Mark Mowers

Mark Mowers (born February 16, 1974) is a professional ice hockey forward who last played for the Fribourg-Gotteron in the Swiss National League A during the 2010-11 season. He had previously played in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, and Anaheim Ducks.
==Playing career==
Undrafted, Mowers played collegiate hockey at the University of New Hampshire. Mark played high school hockey in Whitestown, NY, graduating from Whitesboro High School. After his senior year, in which he was named to the East First All-American Team, Mowers was signed as a free agent by the Nashville Predators on August 1, 1998.
Mowers made his NHL debut in the 1998–99 season, his first pro season, with the Predators. Mowers played in 30 games with the Preds and spilt the season with affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. Mark spent the next three seasons with the Predators unable to secure a regular first team spot.
On August 6, 2002, Mowers signed a contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Mowers was assigned to affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins for the 2002–03 season and scored 81 points in 78 games, to earn a spot in the AHL All-Star Second Team. In the following 2003–04 season, Mowers started to year with the Griffins before he was recalled by the Red Wings on November 19, 2003. Mowers impressed in a checking line role and established a regular place in the team. Mowers suffered a foot injury towards to the end of the season and missed the playoffs.
During the 2004 NHL Lockout, Mowers went abroad to play with the Malmo Redhawks of the SEL and Swiss team Fribourg-Gotteron. Mowers returned to the Red Wings upon the 2005–06 season and was used as a reserve forward, playing in 46 games.
On July 6, 2006, Mowers signed a two-year contract with the Boston Bruins, following former Red Wings head coach Dave Lewis. Mowers played in a career high 78 games in the 2006–07 season and posted 17 points.
Prior to the 2007–08 season, on September 24, 2007, Mowers was traded by the Bruins to the Anaheim Ducks for Brett Skinner and Nathan Saunders. Mark played sparingly in only 17 games with the Ducks and accepted a loan to SC Bern of the NLA for the remainder of the season on November 30, 2007.
Mowers returned to his former Swiss team, Fribourg-Gotteron, for the 2008–09 season.
==Awards and achievements==
*1994–95 HE Rookie of the Year
*1994–95 HE All-Rookie Team
*1997–98 NCAA East First All-American Team
*1998–99 IHL Ken McKenzie Trophy
*2002–03 AHL All-Star Second Team
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1993–94 	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL 		47 	51 	31 	82 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		36 	13 	23 	36 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		34 	21 	26 	47 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		39 	26 	32 	58 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		35 	25 	31 	56 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		30 	0 	6 	6 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 		51 	14 	22 	36 	24 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 		23 	11 	15 	26 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		41 	4 	5 	9 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 		63 	25 	25 	50 	54 		5 	1 	2 	3 	2
2001–02 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		14 	1 	2 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		45 	19 	20 	39 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 		78 	34 	47 	81 	47 		15 	3 	4 	7 	4
2003–04 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 		16 	8 	6 	14 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		52 	3 	8 	11 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Malmo Redhawks 	SEL 		9 	2 	0 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	HC Fribourg-Gotteron 	NLA 		3 	2 	0 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		46 	4 	11 	15 	16 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2006–07 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		78 	5 	12 	17 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		17 	1 	0 	1 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	SC Bern 	NLA 		10 	2 	4 	6 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HC Fribourg-Gotteron 	NLA 		23 	3 	8 	11 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Fribourg-Gotteron 	NLA 		42 	13 	25 	38 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	HC Fribourg-Gotteron 	NLA 		28 	6 	8 	14 	38 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		278 	18 	44 	62 	70 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Personal==
He is married to former UNH gymnast Jana (Reardon) Mowers.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1974
Category:American ice hockey players
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