| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 19 |
Mike Lowe
Selected by
St. Louis from Loyola (OSLAA)
 |
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6-foot-0, 190 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Statistics unavailable |
Pre-Draft Notes
Also played center. ... Scored seven goals in 1967 game for Loyola. ... On Loyola team that lost CIAU title to Alberta with 17 seconds to go in 1968. ... Named to 1967-68 and 1968-69 OSLAA All-Star First Team. ... Said prior to the draft that he would not turn pro until after he completed his mathematics degree in 1970.
Canadian • Born
August 30, 1949 in Lachute, Quebec • Hometown: Lachute, Quebec
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Played on Loyola College Warriors
team that won the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Athletic Association title in
1970.
- Scored 49 goals in his final season with
Loyola, leading all Canadian university players, in 1969-70.
- Signed first professional contract with
St. Louis on July 5, 1970, following graduation from Loyola College.
-
Sent by St. Louis with Ab McDonald and Bob Wall to Detroit on May
12, 1971, to complete Feb. 22, 1971, deal in which Detroit traded
Carl Brewer to St. Louis in exchange for future considerations.
-
Holds Concordia (formerly Loyola) records for goals in one season
(49 in 1969-70), points in a season (85 in 1967-68), and career
goals (137).
- Inducted into the Concordia Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Michael Lowe
Post-Draft Teams: Loyola (OQAA), Kansas City (CHL); Loyola Grads
(Quebec Sr.)
Education: Earned degree
from Loyola
College in Montreal, which later became part of Concordia.
He graduated with the 1970 Bernie McCallum Trophy for contributions
to hockey at the school.
Career Beyond Hockey: Retired
from hockey to pursue an MBA degree from Sir George
Williams University (also now part of Concordia University) in Montreal.
After graduating in 1976, he worked for many years as an executive at
Bell Canada.
Family: Cousin of former NHL player
and NHL executive Kevin Lowe.
| SNAPSHOT '69 | |
| Total Selected: | 84 |
| Forwards: | 58 |
| Defense: | 18 |
| Goaltenders: | 8 |
| Major Junior: | 68 |
| College Players: | 8 |
| Canadian: | 78 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| American: | 4 |
| European: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 10 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 7 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 11 |
| 1969 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Chicago | Detroit |
| Los Angeles | Minnesota | Montreal |
| New York | Oakland | Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh | St. Louis | Toronto |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969