Dave Lowry

This article is about the hockey player. For the martial arts practitioner, see Dave Lowry (martial arts).
Dave Lowry
Lowry with the Calgary Hitmen in 2009
Born (1965-02-14) February 14, 1965 (age 59)
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 assistant coach with the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in the NHL from 1985 to 2004.

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 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 1,084 164 187 351 1,191 111 16 20 36 181

Head coaching record

NHL

Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win% Result
WPG 2021–22 54 26 22 6 (58) 6th in Central — — — Missed playoffs

WHL

Season Team League Regular season Post season
G W L OTL SOL Pts Division rank Result
2008–09 Calgary Hitmen WHL 72 59 9 3 1 122 1st in Central Lost in WHL Championship (KEL)
2012–13 Victoria Royals WHL 72 35 30 2 5 77 3rd in B.C. Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (KAM)
2013–14 Victoria Royals WHL 72 48 20 1 3 100 2nd in B.C. Lost in Conference Semifinals (POR)
2014–15 Victoria Royals WHL 72 39 29 3 1 82 2nd in B.C. Lost in Conference Semifinals (KEL)
2015–16 Victoria Royals WHL 72 50 16 3 3 106 1st in B.C. Lost in Conference Semifinals (KEL)
2016–17 Victoria Royals WHL 72 37 29 5 1 80 4th in B.C. Lost in Conference Quarterfinals (EVT)
2019–20 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 63 35 22 0 6 76 3rd in East Season cancelled
WHL totals 495 303 155 17 20 2 Division titles 35–29 in playoffs

See also

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.