Rob Cowie

For the British physician and author, see Robert Cowie.

Rob Cowie
Born	(1967-11-03) November 3, 1967 Willowdale, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Los Angeles Kings HC La Chaux-de-Fonds Eisbären Berlin Jokerit EV Zug HC Milano
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1991–2004

Robert "Cowboy" Cowie (born November 3, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 78 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2004, was spent in the minor leagues and then in various European leagues.

College career

Cowie was born in Willowdale, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Goulding Park in Toronto. He was a four-year letterman for the Northeastern University Huskies between 1988 and 1991, scoring over 40 points each of his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. He finished his college career with 46 goals and 96 assists for 142 points in 139 games, and is the second leading scorer and fourteenth leading overall scorer in school history. He was named an All-Hockey East All-Star in 1988, 1989 and 1990, and was named an All-American in 1990.

Professional career

After his college career ended, Cowie signed with the Winnipeg Jets and was assigned to their Moncton Hawks farm team in the American Hockey League. He quickly established himself as an offensive defenseman in the minors, never scoring less than 11 goals in a full season for the whole of his minor league career. His best season as a pro came in the final season for the storied Springfield Indians in 1994, when as an assistant captain for the club he scored 17 goals and 57 assists for 74 points and was named a First Team All-Star on defense.

Following that season, Cowie signed with the Los Angeles Kings, and saw his first NHL action in 1995, splitting the 1995 and 1996 seasons between Los Angeles and the Kings' minor league affiliate, the Phoenix Roadrunners. Cowie's first NHL goal was assisted by his Kings teammate Wayne Gretzky.

After the 1996 season, Cowie spent the rest of his playing career in Europe, most notably with Eisbären Berlin, for whom he played four seasons between 1998 and 2002. He retired after the 2004 season when he played in the Italian team Milano Vipers.

Cowie's National Hockey League totals were 7 goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 72 games.

Post-professional career

Since retiring as a player, Cowie has remained active in the sport as a scout, first part-time for the New York Islanders and then as a full-time pro scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is also a founder of Athletes Resource, a sports services organization. The company hosts an annual hockey prospects tournament and professional conditioning camps attended by players from the NHL and other professional leagues. In the private sector, Rob formed The Muskoka Group, a Real Estate group he runs in Scottsdale Arizona in conjunction with Prudential AZ Properties. Rob has won the Chairman's Circle Gold award, indicative of the top, for 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	St. Michael's Buzzers	MetJBHL		31	9	23	32	24		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	St. Michael's Buzzers	MetJBHL		36	25	32	57	55		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Northeastern University	HE		36	7	8	15	38		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Northeastern University	HE		36	7	34	41	60		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Northeastern University	HE		34	14	31	45	54		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Northeastern University	HE		33	18	23	41	56		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Moncton Hawks	AHL		64	11	30	41	89		5	1	1	2	0
1992–93	Moncton Hawks	AHL		67	12	20	32	91		5	3	5	8	2
1993–94	Springfield Indians	AHL		78	17	57	74	124		6	3	6	9	4
1994–95	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		32	2	7	9	20		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		51	14	33	47	71		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		46	5	5	10	32		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		22	2	17	19	48		4	1	3	4	0
1996–97	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	NLA		39	18	18	36	100		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		39	11	30	41	78		10	3	5	8	16
1998–99	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		49	14	29	43	72		8	3	3	6	30
1999–00	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		52	14	23	37	101		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		58	14	30	44	100		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Jokerit	FIN		41	11	10	21	74		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	EV Zug	NLA		—	—	—	—	—		6	1	4	5	10
2002–03	HC Milano	ITA		25	12	12	24	24		8	3	5	8	2
2003–04	SC Riessersee	GER-2		13	1	3	4	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Milano	ITA		20	6	18	23	18		12	3	6	9	4
AHL totals				209	40	107	147	304		16	7	12	19	6
DEL totals				208	53	112	165	351		18	6	8	14	46
NHL totals				78	7	12	19	52		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Second Team	1988–89
All-Hockey East First Team	1989–90
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1989–90
All-Hockey East Second Team	1990–91

• Cowie was inducted into the Northeastern University Hall of Fame in 2005.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Athletes Resource site