Keegan Lowe

Keegan Lowe
Lowe with the Charlotte Checkers in 2015
Born (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 (age 31)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Växjö Lakers
Carolina Hurricanes
Edmonton Oilers
HC Bolzano
NHL draft 73rd overall, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2013–present

Keegan Lowe (born March 29, 1993) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Lowe was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and has played in four games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the Hurricanes and the Edmonton Oilers. He is the son of longtime Oilers executive and former player Kevin Lowe and Olympic bronze medalist Karen Percy.

Playing career

As a youth, Lowe played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Edmonton Oilers minor ice hockey team.[1]

On March 13, 2013, the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Lowe to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2] He made his NHL debut on April 9, 2015, during which he racked up 10 penalty minutes for two separate fights against NHL veteran Vincent Lecavalier.[3]

In his fourth year within the Hurricanes organization, Lowe collected three goals and 12 points in 49 games during the 2016–17 season, before he was traded by Carolina to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Philip Samuelsson on February 21, 2017.[4]

On July 1, 2017, Lowe was signed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Edmonton Oilers.[5] He later signed a two-year contract with the Oilers on June 3, 2018.[6]

Following three seasons within the Oilers organization, Lowe left the club as a free agent. Entering the delayed 2020–21 season, Lowe opted to continue his career in the American Hockey League (AHL), securing a one-year contract with the San Diego Gulls, the primary affiliate to the Anaheim Ducks, on January 11, 2021.[7] In 44 regular season games as an alternate captain with the Gulls, Lowe added two goals and six points from the blueline.

As a free agent following his lone season with the San Diego Gulls, Lowe embarked on a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Italian based club, HC Bolzano of the ICE Hockey League on August 18, 2021.[8]

At the conclusion of the season and his contract with Bolzano, Lowe continued his career abroad by signing a one-year deal for the 2022–23 season with Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on July 23, 2022.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 69 2 12 14 60 — — — — —
2010–11 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 71 2 22 24 123 4 1 0 1 4
2011–12 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 72 3 20 23 139 20 3 4 7 44
2012–13 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 64 15 16 31 148 22 1 7 8 28
2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 63 2 10 12 86 — — — — —
2014–15 Charlotte Checkers AHL 58 2 9 11 106 — — — — —
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2 0 0 0 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Charlotte Checkers AHL 67 3 11 14 75 — — — — —
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 49 3 9 12 53 — — — — —
2016–17 St. John's IceCaps AHL 22 3 3 6 21 3 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 52 2 12 14 65 — — — — —
2017–18 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 67 0 20 20 66 10 1 5 6 17
2019–20 Bakersfield Condors AHL 56 1 6 7 58 — — — — —
2020–21 San Diego Gulls AHL 44 2 4 6 33 3 0 0 0 2
2021–22 HC Bolzano ICEHL 44 4 16 20 45 2 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 10 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Hurricanes agree to terms with Keegan Lowe, son of Kevin Lowe". National Hockey League. March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Burke has funny tweet after Lecavalier-Lowe fight". Sportsnet.ca. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Habs acquire Lowe from Hurricanes". The Sports Network. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Oilers sign seven". Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Oilers sign defenceman Keegan Lowe to two-year contract". sportsnet.ca. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "San Diego sign Glass, Lowe, Kanzig and Brouillard". San Diego Gulls. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Aus der American Hockey League kommt Verteidiger Keegan Lowe" (in German). HC Bolzano. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Welcome, Keegan Lowe" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.


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