Detroit Red Wings

Red Wings Daily: Scotty Bowman is a Free Agent

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2 years ago

July 13, 2022

Nate Brown

Former Detroit Red Wings head coach Scotty Bowman is a free agent. Would general manager Steve Yzerman reach out to his former coach?

I am no longer working for the Chicago Blackhawks as of July 1 as I decided it was time to move on. Still love the game and would like to stay involved.

— scott bowman (@coachwsb) July 12, 2022

Bowman is 88 years old but tweets that he’s looking to still be active in hockey. There’s certainly a history between Yzerman and Bowman is well chronicled. Could it result in a reunion?

The Red Wings brass is a who-who of former players from the glory days of the late 90’s and 2000’s. Bowman is speinding his winters in Florida, where he likes to go to hockey games with Red WIngs senior vice-president Jimmy Devellano. An adviser role doesn’t seem like a stretch.

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The free agent pool is already intriguing enough with Nazem Kadri, John Klingberg, and now Jonathan Huberdeau set to test the market. If there’s ever a year in the rebuild where Yzerman is sure to be more aggressive, it’s this year. In a few hours, everyone will see what Yzerman plans to do.