Adam Lowry
| Adam Lowry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lowry with the Jets on October 2014 | |||
| Born |
March 29, 1993 St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
67th overall, 2011 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Adam Lowry (born March 29, 1993) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also the current captain of the Jets.
Career[change | change source]
Before playing in the NHL, Lowry played parts of 4 seasons with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In his rookie year, Lowry would win the Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy in his rookie season for the most player of the year. He would miss a portion of the second season when he was out sick with mononucleosis. On May 1, 2013, Lowry was name as the WHL Player of the Year.[1]
He was drafted 67th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. On April 4, 2013, Lowry would sign a professional tryout contract with the Jets' AHL farm team St. John's IceCaps.[2] He would play 6 games with the IceCaps. On April 16, 2013, Lowry would sign a contract to join the Winnipeg Jets.[3] The Jets would send him back to St. John's. Lowry would help the IceCaps make it to the 2014 Calder Cup Finals. In the finals, the Texas Stars would sweep them to win the championship.[4]
On October 15, 2013, Lowry would make his NHL debut in a 4–2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes.[5] On October 21, he would score his first goal in the NHL in a 3–1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.[6]
On July 14, 2016, Lowry would sign a two-year, one-way contract to remain with the Jets.[7] The next season, Lowry would lead the league in defensive zone face-offs with 159. He would end the season by scoring a career-high 15 goals and 14 assists.[8]
Lowry's 2017–18 season would be full of injuries. He would be in and out of the lineup throughout the season with 4 injuries.[9][10][11][12] Lowry would be a major player in the Jets playoff run in 2018.[13] He would help them make it to their first ever Western Conference Final where they would eventually lose to the Vegas Golden Knights four games to one.[14] On July 12, 2018, Lowry would sign a three-year, $8.75 million contract extension with the Jets.[15]
On September 12, 2023, the Winnipeg Jets announced that Lowry would become the team's captain.[16]
Personal life[change | change source]
Lowry's father Dave was also a professional ice hockey player. Adam was born in St. Louis when his father played for the St. Louis Blues. He would grow up in Calgary, Alberta when his father was the captain of the Calgary Flames.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Lowry Named WHL Player of The Year". Swift Current Broncos. May 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Lowry Signs ATO With St. John's IceCaps". Swift Current Broncos. 4 April 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Jets ink prospect Lowry to new contract". Winnipeg Free Press. 16 April 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Stars defeat IceCaps in OT to win Calder Cup". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Proud papa Dave Lowry thrilled to see son Adam make NHL debut with Winnipeg Jets". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Lowry scores first goal to lift Jets over Canes". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Jets re-sign Joel Armia & Adam Lowry". Winnipeg Jets. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Digging Deep: The Adam Lowry Story of Redemption". Winnipeg Jets. 27 March 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Jets' Lowry leaves game with injury". The Sports Network. 25 September 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Winnipeg Jets place Adam Lowry on injured reserve and recall Brendan Lemieux". Global News. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Hutchinson wins season debut for Jets against Lightning". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Scheifele, Lowry, Enstrom near return for Jets". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Copp, Lowry thriving in playoff atmosphere". National Hockey League. 16 May 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Golden Knights advance to Stanley Cup Final, eliminate Jets in Game 5". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Jets sign Adam Lowry to three-year contract". Winnipeg Jets. 19 July 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Adam Lowry named Jets captain". Winnipeg Jets. 12 September 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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