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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dave Lowry
Selected in
sixth round
No. 110 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born
February 14, 1965
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175
Shoots: Left
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OHL)
Birthplace:
Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Nepean | Ont. AAA |
60 | 50 |
64 | 114 |
46 | | 1982-83 |
London | OHL |
42 | 11 |
16 | 27 |
48 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was London's eighth-round pick, No. 114 overall, in 1982 OHL priority selection.
... Missed part of 1982-83 season with knee injury, which he suffered in December
1982. The injury required arthroscopic surgery. ... Grew up as a fan of the
New York Islanders. ... Attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in
London, Ontario. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1985 (Vancouver at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 22 (Van.); 12, 10
(St. Louis); 10 (Flo.); 15, 26 (San Jose); 10 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired August 10, 2005 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1985-2004 |
Vancouver, St. Louis,
Florida, S.J., Calgary | 1,084 |
164 | 187 |
351 | 1,191 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1986-2004 |
Vancouver, St. Louis,
Florida, S.J., Calgary | 111 |
16 | 20 |
36 | 181 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1996 (Florida),
2004 (Calgary)
Calgary
Captain: Dec. 7, 2000, until Feb. 4, 2002
Florida Records: Most career playoff goals (10), most career
power-play goals (4, shares record), most points in one playoff year (17 in
1996), most goals in one playoff year (10 in 1996), most power-play goals in
one playoff year (4 in 1996), most points in one playoff year by a left wing
(17 in 1996), most goals in one period of one playoff game (2 in second
period vs. Boston on April 22, 1996, shares record), most consecutive
playoff games with at least one point (7 from May 9, 1996, to May 26, 1996),
most consecutive playoff games with at least one goal (3 from April 27,
1996, to May 4, 1996)
Florida Playoffs Points Leader: 1996 (17)
Florida Playoffs
Goals Leader: 1996 (10)
1993-94: Played on first Florida Panthers team.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. The assist came on
Vancouver's first goal of the 1985-86 season. ... Missed part of 1989-90
season with groin injury, suffered during St. Louis' Feb. 27, 1990, game vs.
Buffalo. ... Finished 12th in voting for 1990-91 Selke Trophy. . ... Missed
part of 1991-92 season with sprained shoulder, suffered during St.
Louis' Oct. 10, 1991, game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season
with sprained ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered during St. Louis'
Oct. 26, 1992, game vs. San Jose. He did not return to action until St.
Louis' Dec. 31, 1992, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He scored a goal in that
game. ... Played on line with Brett Hull and Kevin Miller for St. Louis in
1992-93. ... Left unprotected by St. Louis for 1993 NHL Expansion Draft.
He was claimed by Florida on June 24, 1993. ... Missed parts of 1993-94
season with broken left cheekbone, an injury suffered during Florida's Nov.
26, 1993, game at Boston, and with right knee injury, suffered during
Florida's Dec. 10, 1993, game at Winnipeg. ... Missed remainder of 1995
season with scratched right cornea, suffered during Florida's
April 28, 1995, game at New Jersey. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with
sprained MCL in left knee, an injury suffered during Florida's Oct. 24,
1995, game at Toronto. He did not return to action until Florida's Dec. 5,
1995, game at Washington. ... Scored at 4:06 of overtime to give Florida a
4-3 win in Game 3 of Florida's second-round series vs. Philadelphia, evening
series at 2-2. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with sprained left knee, an
injury suffered in Florida's Feb. 9, 1997, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Led
Florida with 15.6 shooting percentage in 1996-97. ... Re-signed with San
Jose as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Oct. 5, 1998, after missing
1998 training camp. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with shoulder injury,
suffered during San Jose's Oct. 24, 1999, game at Los Angeles. He did not
return to action until San Jose's Nov. 6, 1999, game vs. Dallas. ... Missed
part of 1999-00 season with re-aggravation of shoulder injury, suffered during San Jose's Nov. 23, 1999, game
vs. Montreal. He did not return to action until San Jose's Dec. 26, 1999,
game vs. Anaheim. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with back injury,
suffered during San Jose's Jan. 29, 2000, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He did
not return to action until San Jose's Feb. 15, 2000, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Signed with Calgary as a Group III unrestricted free agent
on July 26, 2000. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with hip injury,
suffered during Calgary's March 14, 2001, game at Columbus. ... Led Calgary
with 16.7 percent shooting percentage in 2000-01. ... Played in his 1,000th
career NHL game for Calgary on Dec. 8, 2001, vs. Anaheim. ... Missed
remainder of 2001-02 season with shoulder injury, suffered during Calgary's
March 4, 2002, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed remainder of 2003-04 regular
season with strained abdominal muscle, suffered in Calgary's
Jan. 6, 2004, game at N.Y. Islanders. While out of the lineup, he served as
an assistant coach from late March 2004 until he finally returned to action
in Game
5 of Calgary's second-round playoff series at Detroit on May 1, 2004. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
London (OHL); Fredericton (AHL); Peoria (IHL); Saint John (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (London)
London Captain: 1983-84 and 1984-85
Coaching Career: Named Calgary (WHL) assistant coach on Aug. 10, 2005, and remained in that position into 2005-06 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with
Jim Sandlak for London (OHL) in 1983-84 and 1984-85. ... Scored five goals
for London vs. Hamilton on Jan. 14, 1985. ... Did not make Calgary roster
out of training camp in 2002 and was forced to begin 2002-03 season with
Saint John (AHL). It marked his first minor-league stint in nearly 15 years.
... Was active in charitable
causes during his playing days in Florida, including creation of a program
called "Dave's Crew." The program enabled 15 underprivileged children to
attend Panthers games each month.
Personal: Nicknamed "Pie." ... Full
name is David John Lowry. ... Also known as David Lowry during his playing
days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Vancouver traded Lowry to St. Louis in exchange for Ernie Vargas on
September 29, 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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