Darren Lowe

Darren Craig Lowe (born October 13, 1960), is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team.

For the lacrosse player, see Darren Lowe (lacrosse).
Darren Lowe
Born (1960-10-13) October 13, 1960
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Jokerit Helsinki
Flint Spirits
Maine Mariners
San Diego Gulls
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1983–1991

Playing career

Lowe was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played for the Varsity Blues from 1979 to 1983 as undergraduate student.[1] Lowe was named to the OUAA Second All-star team in 1981–82, and the First All-star team in 1982–83.[2] Lowe was selected as a member of the Canada national men's ice hockey team during 1983–84, playing 67 games, scoring 18 goals, and 15 assists. Lowe competed with the team at the 1984 Winter Olympics, finishing in 4th place. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Lowe as a free agent, for whom he played eight games and scored one goal during the 1983–84 NHL season.[3] Lowe returned to the Varsity Blues from 1984 to 1986 while earning a Bachelor of Education degree.[1] In 1986, Lowe's, he received the university's George M. Biggs Trophy for leadership, sportsmanship and performance in athletics, and both the Harry Jerome Award and the U of T Silver "T" for excellence in athletics.[1]

Lowe continued his professional career from 1986 to 1991, playing for Jokerit Helsinki scoring 7 goals and 2 assists in 18 games in 1986-87 season, the Flint Spirits, Maine Mariners and the San Diego Gulls. Lowe had career highs of 53 goals and 64 assists playing for Flint during the 1987–88 season.

Coaching career

Lowe retired in 1991, and immediately went into coaching. Lowe joined the Ryerson Rams of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute as an assistant coach during the 1991–92 season. Lowe returned to the Varsity Blues as an assistant coach for the 1992–93 season, and became head coach during the 1995–96 season.[1] For the 2002–03 season Lowe was honoured as the OUA East Division "Coach of the Year" for the second time in three years, he was also named coach of the year in 2000–01. He has led the Blues to four consecutive first-place finishes in the OUA's Mid-East Division.[1] Lowe was also a guest coach in 1998 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and spent time in the summer of 2001 working with some of the Leaf prospects. In 1999–2000, Lowe was a guest coach with the Canada national ice hockey team.[1]

Career statistics
    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Kingston Canadians OHA 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1979–80 US International Gulls NCAA 34 25 21 46 26 — — — — —
1982–83 University of Toronto CIAU Statistics Unavailable — — — — —
1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
1986–87 Jokerit Helsinki SM-liiga 18 7 2 9 16 — — — — —
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 82 53 64 117 24 16 10 15 25 34
1988–89 Maine Mariners AHL 78 29 24 53 36 — — — — —
1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 67 31 35 66 44 4 1 4 5 2
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 79 21 37 58 60 — — — — —
NHL Totals 8 1 2 3 0 — — — — —

International statistics
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1994 Canada Oly 4th 7 2 1 3 0

References
  1. "Darren Lowe: Men's Hockey - Head Coach". VarsityBlues.ca. University of Toronto Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  2. "Darren Craig Lowe". LegendsOfHockey.net. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  3. Starkey, Joe (2007-03-04). "Penguins' Laraque's predecessor remains a pioneer". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
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