Re-energized Bowness, 70, leads Blue Jackets to win in debut

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rick Bowness was enjoying time on his boat in Florida when he received a call from Don Waddell on Monday afternoon.

Bowness thought the call from the Columbus Blue Jackets president of hockey operations and general manager was about a player Bowness once coached. It turned out to be something else -- a head coaching offer.

Bowness was on the ice at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday morning, conducting practice after accepting Waddell's offer to take over as head coach. Bowness didn't have much time to get acquainted with his new team, but he produced results anyway, as the Blue Jackets outlasted the…