build a culture for the future. Finally, Matt and Mike take some time to tee up tonight's postseason matchups around the league! The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Futa, Matt Marchese

Guest: Rick Bowness

Topics covered

• team culture
• NHL playoffs
• Columbus Blue Jackets
• Rick Bowness
• hockey coaching

Keywords

• Rick Bowness
• Columbus Blue Jackets
• NHL playoffs
• team culture
• hockey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbus Blue Jackets, Rogers Sports & Media

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