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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dwayne Lowdermilk
Selected in third round
No. 51 overall by New York Islanders

Born January 9, 1958
Position: Defense
Height: 5-11   Weight: 201
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Seattle (WCHL)                               
Birthplace: Burnaby, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown: Burnaby, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1975-76 LangleyBCJHL ---- ---- --
  KamloopsWCHL 355 712 10
1976-77 KamloopsWCHL 7213 4659 79
1977-78 SeattleWCHL 7128 5886 108

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL All-Star Second Team:
1977-78 (Seattle)
Miscellaneous: Was on Kamloops (WCHL) team that relocated to Seattle prior to 1977-78 season.
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 5, 1981 (Washington at Calgary)
Numbers:  14 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1982
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1981 Washington20 112

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Had assist in his first NHL game.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Worth, Indianapolis (CHL); Hershey (AHL); Fort Wayne (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1980-81:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
Miscellaneous: Coached women's hockey after his retirement and became owner of National Training Rinks in Langley, B.C. The company runs instructional programs at its own rink. Also worked as Western Canadian sales agent for Viking Synthetic Ice Rinks.
Personal: Full name is Dwayne Kenneth Lowdermilk.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: N.Y. Islanders traded Lowdermilk to Washington in exchange for future considerations on December 26, 1980.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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