Dave Lowry

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Dave Lowry
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Born (1965-02-14) February 14, 1965 (age 58)
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
Coached for Winnipeg Jets
NHL Draft 110th overall, 1983
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1985–2004
Coaching career 2005–present

David John Lowry (born February 14, 1965) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. He is currently an associate coach with the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in the NHL from 1985 to 2004.

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Lowry's sons, Adam and Joel, were drafted by the Winnipeg Jets and the Los Angeles Kings, respectively.

Playing career

Born in Sudbury, Ontario and raised in Ottawa, 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. 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.

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. [1] Lowry was promoted to associate coach in 2007, and named the head coach of the Hitmen in 2008, succeeding Kelly Kisio. [2] 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. [3]

On May 30, 2017, Lowry was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. [4] After two seasons with the Kings, he returned to the WHL as the head coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings. [5]

On November 23, 2020, Lowry was hired as an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Jets, [6] reuniting him with his son Adam. [7] On December 17, 2021, Lowry was named interim head coach of the Jets after head coach Paul Maurice resigned. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82Nepean Raiders Midget AAA OEMHL 60506411446—————
1982–83 London Knights OHL 4211162748300014
1983–84 London KnightsOHL662947761258661241
1984–85 London KnightsOHL616060120948651110
1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 731081814330000
1986–87 Vancouver CanucksNHL7081018176—————
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 461827455914731072
1987–88 Vancouver CanucksNHL2213438—————
1988–89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 5831356645—————
1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL2133611100554
1989–90 St. Louis BluesNHL7819625751221339
1990–91 St. Louis BluesNHL791921401681314535
1991–92 St. Louis BluesNHL757132077601120
1992–93 St. Louis BluesNHL5858131011120214
1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL8015223764—————
1994–95 Florida PanthersNHL4510102025—————
1995–96 Florida PanthersNHL6310142436221071739
1996–97 Florida PanthersNHL771514295150000
1997–98 Florida PanthersNHL70002—————
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL5044851600018
1998–99 San Jose SharksNHL6169152410000
1999–2000 San Jose SharksNHL3214518121236
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL7918173547—————
2001–02 Calgary FlamesNHL62761351—————
2002–03 Saint John Flames AHL2236916—————
2002–03 Calgary FlamesNHL345141922—————
2003–04 Calgary FlamesNHL1811211100006
NHL totals1,0841641873511,191111162036181

Head coaching record

NHL

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
WPG 2021–22 5426226(58)6th in Central ———Missed playoffs

WHL

SeasonTeamLeague Regular season Post season
GWLOTLSOLPtsDivision rankResult
2008–09 Calgary Hitmen WHL 72599311221st in CentralLost in WHL Championship (KEL)
2012–13 Victoria Royals WHL72353025773rd in B.C.Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (KAM)
2013–14 Victoria RoyalsWHL724820131002nd in B.C.Lost in Conference Semifinals (POR)
2014–15 Victoria RoyalsWHL72392931822nd in B.C.Lost in Conference Semifinals (KEL)
2015–16 Victoria RoyalsWHL725016331061st in B.C.Lost in Conference Semifinals (KEL)
2016–17 Victoria RoyalsWHL72372951804th in B.C.Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (EVT)
2019–20 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL63352206763rd in EastSeason cancelled
WHL totals49530315517202 Division titles35–29 in playoffs

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References

  1. ↑ "Lowry retires, joins Hitmen as assistant coach". Calgary Flames. August 10, 2005. Archived from the original on December 13, 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Hitmen name Lowry coach, Kisio general manager". Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club. 2008-06-24. Archived from the original on 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Royals Coach Dave Lowry Moves on to NHL". Canadian Hockey League. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. ↑ "LA Kings Bolster Staff as Dave Lowry is Named Assistant Coach". NHL.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. ↑ "Wheat Kings Name Dave Lowry Head Coach". OurSports Central. July 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Former WHL head coach Dave Lowry joins Paul Maurice's staff in Winnipeg" . Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. ↑ "Jets hire Dave Lowry as assistant coach". NHL.com. November 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Maurice resigns as Jets head coach, Lowry to coach out season". TSN.ca. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
Preceded by Calgary Flames captain
2000–02 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Winnipeg Jets
(Interim)
2021–22 		Succeeded by

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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