Tom Rowe (ice hockey)

Tom Rowe
Born (1956-05-23) May 23, 1956
Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Washington Capitals
Hartford Whalers
National team  United States
NHL Draft 37th overall, 1976
Washington Capitals
WHA Draft 20th overall, 1976
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19761984

Thomas John Rowe (born May 23, 1956 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American ice hockey executive, former player and coach. He is currently an advisor within the Florida Panthers organization in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Career

Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1976 NHL Entry Draft, Rowe also played for the Hartford Whalers and Detroit Red Wings. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships. Rowe was the first American born player to score 30 or more goals in an NHL season. He accomplished this feat in the 1978–79 season with the Washington Capitals. That season he scored 31 goals in 69 games.

Rowe was an assistant coach for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League from 2008 until 2011. Rowe previously coached the Albany River Rats and Lowell Lock Monsters. Tom Rowe won a Stanley Cup championship with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006.

On April 9, 2012, Rowe was announced as the new head coach of hockey club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

On November 9, 2013, Rowe was announced as the new head coach of the San Antonio Rampage, the AHL farm team for the Florida Panthers. In 2015, when the Panthers relocated their AHL affiliation to Portland, Maine, Rowe became head coach of the Portland Pirates. During his first season with the Pirates, Rowe left the club mid-season when he was promoted by the Panthers to take up a position as the associate general manager on January 1, 2016.[1] On November 27, 2016, Rowe fired head coach Gerard Gallant and took over as head coach.[2]

On April 10, 2017, Rowe was demoted from his role as head coach and general manager but stayed with the Panthers organization as an advisor to president and general manager Dale Tallon.[3]

Head coaching record

Team Year Regular season Post season
Games Won Lost OTL Points Finish Won Lost Win % Result
FLA 2016–17 60 24 26 10 (58) 6th in Atlantic Missed playoffs
NHL Totals 60 24 26 10 58

References

  1. "Pirates coach Tom Rowe named Florida Panthers associate G.M.". Portland Pirates. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  2. "Panthers fire coach Gerard Gallant". NHL.com. November 27, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  3. "Dale Tallon Named Panthers General Manager". NHL.com. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
Preceded by
Dale Tallon
General manager of the Florida Panthers
2016–17
Succeeded by
Dale Tallon
Preceded by
Gerard Gallant
Head coach of the Florida Panthers
2016–17
Succeeded by
Bob Boughner


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