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Jets captain Lowry to miss start of next season after hip surgery

Winnipeg says the successful surgery carries a five-to-six-month recovery that could keep Lowry out of the 2025–26 season opener.

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Overview

  • Lowry recorded career highs of 16 goals, four game-winning goals and a plus-18 rating in 73 games this season.
  • He added four goals in 13 playoff appearances, including the Game 7 double-overtime clincher against St. Louis.
  • The 32-year-old centre was named team captain before 2024–25 and helped the Jets secure the Presidents’ Trophy.
  • Drafted by Winnipeg in the third round of 2011, Lowry has amassed 121 goals and 152 assists over 775 career games.
  • He enters the final year of a five-year, US$16.25 million contract and is set for unrestricted free agency next summer.