Justin Dowling

Justin Dowling (born October 1, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Not selected in any NHL Entry Draft, Dowling played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Swift Current Broncos. In his final season with the Broncos in 2010–11, he served as team captain and contributed 20 goals and 67 points in 63 games. Unable to lead the Broncos to the playoffs, Dowling made his professional debut in the American Hockey League (AHL) after initially signing an amateur try-out contract with the Abbotsford Heat on March 25, 2011.
Dowling started the 2012–13 season in the ECHL with the Idaho Steelheads,] but midway through the season, the AHL's Texas Stars signed Dowling to a standard AHL contract.
In his first full season with Texas, Dowling continued to impress at the AHL level and was rewarded with a two-year contract with the team's NHL affiliate, the Dallas Stars, on March 26, 2014. Dowling cemented his offensive role with Texas, contributing amongst the teams leaders with 50 and 46 points over the tenure of his initial contract with the Stars.
On May 31, 2016, Dowling signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with Dallas. He began the 2016–17 season in the AHL, but after an offensive flourish in his first five games, he received his first NHL call-up by Dallas on October 25, 2016. He made his NHL debut that same night, contributing one assist in a 3–2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. After two games with Dallas, Dowling was returned to Texas on October 29, 2016.
On May 8, 2017, Dowling signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with Dallas. He scored his first career NHL goal on November 13, 2019 in a 3–1 win over the Calgary Flames.
==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
2006–07 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 		3 	0 	3 	3 	0 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2007–08 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 		71 	7 	21 	28 	4 		12 	4 	3 	7 	2
2008–09 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 		71 	22 	44 	66 	16 		7 	2 	4 	6 	0
2009–10 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 		72 	32 	46 	78 	19 		4 	2 	2 	4 	2
2010–11 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 		63 	20 	47 	67 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		8 	1 	3 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Utah Grizzlies 	ECHL 		26 	6 	18 	24 	6 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2011–12 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		22 	1 	1 	2 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		34 	13 	33 	46 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		38 	16 	14 	30 	4 		9 	1 	3 	4 	2
2013–14 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		74 	12 	35 	47 	8 		14 	4 	10 	14 	4
2014–15 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		65 	24 	26 	50 	22 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2015–16 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		52 	11 	35 	46 	10 		4 	2 	1 	3 	0
2016–17 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		49 	8 	20 	28 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		9 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		65 	13 	28 	41 	18 		22 	4 	13 	17 	2
2018–19 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		62 	13 	40 	53 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		11 	0 	1 	1 	0 		13 	0 	2 	2 	0
2019–20 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		29 	3 	3 	6 	8 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2019–20 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		3 	0 	3 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		49 	3 	6 	9 	10 		13 	0 	2 	2 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and achievements==
Awards 	Year	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
Calder Cup (Texas Stars)	2014	
==References==
==External links==
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