Dave Lowry Archives - LA Kings Insider

INSIDERS. What better way to start the week than to head down to Staples Center or flip on FOX Sports West? The LA Kings host the Winnipeg Jets for the rubber match of their 2018-19 season series (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports app / LA Kings Audio Network), and though they didn’t hold a ... Full Story

Creating a culture: Talking Panthers expansion breakthrough with Dave Lowry

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 23, 20190 Comments

Opposition6 min read

LA Kings assistant coach Dave Lowry is a popular figure in Florida Panthers lore largely because of his 10 goals in 22 games during the third-year expansion team’s Cinderella run to the 1996 Stanley Cup Final and his leadership in the lead-up to what still serves as the organization's zenith. The... Full Story

In the stressful and evolving coaching world, Lowry, Ranford soldier on

LA Kings InsiderNovember 6, 20180 Comments

Coaching8 min read

Beyond the construction of a team culture and the relentless cross-examination he subjected his staff to, there are a number of Dean Lombardi decisions, both tangible and intangible, that continue to affect the Kings. Some will call to attention the shortcomings, such as the transferring of picks an... Full Story

Phaneuf “OK” but leaves as precaution; Lowry, LaDue, Campbell quotes

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 18, 20180 Comments

Postgame quotes4 min read

In the Glendale, Arizona split-squad game, the LA Kings lost 4-2 to the Arizona Coyotes after falling behind 4-0 through the first 21:44 of game action. All goals were essentially scored during special teams time; of the two even strength goals scored, one was scored by Alex Galchenyuk right after t... Full Story

Pre-game notebook: Beijing Jr. Kings; Clifford’s leadership; tonight’s lineups

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 18, 20180 Comments

Morning Skate Notes19 min read

A good afternoon to all across the kingdom. The Los Angeles Kings face the Arizona Coyotes at both Staples Center (7:30 p.m.) and Gila River Arena (7:00 p.m.) tonight and will align thusly: IN LOS ANGELES: Kovalchuk-Kopitar-Brown Iafallo-Kempe-Rempal Wagner-Anderson-Dolan-Luff Devane-Th... Full Story

Before Vegas, Florida’s expansion success set the bar; Q & A with Dave Lowry

LA Kings InsiderMay 30, 20180 Comments

CoachingNHL NewsPlayoffsStanley Cup10 min read

Vegas’ run this spring elevates them well beyond any previous high-water inaugural mark, but well before there were Golden Knights, there were Blues, there were Sabres, there were Oilers and Panthers, all teams in the expansion era that made the Stanley Cup Final in their first five years of existen... Full Story

John Stevens on penalty killing, scoring chances against, back-to-backs

LA Kings InsiderNovember 11, 20170 Comments

CoachingPractice Quotes5 min read

On Dave Lowry’s impact on penalty killing and the systems already in place: We sat down and looked at the way this team played and some things he had done. He had worked with the Canadian team, and very, very similar to what we were doing. Philosophically we really saw it on what was being done her... Full Story

Noticeable in preseason, usage of sticks in checking, defending clearly reinforced

LA Kings InsiderOctober 4, 20170 Comments

Coaching6 min read

Preseason stats are worth roughly as much as a three-dollar bill, and certainly there are analytics much more worthwhile than simple goals for, goals against and special teams numbers. But teams would much rather be starting from a reference point of success, so the Kings’ solid penalty killing r... Full Story

Audio: Dave Lowry joins SiriusXM NHL Network

LA Kings InsiderJune 2, 20170 Comments

AudioCoaching0 min read

Good morning, Insiders. Dave Lowry, named to John Stevens' staff last week, joined Scott Laughlin and Patrick O'Sullivan on The Power Play Thursday afternoon, taking some time away from the golf course to join the SiriusXM NHL Network. There was a terrific recollection of a Florida Panthers get-toge... Full Story

Kings hire Lowry as an assistant under Stevens

LA Kings InsiderMay 30, 20170 Comments

Coaching3 min read

Gerry Thomas/NHLIThe Los Angeles Kings announced Tuesday that Dave Lowry has been hired as an assistant coach under head coach John Stevens. Lowry, 52, served as the head coach of the WHL’s Victoria Royals for the last five seasons – in addition to his position as head coach of Canada’s 2016 World ... Full Story