Edwin James Lowrey (August 13, 1891 – November 27, 1973) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. Lowrey played for Ottawa Senators,

Toronto Ontarios The Toronto Ontarios were a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey Association from 1912 to 1915 based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were first named the Tecumseh Hockey Club, renamed the Ontarios in 1913 and renamed the Toro ...

, Montreal Canadiens,

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, 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 Gerald Charles Lowrey (February 14, 1905 – October 20, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Quakers, Chicago Black Hawks and O ...

. 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

Playing career

Born in Manotick, Ontario near

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, 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.

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. 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. 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. His grandson Mike Lowrey became an assistant hockey coach at the University of Tennessee.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

College Coaching Record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowrey, Eddie 1891 births 1973 deaths Canadian ice hockey centres Hamilton Tigers (ice hockey) players Ice hockey people from Ottawa Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey coaches Montreal Canadiens (NHA) players Ottawa Senators (1917) players Ottawa Senators (NHA) players Ottawa Senators (original) players Regina Capitals players Toronto Blueshirts players Toronto Ontarios players