Wayne Robert Cowley (born December 4, 1964) is a Canadian-born British retired professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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who played in one game in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
for the
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...
during the
1993–94 season, on December 11, 1993, against the
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1988 to 2000, was mainly spent in the minor leagues, though he also played several years in the United Kingdom and Germany. Cowley became a naturalized British citizen and played for the
British national team at the
2000 World Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
See also
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List of players who played only one game in the NHL
This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917–18 to the present. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players w ...
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1964 births
Living people
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Cape Breton Oilers players
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey players
Edmonton Oilers players
Flint Generals players
Las Vegas Flash players
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
Newcastle Cobras players
Newcastle Riverkings players
Raleigh IceCaps players
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players
Sheffield Steelers players
Ice hockey people from Scarborough, Ontario
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Wedemark Scorpions players
Wheeling Thunderbirds players
Worcester IceCats players
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