Bowness made a loud impression behind the bench as the Blue Jackets withstood two comeback attempts by the Flames.

By Tuesday morning, Bowness was in Columbus, and by yesterday night he was 1-0 as the CBJ head coach after their 5-3 win over Calgary. The boat rides and winter sun might have been more relaxing, but behind the bench at Nationwide Arena felt a lot more like home to Bowness.