Of all the inside scoops and stories Craig Conroy learned after playing against, with, and for Dave Lowry, he never actually learned the origin of his nickname.
When Dave Lowry placed the call to Darryl Sutter in January of 2003, he wasn’t quite sure how it was going to go and had no idea where it was going to eventually lead.
Winnipeg-Dave Lowry is by definition the first NHL head coach.
He does not lack experience on the ice or behind the bench.
“I think a new voice with this group, this town, is going to be great.”
The Winnipeg Jets have an “us against them” attitude coming into this season with players embracing the prairie city known for its extreme climate, coach Paul Maurice said Tuesday.
Limping into the playoffs, the Winnipeg Jets are few people’s pick as a Cup contender. But head coach Paul Maurice knows how to get an underdog to the big dance.
On an overcast afternoon in Vancouver, in a rare opening between responsibilities as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, Paul Maurice cracked open an old book. It was a thriller, published 42 years ago, and it featured an assassin, a corporate oligopoly and the pursuit of deep, spiritual understanding.
Dave Lowry still uses his 250-prefix cell number from his Island days. But make no mistake, he is now firmly Mr. Manitoba.
Every time Dave Lowry took the reins as head coach in the Western Hockey League, he has made his team better. Now in his first season as an assistant with the Winnipeg Jets, Lowry enjoyed his longest tenure as a WHL bench boss in Victoria (2012-17).
With Wayne Gretzky turning 60 on Tuesday, those Boys on the Bus are now almost Seniors on the Bus.
Certainly, time flies because Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice watched the greatest hockey player of them all when both were in Sault Ste. Marie in the late 1970s.
Last week we took a look at the 10 NHL captains with Ontario Hockey League origins. This week, we turn our attention behind the bench where eleven NHL coaches have OHL roots.
This opportunity would have been appealing to Dave Lowry even if his son wasn’t on the team.
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