Hall of Fame
Darren Lowe
BPHE 8T5, OISE 8T6
Hockey
Darren Lowe had an impressive playing career at both the amateur and professional levels. He was a key member of the undefeated 1981-82 OUAA championship team and captained the team upon his return to university hockey in 1985-86. During Lowe’s Varsity career, he was an OUAA all-star in each of his three seasons, an all-Canadian in 1985-86 and the MVP of the 1981-82 playoffs.
In his final year as a Varsity Blue (1986), Lowe received U of T’s prestigious George M. Biggs Trophy for leadership, sportsmanship and performance as well as the Harry Jerome Award for excellence in athletics.
Lowe represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics. As captain, he led a Canadian squad that won a gold medal at the 1984 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland, and again captained the 1985-86 national student team. Lowe played professionally for six seasons, including stops in the NHL (Pittsburgh Penguins), the American Hockey League and in Europe (Austria, Finland). He finished his playing career in 1990-91 as a member of the IHL’s San Diego Gulls.
He transitioned his success on the ice to the bench, first joining the U of T coaching staff in 1992-93 as an assistant. That year, the Blues won the Ontario championship and were national finalists. He went on to be named head coach in the 1995-96 season and remains in that role to date.
Lowe has also been involved with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization serving as a guest coach in 1998, and spent time in the summer of 2001 working with some of the Leaf prospects. In 1999-2000, Lowe was a guest coach with Canada’s national team. He has been named the OUA East coach of the year three times in his career.
