Justin Dowling

Justin Dowling
Justin Dowling - Texas Stars (1).jpg
Born (1990-10-01) October 1, 1990
Cochrane, AB, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Dallas Stars
Texas Stars (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Justin Dowling (born October 1, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Dowling played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Swift Current Broncos. In his final season with the Broncos in 2010–11, Dowling served as Swift Current's captain and contributed with 20 goals and 67 points in just 63 games. Unable to lead the Broncos to the post-season, Dowling made his professional debut in the American Hockey League, after initially signing an amateur try-out contract with the Abbotsford Heat on March 25, 2011.[1]

Dowling started the 2012–13 season toiling in the ECHL with the Idaho Steelheads,[2] but midway through the season the Texas Stars of the AHL signed Dowling to a standard AHL contract.[3]

In his first full season with Texas, Dowling continued to impress at the AHL level, and was rewarded with a two-year contract with NHL affiliate, the Dallas Stars on March 26, 2014.[4] Dowling cemented his offensive role within Texas, contributing amongst the teams leaders with 50 and 46 points over the tenure of his initial contract with the Stars.

On May 31, 2016, Dowling was extended by the Stars on a one-year, two-way contract.[5] He familiarly began the 2016–17 season in the AHL with Texas. After an offensive flourish in his first 5 games in Texas, Dowling received his first NHL recall by Dallas on October 25, 2016.[6] He made his long awaited NHL debut in the evening, contributing with an assist in a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.[7] After two games with Dallas, Dowling was returned to Texas on October 29, 2016.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Swift Current Broncos WHL 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Swift Current Broncos WHL 71 7 21 28 4 12 4 3 7 2
2008–09 Swift Current Broncos WHL 71 22 44 66 16 7 2 4 6 0
2009–10 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 32 46 78 19 4 2 2 4 2
2010–11 Swift Current Broncos WHL 63 20 47 67 18 — — — — —
2010–11 Abbotsford Heat AHL 8 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 26 6 18 24 6 3 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Abbotsford Heat AHL 22 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 34 13 33 46 16 — — — — —
2012–13 Texas Stars AHL 38 16 14 30 4 9 1 3 4 2
2013–14 Texas Stars AHL 74 12 35 47 8 14 4 10 14 4
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 65 24 26 50 22 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 52 11 35 46 10 4 2 1 3 0
AHL totals 259 65 114 179 52 30 7 14 21 6

Awards and achievements

Awards Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Texas Stars) 2014 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Dowling signs in AHL with the Abbotsford Heat". Swiftcurrentonline.com. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  2. ↑ "Texas Stars Report: Keeping An Eye On Justin Dowling". Defending Big D. 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-03-28.]
  3. ↑ "Stars call up two players from Idaho". Texas Stars. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  4. ↑ "Stars sign Dowling to two-year deal". Dallas Stars. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  5. ↑ "Stars sign forwards Justin Dowling and Brendan Ranford". Dallas Stars. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  6. ↑ "Stars recall Justin Dowling from Texas". Dallas Stars. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  7. ↑ "Niemi makes 28 saves as Stars beat Jets". CBS Sports. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  8. ↑ "Dallas Stars' affiliate wins AHL Calder Cup". Dallas Stars. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-18.

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