Winnipeg Jets hire former NHLer Dave Lowry as assistant coach

November 23, 2020 - 5:03pm

Winnipeg Jets Assistant Coach Dave Lowry talks returning to the NHL and being a part of the same coaching staff son Adam Lowry plays for in a press conference.

The Winnipeg Jets have hired Dave Lowry as an assistant coach, uniting the former NHLer with his son, Adam Lowry, who’s played for the Jets for the past six years.

#NHLJets have hired Dave Lowry as an assistant coach.

Lowry spent the 19-20 season as head coach of the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings and has previously been an assistant coach for two different NHL clubs; the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames.

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— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) November 23, 2020

Huge day for the Lowry family — hearing WIN is hiring well-respected Dave Lowry as an assistant coach. Son Adam is a big part of the Jets’ roster. This father/son dynamic is not unprecedented in the NHL; we’ve seen it with the Dineen family.

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) November 23, 2020

Lowry, who last worked in the big leagues as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings in 2018-19, spent the past season as head coach of the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings.

Prior to his stint in L.A., Lowry coached the Victoria Royals and the Calgary Hitmen. The 55-year-old logged 19 years in the NHL as a player, amassing 351 points in 1,084 games split between the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks.

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