Eddie Lowrey

Eddie Lowrey
Coach Eddie Lowrey, 1939
Born	(1891-08-13)August 13, 1891 Manotick, ON, CAN
Died	November 27, 1973(1973-11-27) (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 "Ed" Lowrey (August 13, 1891 – November 27, 1973) was a Canadian professional 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.

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]

References

↑ "Ed James Lowrey". Legends of Hockey.
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/lowreed01.html
↑ "Eddie Lowery to Play For Saskatoon Pros". Winnipeg Free Press. 1921-12-03.
↑ http://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

External links

Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey

Venues	Weinberg Coliseum (1914–1973) Yost Ice Arena (1973–present)

Coaches	Joseph Barss (1922–27) Eddie Lowrey (1927–44) Vic Heyliger (1944–57) Al Renfrew (1957–73) Dan Farrell (1973–80) Wilf Martin (1980) John Giordano (1980–84) Red Berenson (1984–present)

Seasons	1934–35 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (2013–Present)

Rivalries	Michigan State

Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War

All-time leaders	Brendan Morrison (284 Points) Denny Felsner (139 Goals) Marty Turco (127 Wins)

National championships	1948 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1964 1996 1998

Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2008 2011

NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Conference Tournament champions	CCHA: 1994 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 2008 2010

Hobey Baker winners	Brendan Morrison (1997) Kevin Porter (2008)

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

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