Guide Note

Jim Dowd was drafted by his hometown team, the New Jersey Devils, during the 1987 National Hockey League entry draft, but would not make his NHL debut until March of 1992. He played another single NHL game with the Devils the following season.

During the 1993-1994 season, Dowd played 15 regular season and 19 playoff games for the Devils. A shoulder injury and subsequent surgery caused Dowd to miss 35 games the following season, but he recovered in time to score the winning goal in the second game of the 1995 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Devils went on to win the cup.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: James Thomas Dowd
2. Birth date: December 25, 1968
3. Birth place: Brick Township, New Jersey
4. Position: Center
5. Shot: Right
6. Played for 10 different NHL teams

Dowd was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for the 1995-1996 season, and was acquired on waivers by the New York Islanders for the 1996-1997 season, but he only played three games as an Islander.

Up for free agency, Dowd signed with the Calgary Flames is the summer of 1997 and was traded to the Nashville Predators the following season. Less than six months later, Nashville traded him to the Edmonton Oilers.

In 2000, the Minnesota Wild acquired Dowd in the expansion draft, where he remained for the better part of four seasons and recorded a career high of 43 points in the 2001-2002 season. Near the end of the 2003-2004 season, Dowd was traded to the Montreal Canadiens. He only played 14 games for Montreal before signing with the Chicago Blackhawks in the summer of 2005.

In February of 2006, Dowd was traded to the Colorado Avalanche, where he finished off the season before returning to his hometown to play for the New Jersey Devils for the 2006-2007 season. The Devils did not offer him a contract, so he signed with the Philadelphia Flyers for the 2007-2008 season.