HorvatToBaertschi Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/winnipeg-jets-name-adam-lowry-captain/ Centre Adam Lowry was named the Winnipeg Jets new captain on Tuesday. Lowry is the third Jets captain since the team moved from Atlanta to Winnipeg in 2011. He follows Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler, who served as captain for five and six years respectively. "When I found out, I was pretty excited, almost a little speechless," said Lowry in a statement. "It’s something growing up you kind of can dream about and something that seems almost unattainable. "Getting to be a captain of a Canadian NHL team is pretty special and something I’m really looking forward to." Lowry scored 13 times and added 23 assists for the Jets last season. He has 93 goals and 111 assists over nine NHL seasons, all with Winnipeg. Lowry, from St. Louis, was selected 67th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. The 30-year-old was an alternate captain for the first time in the 2022-23 season along with Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele. Morrissey and Scheifele will both wear the "A" again this year. The Jets didn’t have a captain last season as head coach Rick Bowness and his staff wanted more voices in the dressing room "Mark, Adam and Josh did a great job in the room which is what we wanted," said Bowness. "We all know Adam is the first guy on the ice to stick up for his teammates. "He's a true professional, he has total respect from every player on the team, every player around the league and certainly from the coaching staff as well. We just feel at this point it’s the right time to name Adam as our captain." Edited September 12, 2023 by HorvatToBaertschi 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal:thecup Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Great decision; unfortunately. I've always held out hope we could pry Lowry out of there somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maninthebox Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Cool beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounce000 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Scheifele 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Interesting choice, Lowry is a throwback kind of captain in a lot of ways. The boomers complaining Quinn is too small/too American to be our captain are seething right now that we don't have a big strong 20 pt good ol' Canadian boy to slap the C on. No disrespect to Lowry, I would love him on this team. You just don't see many captains with his mold anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 great choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Role player as a captain, that's neat to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Role player as a captain, that's neat to see Reminds me of Mike Keane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Citizen Erased said: Reminds me of Mike Keane. I like it, captains don't always have to be stars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieVedder Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 17 hours ago, Coconuts said: Role player as a captain, that's neat to see Hes the top dog alpha of that team and easily the most respected. Wish he was a canuck. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 9/12/2023 at 10:21 AM, Coconuts said: Role player as a captain, that's neat to see More of this needs to happen. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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