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Paul Lowden completed his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Davenport University Panthers Hockey Team. The Panthers compete in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at the Division II level. This season the Panthers were 35-12-3 with a six year cumulative record of 194-52-13. Paul grew up on the east side of Toronto, Ontario (Canada) where he played his minor and junior hockey. He played his college hockey from 1983-1987 for the Ferris State University's NCAA DI Hockey Program. He currently holds the career record at Ferris State University for goals scored (101) and total points (208) and was inducted into the Ferris State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. He continued his athletic career by playing professional hockey in Germany from 1987-1992. Paul also serves as Davenport University's Athletic Director. Lowden started the athletic program in 2002 with two programs (Hockey and Women's Basketball). The university currently has 15 varsity programs and 4 non varsity programs. Lowden was selected as the first head coach of the ACHA DII Select Team which travelled to Europe for nine days from December 26th, 2007 to January 4th , 2008. The Select Team went 5-0 against Teams from Switzerland, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic. Paul resides in Ada, MI with his wife Lisa and their three children (daughters Kristyn 16 , Kaitlyn 15 and their son Kyler 5 ½ ). Listed below are the major successes the Davenport University Panthers have earned in their first six seasons. GMHL Conference League and Playoff Champions (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008) ACHA DII National Tournament Berth (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008) 2006 ACHA DII National Tournament Championship FINAL FOUR (Rochester, NY) 2007 ACHA DII National Tournament Championship RUNNER-UP (Fort Collins, CO) 2008 ACHA DII National Champion (Fort Myers, FLA) |
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