Wenatchee, WA. – Nic Dowd has
become the first former Wenatchee Wild player to reach the National Hockey
League, appearing for the Los Angeles Kings in a game against the Minnesota
Wild on Tuesday, March 22nd in a 2-1 Kings’ loss.
Dowd, a 6’2” 196 pound, 25 year old center from Huntsville,
Alabama, played for the Wenatchee Wild during the 2008-2009 season, scoring 16
goals and adding 33 assists for 49 points, with 71 penalty minutes in 43 games.
He went on to play one season with Indiana in the USHL, then played four
seasons of collegiate hockey at St. Cloud State, where he compiled numbers of
52 goals and 69 assists in 155 games, with 143 penalty minutes, and was also a
finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given to college hockey’s top player, his
senior season. After college, Dowd, a seventh round L.A. pick in 2009, played
in the Kings’ organization starting with Manchester in the AHL at the end of
the 2013-14 season. He played the following season in Manchester, and then
appeared in 57 games with AHL Ontario this season, with 13 goals, 34 assists
and 47 penalty minutes. Dowd, in two games with Los Angeles this week, is a
plus-1, with 2 penalty minutes. “We are extremely excited for Nic as he takes
the next step in his career.” said Wenatchee Wild Assistant Coach Chris Clark. “Nic
was not only a great player for us our first season but also a fantastic
person. I look forward to following what I hope is a long NHL career for Nic.”
The Wenatchee Wild recently finished their season in the second
round of the BCHL playoffs. Next up are tryout camps for the 2016-17 BCHL
season. Information on those camps will be available on the team’s website,
wenatcheewildhockey.com.
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