Pats Hire Former Captain

REGINA – The Regina Pats Hockey Club announced this afternoon the appointment of Bob Lowes as the team’s new head coach.

Lowes, a former captain with the Pats during the 1983-84 season, spent the past nine years behind the bench of the Brandon Wheat Kings where he led the club to a pair of first place and three second place finishes, three Eastern Conference titles, three trips to the WHL finals, two appearances in the Memorial Cup tournament as well as Brandon’s first President’s Cup Trophy in seventeen years. The Prince Albert native is the Wheat Kings all-time winningest coach and is one of just ten WHL coaches to have won 300 games. Lowes also served as an assistant with the Seattle Thunderbirds in 1991-92 and was coach/general manager of the Nipawin Hawks of the SJHL for two seasons, 1989-90 and 1990-91.

As a player, Lowes spent three years with the SJHL’s Prince Albert Raiders, two seasons with the Pats and another two at the University of Manitoba. During his playing days, he had the opportunity to play for such coaching greats as Bob Strumm, Wayne Fleming, and Terry Simpson.

The 38-year old Lowes replaces Lorne Molleken, who left the club in July to join the coaching staff of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.

“We are extremely excited to have Bobby as part of our organization,” stated Pats General Manager Brent Parker. “His history of success in the league and his ties to the organization make him make an obvious choice for the position.”

Bob and his wife Shelley have three children, daughters Alycia (8) and Mikayla (6) and son Robert (5).

For more information contact Pats Assistant General Manager Reid Pedersen at 306-522-5604.

Bob Lowes Coaching Experience

1992-2001 Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL

Head Coach
·Winningest coach in franchise history
·7th place all-time WHL career coaching wins
·play-off record 51-37; 579 %
·1997-98 East Conference Champions
·1995-96 WHL Champions
·1995-96 WHL & CHL Coach of the Year
·1995-96 WHL East Division All-star team coach
·1995-96 Memorial Cup
·1994-95 Memorial Cup
·1992-93 Co-Coach WHL/OHL All-star team
·1992-93 CHL & WHL record for most improvement (62pts)

1993 Team Canada Under 18, Pacific Cup
Assistant Coach

1991-92 Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL
Assistant Coach

1991-92 Memorial Cup Host Team
1989-1991 Nipawin Hawks, SJHL
General Manager/Head Coach

1989-90 SJHL & Anavet Championship
1988-89 University of Manitoba
Assistant Coach

1984-85 Regina Pats, WHL
Assistant Coach