Carter Rowney

Carter Rowney (born May 10, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently under contract with Löwen Frankfurt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Rowney has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings.

Carter Rowney
Rowney with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017
Born (1989-05-10) May 10, 1989
Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams		 Löwen Frankfurt
Pittsburgh Penguins
Anaheim Ducks
Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Rowney played junior hockey with the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).[1]

Having not been selected in any NHL Entry Draft, Rowney attended the University of North Dakota, where he majored in managerial finance.[2] He played collegiate hockey for North Dakota's ice hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) from 2009 to 2013.[3] In 2010–11 and 2011–12, Rowney was named to the All-WCHA Academic Team.[4][5] On September 18, 2012, North Dakota suspended Rowney (along with teammates Andrew MacWilliam, Corban Knight and Danny Kristo) for the opening game of the 2012–13 season because of a violation of team rules that occurred during a team party.[6][7][8]

On April 9, 2013, Rowney signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League (AHL).[9] On October 3, 2013, Rowney signed an AHL contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[10] He re-signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on July 24, 2014, on another one-year AHL contract.[11]

On March 9, 2016, after three seasons playing with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, Rowney signed his first NHL contract, a two-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth an average annual value of $612,500.[12] He was named the AHL Player of the Month for March 2016, recording 17 points in 12 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.[13]

Rowney made his NHL debut on January 31, 2017, in Pittsburgh's game against the Nashville Predators.[14] On February 4, Rowney recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a Kris Letang goal against the St. Louis Blues.[2] On March 17, 2017, Rowney scored his first NHL goal, against New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid in a 6–4 Penguins win.[15] On June 11, 2017, after a 2–0 shutout victory over Nashville, Rowney won his first Stanley Cup with the Penguins.[16]

In the 2017–18 season, Rowney was injured on October 21, 2017, suffering a broken hand after blocking a shot against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He returned to the line-up on November 24 after missing 14 games.[17][18][19] He was injured again on January 2, suffering an upper-body injury during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers.[20] He returned to game action on February 2, missing 11 games.[21]

Following five seasons with the Penguins organization, on July 2, 2018, Rowney left as a free agent to sign a three-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[22] In his first two seasons with the Ducks, Rowney recorded his most productive seasons at the NHL level, recording a career high 20 points in the 2018–19 season, followed by 19 points in the 2019–20 campaign. Entering the final year of his contract with the Ducks, Rowney was limited by injury to just 19 games in the shortened 2020–21 season, recording 6 assists.

As a free agent from the rebuilding Ducks, Rowney was signed to a one-year, $825,000 contract with the Detroit Red Wings on September 2, 2021.[23]

Following six seasons in the NHL, Rowney having concluded his contract with the Red Wings opted to continue his professional career abroad, signing a one-year contract with German club, Löwen Frankfurt of the DEL, on September 12, 2022.[24]

Personal life

In August 2016, Rowney married Danielle Luetzen, a former North Dakota volleyball player.[25][26] Their first child, Anders, was born on May 14, 2017.[27]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Grande Prairie Storm AJHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Grande Prairie Storm AJHL 42 7 12 19 28 6 0 0 0 2
2007–08 Grande Prairie Storm AJHL 52 16 15 31 47 — — — — —
2008–09 Grande Prairie Storm AJHL 62 35 43 78 71 19 12 6 18 10
2009–10 U. of North Dakota WCHA 39 1 7 8 23 — — — — —
2010–11 U. of North Dakota WCHA 28 3 2 5 14 — — — — —
2011–12 U. of North Dakota WCHA 42 18 15 33 18 — — — — —
2012–13 U. of North Dakota WCHA 41 10 17 27 10 — — — — —
2012–13 Abbotsford Heat AHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 39 13 31 44 19 — — — — —
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 24 2 2 4 6 7 0 2 2 2
2014–15 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 5 1 6 7 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 63 10 21 31 31 8 2 2 4 4
2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 74 24 32 56 37 10 4 8 12 6
2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 26 10 11 21 15 — — — — —
2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 3 4 7 4 20 0 3 3 4
2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 2 3 5 4 3 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 62 7 13 20 12 — — — — —
2019–20 Anaheim Ducks NHL 71 8 11 19 14 — — — — —
2020–21 Anaheim Ducks NHL 19 0 6 6 2 — — — — —
2021–22 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 4 2 6 0 — — — — —
2022–23 Löwen Frankfurt DEL 55 21 37 58 14 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 249 24 39 63 36 23 0 3 3 4

Awards and honours
Award Year
AJHL
North All-Star Team 2009
Playoff MVP 2009
College
All-Academic Team 2011, 2012
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2017 [16]

References
  1. "Former Storm Rowney Gets NHL Call". www.ajhl.ca.
  2. "For Carter Rowney, the unconventional path to the NHL has been well worth it". Post-Gazette. February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  3. "Carter Rowney eager to take the ice for Penguins". Post-Gazette. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. "2011 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five Gets Underway Thursday as North Dakota, Denver, Minnesota Duluth, Colorado College, Alaska Anchorage, Bemidji State Descend on Saint Paul" (PDF) (Press release).
  5. "UMD's Jack Connolly Named WCHA Player of the Year, UND's Brad Eidsness is WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year to Highlight 2011–12 Men's Individual Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release).
  6. "North Dakota captains to miss season opener after team party ends in violation of team rules". September 18, 2012.
  7. "College hockey: North Dakota suspensions send stern message". September 18, 2012.
  8. "North Dakota Suspends Captains for Opener".
  9. "Senior Rowney inks deal with AHL's Abbotsford Heat".
  10. "FOUR PLAYERS SIGN WITH WBS". October 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013.
  11. "GOERS AND ROWNEY SIGN WITH W-B/SCRANTON". July 24, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016.
  12. "Penguins sign forward Carter Rowney to two-year deal". Pittsburgh Penguins. March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  13. "Carter Rowney Named CCM/AHL Player of the Month". NHL.com.
  14. "AHL SLAP SHOTS – FEBRUARY 1, 2017 – Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins". February 1, 2017.
  15. "Rowney's first goal wins it for Pens". NHL.com.
  16. "Penguins repeat as Stanley Cup champions". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  17. "Stamkos boosts Lightning past Penguins". NHL.com.
  18. Bombulie, Jonathan. "Penguins notebook: Evgeni Malkin sits, Jake Guentzel moves to center". TribLIVE.com.
  19. "Pastrnak, Bruins defeat Penguins for fourth straight victory". NHL.com.
  20. Adamski, Chris. "Penguins' Brian Dumoulin, Carter Rowney out; Tristan Jarry practices". TribLIVE.com.
  21. Adamski, Chris. "Penguins' Carter Rowney activated off IR, plays vs. Capitals". TribLIVE.com.
  22. "Ducks sign six in free agency". Anaheim Ducks. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  23. "Red Wings sign free agent forward Carter Rowney". Detroit Red Wings. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  24. "NHL experienced Carter Rowney comes to Frankfurt" (in German). Löwen Frankfurt. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  25. "Rowney raises Stanley".
  26. "A YEAR IN THE LIFE : CARTER ROWNEY – Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins". July 12, 2017.
  27. "Inside Scoop: Rowney Becomes a Dad". NHL.com.
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