Dallas Stars head coach Rick Bowness was forced to leave the bench during Sunday's contest against the Carolina Hurricanes due to the league's COVID-19 protocol, the team announced.
He was on the bench for the first two periods but will miss the third period. Assistant coach John Stevens will assume head coaching responsibilities for the remainder of the game.
Bowness has been fully vaccinated, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
The Stars experienced a COVID-19 outbreak prior to the beginning of the season when a number of players tested positive during training camp. Goaltender Anton Khudobin was placed on the league's COVID-19 protocol list Saturday.
Bowness is the NHL's oldest active head coach at 66 years old.
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