Dave Lowry

David John Lowry (born February 14, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets (NHL). He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1985 to 2004.

Dave Lowry
Born (1965-02-14) February 14, 1965
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers
San Jose Sharks
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft 110th overall, 1983
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19852004

Lowry's sons, Adam and Joel, were drafted by the Winnipeg Jets and the Los Angeles Kings, respectively. Adam currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League (NHL). Joel played for the Cornell Big Red in ECAC Hockey for four seasons, and is currently playing for the Springfield Thunderbirds, while under contract to the Florida Panthers.

Playing career

Born in Sudbury, Ontario and raised in Ottawa, Dave Lowry was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round, 110th overall, in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. He played three seasons with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) before joining the Canucks for the start of the 1985–86 NHL season. In Vancouver, he played for three seasons with only spending part of the 1987–88 season in the minors for the Fredericton Express of the American Hockey League (AHL). On 29 September 1988, just prior to the start of the 1988–89 NHL season, Lowry was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Ernie Vargas.

After spending most of the 1988–89 season with the Peoria Rivermen of the International Hockey League (IHL), Lowry joined the Blues for the last 21 games of the season including ten more games in the playoffs. Lowry stayed with St. Louis until the end of the 1992–93 NHL season. Dave Lowry was never much of an offensive threat as his highest goal total was 19, which he did twice, both times with the Blues, and his highest point total was 40, which was also with the Blues. Before he retired, he managed to play over 1000 NHL games.

Dave Lowry was drafted in the expansion draft by the Florida Panthers before the 1993–94 NHL season. Lowry had his best years in Florida. Perhaps he is most famous for being on the runner up team in 1995–96. He would be given the nickname Mr. Playoff as he scored ten goals during the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs. After five seasons in Florida, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks near the beginning of the 1997–98 season along with a first round pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft (Vincent Lecavalier) for Viktor Kozlov and a fifth round pick (Jaroslav Špaček) also in the 1998 draft.

After only three seasons in San Jose, Lowry went to the Calgary Flames for the 2000–01 season where he played out his last four seasons, with the exception of a brief stint with the Saint John Flames of the AHL. In his last NHL season, he played only 18 games in the regular season acquiring one goal and one assist. In the playoffs, though, he played 10 games in Calgary's improbable Stanley Cup run of 2004 that ended in a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Lowry began coaching, joining the Western Hockey League's Calgary Hitmen as an assistant coach in 2005. Lowry was promoted to associate coach in 2007, and named the head coach of the Hitmen in 2008, succeeding Kelly Kisio.[1] After one season as head coach for the Hitmen, Lowry joined the Calgary Flames in the NHL as an assistant coach beginning in 2009, where he served for three seasons.

On July 19, 2012, Lowry was named the head coach of the Victoria Royals of the WHL.[2]

On May 30, 2017, Lowry was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL.[3] After two seasons with the Kings, he returned to the WHL as the head coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings.[4]

On November 23, 2020, Lowry was hired as an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Jets,[5] reuniting him with his son Adam. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Nepean Raiders Midget AAA OEMHL 60 50 64 114 46
1982–83 London Knights OHL 42 11 16 27 48 3 0 0 0 14
1983–84 London Knights OHL 66 29 47 76 125 8 6 6 12 41
1984–85 London Knights OHL 61 60 60 120 94 8 6 5 11 10
1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 73 10 8 18 143 3 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 70 8 10 18 176
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 46 18 27 45 59 14 7 3 10 72
1987–88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 22 1 3 4 38
1988–89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 58 31 35 66 45
1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 21 3 3 6 11 10 0 5 5 4
1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 78 19 6 25 75 12 2 1 3 39
1990–91 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 19 21 40 168 13 1 4 5 35
1991–92 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 7 13 20 77 6 0 1 1 20
1992–93 St. Louis Blues NHL 58 5 8 13 101 11 2 0 2 14
1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL 80 15 22 37 64
1994–95 Florida Panthers NHL 45 10 10 20 25
1995–96 Florida Panthers NHL 63 10 14 24 36 22 10 7 17 39
1996–97 Florida Panthers NHL 77 15 14 29 51 5 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Florida Panthers NHL 7 0 0 0 2
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 50 4 4 8 51 6 0 0 0 18
1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL 61 6 9 15 24 1 0 0 0 0
1999–2000 San Jose Sharks NHL 32 1 4 5 18 12 1 2 3 6
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 79 18 17 35 47
2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 62 7 6 13 51
2002–03 Saint John Flames AHL 22 3 6 9 16
2002–03 Calgary Flames NHL 34 5 14 19 22
2003–04 Calgary Flames NHL 18 1 1 2 11 10 0 0 0 6
NHL totals 1084 164 187 351 1191 111 16 20 36 181

Coaching record

SeasonTeamLeagueRegular seasonPost season
GWLOTLSOLPtsDivision rankResult
2008–09Calgary HitmenWHL 72599311221st in CentralLost in WHL Championship (KEL)
2012–13Victoria RoyalsWHL 72353025773rd in B.C.Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (KAM)
2013–14Victoria RoyalsWHL 724820131002nd in B.C.Lost in Conference Semifinals (POR)
2014–15Victoria RoyalsWHL 72392931822nd in B.C.Lost in Conference Semifinals (KEL)
2015–16Victoria RoyalsWHL 725016331061st in B.C.Lost in Conference Semifinals (KEL)
2016–17Victoria RoyalsWHL 72372951804th in B.C.Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (EVT)
2019–20Brandon Wheat KingsWHL 63352206763rd in EastSeason cancelled
WHL totals49530315517202 Division titles35–29 in playoffs

See also

References

  1. "Hitmen name Lowry coach, Kisio general manager". Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  2. "Royals Coach Dave Lowry Moves on to NHL". Canadian Hockey League. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. "LA Kings Bolster Staff as Dave Lowry is Named Assistant Coach". NHL.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. "Wheat Kings Name Dave Lowry Head Coach". OurSports Central. July 18, 2019.
  5. "Former WHL head coach Dave Lowry joins Paul Maurice's staff in Winnipeg". Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. "Jets hire Dave Lowry as assistant coach". NHL.com. November 23, 2020.
Preceded by
Steve Smith
Calgary Flames captain
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Succeeded by
Bob Boughner
Craig Conroy

Note: Lowry was named captain in December 2000, upon the retirement of Steve Smith. He was later stripped of the captaincy in February 2002 (by coach Greg Gilbert, because of poor performance on ice), Craig Conroy and Bob Boughner were named co-captains.

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