Adam Lowry

At 31 years old, Adam Lowry has this physical status:

Adam Lowry (born March 29, 1993) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League.

Early life

Lowry was born on March 29, 1993, in St. Louis, Missouri, where his father, Dave, was a member of the St. Louis Blues. In 2008, Lowry was drafted in the fourth round, 78th overall by the Swift Current Broncos at the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft. Despite being drafted, Lowry played one more season of minor hockey with the Calgary Rangers of the Alberta Midget Hockey League.

Personal life

Despite being born in St. Louis, Missouri, Lowry was raised in Calgary, Alberta, where his father, Dave, was an assistant coach for the NHL's Calgary Flames. Lowry's older brother, Joel, is also an ice hockey player who played for Cornell University and, like Adam, was drafted in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, in the fifth round, 140th overall by the Los Angeles Kings. Lowry also resided in South Florida and the Silicon Valley regions, as a result of his father's career.

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Playing career

Lowry, the Swift Current Broncos, signed a WHL deal with his draft team on August 27, 2009. Lowry played for 15 goals and 34 points in his rookie season with the Broncos in 61 games played as a 16-year-old. Lowry received the Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy as the year's top scholar.

Lowry, who is in his second season with the Broncos, became sick with mononucleosis right before training camp. As a result, Lowry was unable to participate in August and September 2010. Lowry finished the season with 18 goals and 45 points in 66 games played as the Broncos failed to advance to the WHL playoffs despite his early season illness. Lowry was the Eastern Conference nominee for the Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy for the second season in a row; however, he was unable to defend his title from the previous season, losing the award to Colin Smith of the Kamloops Blazers.

Lowry was ranked 58th among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau in 2011, up from his finish of 62nd at the midway point of the season. Lowry was drafted in the third round of the Winnipeg Jets on June 25, 2011 and ranked 67th overall.

Lowry ended his major junior career by signing an amateur tryout with the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League on April 4, 2013. He appeared in six games in the AHL and had one assist before signing a new one with the Jets. Despite finishing early, Lowry was named the recipient of the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the 2012-2013 WHL Player of the Year. Lowry was one of the many prospects invited to participate in the Jets' 2013 Development Camp following the conclusion of the 2012–13 season. Lowry re-assigned to the St. John's IceCaps for his first full professional season in September 2013, after participating in training camp. Lowry was shifted to center, where he tallied 17 goals and 16 assists for 33 points in 64 games with the IceCaps. He also helped the IceCaps reach the 2014 Calder Cup Finals against the Texas Stars, who swept them in five games.

Lowry was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2014-2015 season, where he starred on their third line alongside Mathieu Perpetu and Dustin Byfuglien. Lowry made his first NHL appearance on October 21 as a rookie and helped the Jets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1. His teammates progressed throughout the season, and by January 2015, he was playing alongside Evander Kane and Chris Thorburn, who assisted him in scoring six goals and 15 points in 48 games. Lowry was one of five Jets players to score in a victory over the Calgary Flames on April 11, 2015, tying a franchise record for points in a season with 99. In Game 1 against the Anaheim Ducks, he made his post-season debut on April 16. He was the first rookie to score in his NHL debut in eight years during the game. Lowry finished his rookie season with 12 goals and 26 points in 84 regular-season and playoff games combined. Lowry went beyond point production to lead all Jets in hits with 256 runs in six separate games during the season.

Head coach Paul Maurice experimented with Lowry on the first line, alongside Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little in the hopes of spreading the offense out. He had played eight points and 22 penalty minutes in 31 games and had been re-assigned to the Manitoba Moose, the Jets' new AHL affiliate. Lowry was promoted to the NHL level after tallying four points in four games with the Moose, following Mark Scheifele's injury reserve. For the Jets' game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, he rejoined the team's roster and had 16 minutes and 52 seconds of ice time with Laddd and Alexander Burmistrov. However, his time in the lineup was cut short after he sustained an upper-body injury on January 14 and was put on injured reserve. Lowry returned to practice with the Jets on February 1, 2016, following a six-day break for the NHL All-Star Game. In a 5–3 loss to the Dallas Stars the following day, he rejoined them in a scoring in a 5–3 loss. On March 12, his fifth goal of the season came as a result of the Jets' victory over the first time in the season after two periods. Lowry was initially offered a qualifying bid by the Jets to keep his negotiation rights and then commit to a two-year, one-way contract with an average annual value of $1.125 million.

Lowry set new career records with 15 goals and 14 assists for 29 points in his first year of his new employment, despite being predominantly defensive. He finished the season with over two-and-a-minutes of shorthanded ice time per game, leading all forwards in this category. With 159, Lowry also ranked first in defensive zone face-offs, accounting for 66% of Lowry's zone activities.

As a result of numerous injuries, Lowry was limited to just 45 games this season. During a pre-season game against the Calgary Flames, he sustained a lower-body injury as the 2017-18 season came. Joel Armia and Brandon Tanev were recalled before the team's opening night game and played in line rushes. Lowry played in four games to start the season before being hospitalized and put on injured reserve on October 17. On November 6, he was activated off injured reserve for a game against the Dallas Stars. Lowry stayed healthy for the next two months before suffering another injury in January, forcing him to miss eight games. However, after being limited to injured reserve in one game, the Jets called up Brendan Lemieux and Nic Petan, who were on callout from the Jets. As a result of his injury, he missed 19 more games. Despite being limited to 45 regular-season games for the Jets, he still scored 21 points and eight penalty minutes. In the regular season, he also assisted the Winnipeg forwards in shorthanded time-on-ice. Lowry credited the accessibility to video as the primary reason for his play since his rookie season.

The Minnesota Wild greeted the Jets in Round One as they qualified for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. Lowry won three straight draws to help the Jets defend their one-goal lead in Game 1 as he began his face-off streak began in Game 1 and finished the Jets' 1st-goal win. The Jets eventually defeated the Wild in five games, defeating the Nashville Predators in the Second Round. Lowry finished second on the Jets with four drawn penalties and finished fourth in hits with 23 points during their series against the Predators. The Jets defeated the Predators 2-0 to qualify for their first Western Conference Final in Jets history, thanks to Tim Ryan's assistance. Lowry stayed alongside Andrew Copp through the post-season, but Brandon Tanev and Joel Armia changed between Brandon Tanev and Joel Armia. Lowry signed a three-year, $8.75 million deal with an annual average of $2.916 million to remain with the Jets on July 12, 2018.

Lowry returned to the Jets for a completely healthy 2018-19 season after an injury-ridden season. Mathieu Perez and Brandon Tanev joined him and his linemates changed throughout the season, and his wing was augmented by Mathieu Perez and Brandon Tanev. Lowry lauded them for being "very tenacious on the puck" and for giving them a lot of second chances when speaking about his company. Lowry was recalled in February as his winger in a similar situation as he appeared in the 2018 playoffs. Lowry was suspended for two games after high-sticking Nashville Predators player Filip Forsberg was suspended on March 2, 2019. Lowry also owes $31,362.00 to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, which is also worth $31,362.00. Lowry led the Jets to an 8–1 victory over the Hurricanes and clinch first place in the Central Division after returning from his suspension. The Jets qualified for their second-consecutive Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history thanks to Lowry's nine goals before March 24. Lowry was placed on the fourth line with Pär Lindholm and Jack Roslovic as his wingers when the Jets faced the St. Louis Blues in the first round. He appeared in two games with this line before being reunited with Tanev and Copp for Game 3 in which he remained until they were eliminated in Game 6.

Lowry was put on a new line with Gabriel Bourque and Mark Letestu, which was more defensively focused, when the 2019-2020 season arrived. After 11 games, he was back with Copp and Roslovic. Lowry was suspended for the second time in his career after boarding Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington on October 28, 2019. Lowry also owed $71,138.22 of his earnings to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, which was also forfeited. Lowry played 11:50 minutes of ice time and took three shots on goal in an eventual 4–3 overtime victory over the Vegas Golden Knights after returning from his suspension. Lowry's lineup was reformed once more as a result of injuries to the Jets' lineup in late December, and he played alongside Bourque and Mason Appleton. Lowry was expected to miss at least one month to recover from the upper-body injury following an open-ice collision on Lowry by Chicago Blackhawks forward Drake Caggiula on January 19, 2020. He had scored four goals and six assists in 47 games at the time of the injury. After missing 20 games in a row, he returned to the Jets' lineup on March 9 for a game against the Arizona Coyotes.

Lowry sustained an injury during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 22, 2021, and was unable to finish the game. Despite passing the NHL's concussion protocol, he skipped the following game against the Leafs out of caution. Lowry had scored eight goals and 12 assists in 46 games at the time of the injury.

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