Kevin Lowe

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 2020
Kevin Lowe
Date of birth April 15, 1959
place of birth Lachute , Quebec , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 91 kg
position defender
number # 4
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1979 , 1st lap, 21st position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1976-1979 Remparts de Quebec
1979-1992 Edmonton Oilers
1992-1996 New York Rangers
1996-1997 Edmonton Oilers

Kevin Hugh Lowe (* 15. April 1959 in Lachute , Quebec ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player , - coach , and - functionary . The defender played over 1,400 games for the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1979 and 1998 . During this time he won a total of six Stanley Cups , five of them with the Oilers and another in 1994 with the Rangers. With the Canadian national team he won the gold medal at the Canada Cup in 1984 . After his active career, Lowe returned to the Edmonton Oilers and worked for the team as head coach, general manager and president. In 2020, Lowe was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

Career

Lowe played during his junior years between 1976 and 1979 in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec (LHJMQ) with the Remparts de Québec , where he was the first team captain who had grown up English-speaking. After their move from the World Hockey Association (WHA), the Edmonton Oilers secured him with their first draft right in the NHL Entry Draft 1979 in the first round as the 21st place the transfer rights of the junior player.

Right off the bat, the defender made his breakthrough in the NHL for the 1979/80 season . He also scored the first NHL goal in Oilers history. He distinguished himself as a defender both through his strong defensive skills and his good play forward. But above all, his role, which he held on the team outside the ice, made him a particularly valuable part of the Oilers team, which won the Stanley Cup five times by 1990 . He helped the team cope with the departures of stars like Wayne Gretzky , Paul Coffey and Mark Messier .

After 13 years, Lowe also left the Oilers. He switched to the New York Rangers , where he met numerous companions from Edmonton. Up to this time he was also a regular participant in the NHL All-Star Game , in which he was nominated a total of seven times. With the Rangers he was able to win his sixth Stanley Cup in the 1993/94 season . For the 1996/97 season , the Canadian returned to Edmonton. He also started his second season there, but ended his active career after only seven games.

In 1998, Lowe joined the Oilers as an assistant to the coaching staff. The following season he replaced Ron Low as a coach. Through his promotion to General Manager , he succeeded Glen Sather , who had moved to New York to the Rangers. He also worked as general manager for the Canadian national ice hockey team. In this role he was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City .

In the summer of 2008, Lowe was promoted to President of Hockey Operations for the Oilers, naming Steve Tambellini as his successor to the post of general manager. He held this position until the middle of the 2014/15 season when he was replaced by Peter Chiarelli . In his honor, the LHJMQ introduced the Kevin Lowe trophy for best defensive defender. In 2020, Lowe was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1976/77 Remparts de Quebec LHJMQ 69 3 19th 22nd 26th 14th 0 3 3 4th
1977/78 Remparts de Quebec LHJMQ 64 13 52 65 81 4th 1 2 3 6th
1978/79 Remparts de Quebec LHJMQ 68 26th 60 86 120 6th 1 7th 8th 36
1979/80 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 2 19th 21st 70 3 0 1 1 0
1980/81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 10 24 34 94 9 0 2 2 11
1981/82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 9 31 40 63 5 0 3 3 0
1982/83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 6th 34 40 43 16 1 8th 9 10
1983/84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 4th 42 46 59 19th 3 7th 10 16
1984/85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 4th 21st 25th 104 16 0 5 5 8th
1985/86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74 2 16 18th 90 10 1 3 4th 15th
1986/87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 8th 29 37 94 21st 2 4th 6th 22nd
1987/88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 70 9 15th 24 89 19th 0 2 2 26th
1988/89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 76 7th 18th 25th 98 7th 1 2 3 4th
1989/90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78 7th 26th 33 140 20th 0 2 2 10
1990/91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73 3 13 16 113 14th 1 1 2 14th
1991/92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 2 8th 10 107 11 0 3 3 16
1992/93 New York Rangers NHL 49 3 12 15th 58 - - - - -
1993/94 New York Rangers NHL 71 5 14th 19th 70 22nd 1 0 1 20th
1994/95 New York Rangers NHL 44 1 7th 8th 58 10 0 1 1 12
1995/96 New York Rangers NHL 53 1 5 6th 76 10 0 4th 4th 4th
1996/97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 1 13 14th 50 1 0 0 0 0
1997/98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7th 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4th
LHJMQ total 201 42 131 173 227 24 2 12 14th 46
NHL overall 1254 84 347 431 1498 214 10 48 58 192

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1982 Canada WM 3rd place, bronze 9 1 1 2 2
1984 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 7th 0 4th 4th 8th
Men overall 16 1 5 6th 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

NHL coaching statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U OTN Pt space Sp S. N result
1999/00 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 32 26th 16 8th 88 2nd, Northwest 5 1 4th Conference quarterfinals lost
NHL overall 82 32 26th 16 8th 88 0 division title 5 1 4th 0 Stanley Cups

( Legend for coach statistics: Sp or GC = total games; W or S = wins scored; L or N = losses scored; T or U = draws scored; OTL or OTN = losses scored after overtime or shootout ; Pts or Pkt = points scored ; Pts% or Pkt% = point rate; Win% = win rate; result = round reached in the play-offs )

family

Lowe is married to the Canadian ski racer Karen Percy , who won two bronze medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary . Her son Keegan Lowe also made it to the NHL.

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personal data
SURNAME Lowe, Kevin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lowe, Kevin Hugh (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Lachute , Quebec , Canada