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Jim Dowd Biography
Jim Dowd is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on December 25, 1968 in Brick, New Jersey, United States. Former NHL center who is best recognized as the winner of the Stanley Cup as a member of the New Jersey Devils in 1995. He was part of a range of other teams throughout his 17-year NHL career which included Calgary Flames, Calgary Flames and New York Islanders.
He as well as Devils teammates He and Devils teammate Bill Guerin won the Stanley Cup in 1995. won the Stanley Cup in 1995.
Dowd helped Brick Township High School win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association ice hockey title for the 1985–86 season. In his senior year, he broke the national scholastic scoring record, finishing with a four-year tally of 375 points (189 goals and 186 assists).
Dowd was selected in the eighth round, 149th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He went to Lake Superior State University in the fall of 1987. In his four years with the Lakers men’s ice hockey team, competing in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), Dowd was a prolific scorer, earning selections to the NCAA West Second All-American and CCHA Second All-Star Teams in 1990 and the NCAA West First All-American and CCHA First All-Star Teams in 1991. He was also named the CCHA’s “Player of the Year” in 1991. He was a member of the Lakers’s 1988 NCAA Championship squad.
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| Name | Jim Dowd |
| First Name | Jim |
| Last Name | Dowd |
| Occupation | Hockey Player |
| Birthday | December 25 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place of Birth | Brick |
| Home Town | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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On December 19, 1995, less than six months after helping the Devils capture the Stanley Cup, Dowd was traded (alongside a 1997 second-round draft pick) to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for Jocelyn Lemieux and a second-round pick in 1998. Later that same day, Hartford traded Dowd (alongside František Kučera and the same second-round pick in 1997) to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Jeff Brown and a fifth-round pick in 1998. Dowd would only play 38 regular season games and one playoff game for the Canucks.
Jim Dowd Net Worth
Jim Dowd is one of the richest Hockey Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Dowd's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a part of his team the Lake Superior Lakers in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, which was where he was named 1991’s Player of Year.
He became the only High School hockey athlete who hails from New Jersey to make it to the NHL.
James Thomas Dowd (born December 25, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for ten different teams over the course of 17 NHL seasons. Dowd, who won the 1995 Stanley Cup with his hometown New Jersey Devils, was the second New Jersey high school hockey player to make it to the NHL. He is also a frequent guest on NHL Live.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Hockey Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
On September 30, 1996, the New York Islanders claimed Dowd in the NHL Waiver Draft. He only played in three games for New York, spending the rest of the 1996–97 season with the International Hockey League (IHL)’s Utah Grizzlies and the AHL’s Saint John Flames.
On July 10, 1997, Dowd signed as a free agent with the Calgary Flames. In the 1997–98 season, he played in 48 games in Calgary and another 35 regular season (and 19 playoff) games with the Saint John Flames.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
After college, Dowd joined New Jersey’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate at the time, the Utica Devils. He became the first New Jersey native to play for the New Jersey Devils when he made his NHL debut during the 1991–92 season. He spent the 1991–92 and the 1992–93 seasons in the AHL, with single-game NHL appearances in both seasons. As a top scorer with the AHL’s Albany River Rats (the Devils’ subsequent AHL affiliate) in the 1993–94 season, Dowd made impressive appearances with the Devils, collecting 5 goals and 10 assists in 15 regular season games, and 2 goals and 6 assists in 19 games during their playoff run. The labor dispute shortened the 1994–95 season, which was further shortened for Dowd when a shoulder injury and surgery caused him to miss 35 games. However, the highlight of Dowd’s career with the Devils came in Game 2 of the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals. With 1:24 left in regulation, he scored the game-winning goal, giving the Devils a 2–0 series lead over the Detroit Red Wings to take back home to New Jersey. The Devils completed the sweep at home for their first Stanley Cup Championship. Dowd became the first New Jersey native to both play and win the Stanley Cup for the Devils franchise.
The next chapter in Dowd’s career began on June 23, 2000, when the Minnesota Wild selected him during the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft. On March 4, 2004, after nearly four seasons with the Wild, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2004. After the season, Dowd became an unrestricted free agent and signed with Germany’s Hamburg Freezers during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Following the lockout, on August 5, 2005, he signed with the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Jim Dowd. You may help us to build the dating records for Jim Dowd!On June 27, 1998, Dowd was traded to the expansion Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations. On October 1, 1998, for the second time in his career, he was traded before playing a single game, this time to the Edmonton Oilers (alongside Mikhail Shtalenkov) in exchange for Éric Fichaud, Drake Berehowsky and Greg de Vries. Dowd appeared in one game with the Oilers during the 1998–99 season, spending the rest of the season with their AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. On September 7, 1999, as a group two free agent, he re-signed with Edmonton and played the 1999–2000 season with the Oilers, appearing in an NHL career-high 69 games.
Facts & Trivia
Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jim Dowd celebrates birthday on December 25 of every year.
On November 2, 2006, after New Jersey Devils left winger Dan LaCouture cleared waivers, the Devils signed Dowd to a one-year contract. The contract paid Dowd the NHL minimum of $450,000. When Dowd returned to the Devils, he was forced to wear jersey #12, as John Madden wore his old #11. Dowd went on to score four goals as well as have his first career multi-goal game, against the Florida Panthers.
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