Tom Rowe

Thomas John Rowe (born May 23, 1956) is an American ice hockey executive, former player and coach.

Career

Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1976 NHL entry draft, Rowe also played for the Hartford Whalers and Detroit Red Wings. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships. Rowe was the first American-born player to score 30 or more goals in an NHL season. He accomplished this feat in the 1978–79 season with the Washington Capitals. That season he scored 31 goals in 69 games.

Rowe was an assistant coach for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League from 2008 until 2011. Rowe previously coached the Albany River Rats and Lowell Lock Monsters. He won a Stanley Cup championship with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006.

On April 9, 2012, Rowe was announced as the new head coach of the hockey club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

On November 9, 2013, Rowe was announced as the new head coach of the San Antonio Rampage, the AHL farm team for the Florida Panthers. In 2015, when the Panthers relocated their AHL affiliation to Portland, Maine, Rowe became head coach of the Portland Pirates. During his first season with the Pirates, Rowe left the club mid-season when he was promoted by the Panthers to take up a position as the associate general manager on January 1, 2016. On November 27, 2016, Rowe fired head coach Gerard Gallant and took over as head coach.

On April 10, 2017, Rowe was demoted from his role as head coach and general manager but stayed with the Panthers organization as an advisor to president and general manager Dale Tallon.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 London Knights OHA-Jr. 70 30 39 69 99 — — — — — 1974–75 London Knights OMJHL 63 19 15 34 137 — — — — — 1975–76 London Knights OMJHL 60 39 55 94 98 5 1 3 4 14 1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 12 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 1976–77 Springfield Indians AHL 67 19 23 42 117 — — — — — 1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 63 13 8 21 82 — — — — — 1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 69 31 30 61 137 — — — — — 1979–80 Washington Capitals NHL 41 10 17 27 76 — — — — — 1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 20 6 4 10 30 3 2 0 2 0 1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 74 13 28 41 190 — — — — — 1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 21 4 0 4 36 — — — — — 1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 8 5 3 8 36 — — — — — 1981–82 Washington Capitals NHL 6 1 1 2 18 — — — — — 1981–82 Hershey Bears AHL 34 17 17 34 89 5 3 4 7 33 1982–83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 6 10 16 44 — — — — — 1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 20 16 7 23 26 — — — — — 1983–84 Moncton Alpines AHL 50 28 16 44 86 — — — — — NHL totals 357 85 100 185 615 3 2 0 2 0 AHL totals 179 85 66 151 354 5 3 4 7 33

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1977 United States WC 3 0 0 0 2

Head coaching record TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason Games Won Lost OTL Points Finish Won Lost Win % Result Florida Panthers 2016–17 60 24 26 10 58 6th in Atlantic — — — Missed playoffs NHL totals 60 24 26 10 58 — — —