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1983 NHL DRAFT PICK
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
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: London (OHL)                                  
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1981-82 NepeanOnt. AAA 6050 64114 46
1982-83 LondonOHL 4211 1627 48

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 TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1985-2004 Vancouver, St. Louis,
Florida, S.J., Calgary
1,084 164187 3511,191
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1986-2004 Vancouver, St. Louis,
Florida, S.J., Calgary
111 1620 36181

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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