Joe Kowal

Joseph Douglas Kowal (February 3, 1956 – July 25, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played 22 games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres between 1976 and 1978. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1981, was spent in the minor American Hockey League.

He was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, by the Sabres in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, after his performance as part of the 1975-76 OMJHL J. Ross Robertson Cup and the 1976 Memorial Cup Champion Hamilton Fincups, after previously playing junior in both OPJAHL Whitby and in Oshawa.

Kowal died on July 25, 2023, at the age of 67.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Whitby Knob Hill Farms	OPJAHL		38	12	13	25	47		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		61	18	26	44	93		5	1	0	1	12
1975–76	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		4	0	2	2	13		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Hamilton Fincups	OMJHL		52	32	45	77	100		10	5	4	9	39
1975–76	Hamilton Fincups	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		3	1	0	1	17
1976–77	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		16	0	5	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Hershey Bears	AHL		46	13	17	30	75		2	0	0	0	8
1977–78	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		6	0	0	0	7		2	0	0	0	0
1977–78	Hershey Bears	AHL		45	14	16	30	48		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Springfield Indians	AHL		12	3	3	6	10		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Binghamton Dusters	AHL		52	17	31	48	75		10	1	1	2	16
1979–80	Rochester Americans	AHL		66	20	27	47	139		3	0	0	0	4
1980–81	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		34	1	10	11	166		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				255	68	104	172	513		15	1	1	2	28
NHL totals				22	0	5	5	13		2	0	0	0	0

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