| Justin Dowling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Dowling with the Texas Stars in 2018 | |||
| Born | October 1, 1990 Cochrane, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | New Jersey Devils Dallas Stars Vancouver Canucks | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Justin Dowling (born October 1, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Dowling was born on October 1, 1990, in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada [1] to parents Glen and Sherry. He also grew up alongside his brother Jaeden. [2] Growing up in Alberta, he played one season with the Airdrie Xtreme before joining the UFA Bisons from 2005 to 2007. [3] Dowling attended Bow Valley High School. [4]
Not selected in any NHL Entry Draft, Dowling played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Swift Current Broncos. In his final season with the Broncos in 2010–11, he served as team captain and contributed 20 goals and 67 points in 63 games. Unable to lead the Broncos to the playoffs, Dowling made his professional debut in the American Hockey League (AHL) after initially signing an amateur try-out contract with the Abbotsford Heat on March 25, 2011. [5]
Dowling started the 2012–13 season in the ECHL with the Idaho Steelheads, [6] but midway through the season, the AHL's Texas Stars signed Dowling to a standard AHL contract. [7]
In his first full season with Texas, Dowling continued to impress at the AHL level and was rewarded with a two-year contract with the team's NHL affiliate, the Dallas Stars, on March 26, 2014. [8] Dowling cemented his offensive role with Texas, contributing amongst the teams leaders with 50 and 46 points over the tenure of his initial contract with the Stars. While on the team Brandon Defazio is contributed as the vessel accountable for Dowlings NHL career.
On May 31, 2016, Dowling signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with Dallas. [9] He began the 2016–17 season in the AHL, but after an offensive flourish in his first five games, he received his first NHL call-up by Dallas on October 25, 2016. [10] He made his NHL debut that same night, contributing one assist in a 3–2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. [11] After two games with Dallas, Dowling was returned to Texas on October 29, 2016.
On May 8, 2017, Dowling signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with Dallas. [12] He scored his first career NHL goal on November 13, 2019 in a 3–1 win over the Calgary Flames. [13]
As a free agent from the Stars after completing his ninth season within the organization, Dowling was signed to a two-year, $1.5 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 28, 2021. [14]
Leaving the Canucks as a free agent, Dowling was signed by the New Jersey Devils to a one-year, two-way contract on July 1, 2023 for the 2023–24 season. [15] In his Devils debut on January 25, 2024, a 3–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, Dowling recorded a goal. [16]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 71 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 71 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 72 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 63 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 26 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 34 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 38 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 74 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 65 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 52 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Texas Stars | AHL | 49 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Texas Stars | AHL | 65 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Texas Stars | AHL | 62 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Texas Stars | AHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Abbotsford Canucks | AHL | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Abbotsford Canucks | AHL | 56 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Utica Comets | AHL | 57 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 100 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Awards | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup champion | 2014 | [17] |
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