Nic Dowd - Hobey Hat Trick Top 3 Finalist
 | St. Cloud State's University's 2014 Hobey Baker Candidate #26 NIC DOWD Senior - Forward - Captain 6-2, 196-pounds Huntsville, Alabama NHL Rights: Los Angeles Previous Team: Indiana (USHL) |  |
DOWD'S 2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS:- 2013-14 Stats: 22 goals/18 assists/40 points in 38 games played
- 2014 Hobey Hat Trick Top 3 Finalist
- 2014 Hobey Baker Award Top 10 Finalist
- 2014 NCHC Student-Athlete of the Year
- 2014 All-NCHC First Team
- 2014 St. Cloud State Team Captain
- 2014 NCHC Scholar-Athlete Team
- 2014 All-NCHC Academic Team
- Member of 2013-14 NCHC Regular Season Championship Team
- SCSU has gained its second consecutive NCAA Tournament Bid in 2014!
- NCHC Offensive Player of the Week - Feb. 10, 2014
- 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award Nominee
- 2014 Senior CLASS Award Nominee
Dowd's Awards at SCSU:
- Signed Entry Level Professional Contract with Los Angeles Kings on April 1, 2014
- A 2009 draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings (7th round/198th pick)
- 2013 and 2012 All-WCHA Academic Award winner
- 2012 and 2013 WCHA Scholar Athlete Award winner
- Received SCSU's Most Determined Player Award in 2011-12
- WCHA Rookie of the Week Award Recipient on Jan. 5, 2011 and Jan. 11, 2011
- Named MVP of 2010 Florida College Hockey Classic
- Member of NCAA Division I Frozen Four Team in 2013
- Member of SCSU's NCAA DIvision I Midwest Region Championship Team in 2013
DOWD'S DATA - The Huskies' Senior Leader
Dowd's 2013-14 Player Bio & Game-by-Game Statistics
s fifth SCSU player to be recognized as a top 10 canidate for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award...Dowd leads the NCHC champion Huskies this season with 22 goals ...he has also charted 18 assists and 40 points this season and leads the Huskies with 10 power play goals and a school record five game winners in 2013-14...scored OT game winner vs. Notre Dame in opening round of NCAA West Regional on March 29...has posted 12 multi-point games in 2013-14...Dowd charted three points (2g/1a) in win at Denver on Feb. 8 and also had 1g/2a in win over Minnesota State on Jan. 25...a team captain for the nationally ranked Huskies...helped lead the Huskies to a 2013-14 NCHC regular season championship, which marks the second consecutive season that SCSU has won its conference regular season title...SCSU has been ranked among nation's top 10 teams in the DI college hockey polls throughout the majority of the 2013-14 season...is most likely the first player from Alabama to be named a top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award...in 2013-14, Dowd became the 25th player in SCSU Division I history to score 100-plus career points. Dowd currently ranks 15th in the team charts with 121 career points (52g/69a)...led SCSU to runner-up spot at NCAA West Regional in 2014.2012-13: Named to 2013 All-WCHA Academic team and WCHA Scholar-Athlete list...Dowd tied a team record in 2012-13 with five game winners...ranked among team leaders with 47 blocked shots...had four power play goals and one empty netter in 2012-13...+6 on the plus/minus...enjoyed 12 multi-point games in 2012-13...had two goals and one helper in 5-1 win at UMD on Nov. 24, 2012...also posted two goals in a 3-0 win at Denver on Nov. 2, 2012...Dowd opened 2012-13 by scoring 17 points (8 goals) in first 12 games of the season... stepped into media spotlight as one of six SCSU players to grow their hair out during 2012-13 for Locks of Love program...will serve as a team captain in 2013-14.
2011-12: 2012 Academic All-WCHA and 2012 WCHA Scholar-Athlete...Dowd played in 39 games for the Huskies during the 2011-12 campaign...ranked seventh on team with 24 points (11g/13a)...enjoyed four multi-point games as a sophomore, including a 1g/2a effort in an 8-3 win over UAA on Feb. 18, 2012...also had 1g/1a in a 5-1 victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 3, 2012 and a 7-2 win over the Badgers at the NHC on Nov. 5, 2011...was +2 on the season...scored first SHG of his career on Nov. 4, 2011 vs. UW...also had two power play goals for the Huskies in 2011-12...carded 39 blocked shots...named team's Most Determined Player in 2011-12.
2010-11: Played in 36 games for SCSU in his first season with the team... recorded 18 points on five goals and 13 assists... tallied two assists in four different games... had a three-point night on Dec. 30 vs Miami, including the game winner in a 4-3 SCSU victory... added another game-winning goal on Jan. 21 at Bemidji State in a 2-1 victory... took home WCHA Rookie of the Week honors in two consecutive weeks (Jan. 5 and Jan. 11)...named MVP of the 2010 Florida College Hockey Classic.
Prior to SCSU: Prior to SCSU: A 2008 graduate of Culver Military Academy...lettered in hockey and baseball during his prep tenure at Culver Academy, which is the same school that SCSU’s Matt Chapman and Sam Zabkowicz attended...played junior hockey with Indiana of the USHL in 2009-10, and scored 18g/27 for the Ice...played at Wenatchee in the NAHL during the 2008-09 season...a 2009 draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings (7th round/198th pick).
