Eddie Lowrey

Eddie Lowrey
Eddie Lowrey
	Coach Eddie Lowrey, 1939
Born	August 13, 1891; Manotick, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 27, 1973 (aged 82)
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	NHL; Ottawa Senators; Hamilton Tigers; NHA; Ottawa Senators; Toronto Ontarios; Montreal Canadiens; Toronto Blueshirts
Playing career	1912–1921

Edwin James Lowrey (August 13, 1891 – November 27, 1973) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. Lowrey played for Ottawa Senators, Toronto Ontarios, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Blueshirts, Hamilton Tigers and the Regina Capitals. Lowrey later became the coach of the University of Michigan ice hockey team.

Eddie Lowrey was the older brother of NHL alumni players Fred and Gerry Lowrey. Three other younger brothers – Tom, Frank and Bill – played with lower level teams in the Ottawa City Hockey League.

He was the last surviving former player of the Toronto Ontarios.

Playing career

Born in Manotick, Ontario near Ottawa, Lowrey played junior hockey for the Ottawa Stewartons (1909–10, 1911–12), Hull Volants (1909–10), Ottawa Buena Vistas (1910–11), Ottawa New Edinburghs (1912–13) before becoming a professional with the Ottawa Senators in 1912. He played one season for the Senators before being traded to the Toronto Ontarios in January 1914. He played one season with Toronto. From 1914 until 1916, Lowrey played in the NHA as a spare, playing one game for Montreal and four for Ottawa in 1914–15. In 1915–16, he played two games for the Toronto Blueshirts. In 1916, he played a full season with the Senators and remained with the Senators until 1919. He played for the Senators during the inaugural season of the National Hockey League in 1917-18 and was one of the original NHL players.^[1]^[2]

Coaching career

His coaching career began in 1919–20 with Ottawa Munitions of the Ottawa City Hockey League before returning to playing for two seasons, one with the Hamilton Tigers and one with the Regina Capitals.^[3] In 1922, he joined the University of Ottawa as ice hockey coach.

He became the head coach of the University of Michigan hockey team from 1927 to 1944 and compiled a 124–136–21 record as Michigan's coach.^[4]^[5]^[6] In August 1944, Lowrey was notified by the University of Michigan Board of Athletic Control that he was being released effective in November 1944 for economy reasons.^[7] His grandson Mike Lowrey became an assistant hockey coach at the University of Tennessee.^[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1909–10	Ottawa Stewartons	OCHL	6	7	0	7	18	1	0	0	0	0
1909–10	Hull Volants	LOVHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1910–11	Ottawa Buena Vistas	OCHL	10	4	0	4	23	—	—	—	—	—
1911–12	Ottawa Stewartons	IPAHU	10	9	0	9	20	—	—	—	—	—
1912–13	Ottawa New Edinburghs	IPAHU	2	2	0	2	15	—	—	—	—	—
1912–13	Ottawa Senators	NHA	13	4	0	4	14	—	—	—	—	—
1913–14	Toronto Ontarios	NHA	16	1	3	4	13	—	—	—	—	—
1914–15	Montreal Canadiens	NHA	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1914–15	Ottawa Senators	NHA	4	2	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	0
1915–16	Toronto Blueshirts	NHA	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1916–17	Ottawa Senators	NHA	19	3	1	4	3	2	0	0	0	0
1917–18	Ottawa Senators	NHL	12	2	1	3	3	—	—	—	—	—
1918–19	Ottawa Senators	NHL	10	0	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—
1919–20	Ottawa Munitions	OCHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1920–21	Hamilton Tigers	NHL	5	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1921–22	Regina Capitals	WCHL	7	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1921–22	University of Ottawa	OCHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NHA totals			55	10	5	15	33	4	0	0	0	0
NHL totals			27	2	2	4	6	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Ed James Lowrey". Legends of Hockey.
^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/lowreed01.html
^ "Eddie Lowery to Play For Saskatoon Pros". Winnipeg Free Press. 1921-12-03.
^ https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/hockeym/hockeym.htm
^ "Ed Lowrey Historical Record". College Hockey News.
^ John U. Bacon (2001). Blue Ice: The Story of Michigan Hockey. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-06781-8.
^ "Wolverines Sack Coaches Lowrey And Courtwright". The News-Palladium (AP wire report). 1944-08-16.
^ http://web.utk.edu/~icehocky/administration.htm^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Ed James Lowrey". Legends of Hockey.

[2] ttps://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/lowreed01.html

[3] "Eddie Lowery to Play For Saskatoon Pros". Winnipeg Free Press. 1921-12-03.

[4] ttps://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/hockeym/hockeym.htm

[5] "Ed Lowrey Historical Record". College Hockey News.

[6] John U. Bacon (2001). Blue Ice: The Story of Michigan Hockey. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-06781-8.

[7] "Wolverines Sack Coaches Lowrey And Courtwright". The News-Palladium (AP wire report). 1944-08-16.

[8] ttp://web.utk.edu/~icehocky/administration.htm^{[permanent dead link]}

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Rivalries	Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brendan Morrison (284 Points) Denny Felsner (139 Goals) Marty Turco (127 Wins)
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Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1994 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 2008 2010 Big Ten: 2016 2022 2023
Hobey Baker winners	Brendan Morrison (1997) Kevin Porter (2008) Adam Fantilli (2023)
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