Nic Dowd played with the Wenatchee Wild in their inaugural 2008-2009 season in the NAHL. loading...

It was his first and only year here in the Wenatchee Valley.

After his productive season, he caught the attention of scouts from the LA Kings in the NHL. He was drafted in the 7th round and then played a season in the USHL.

Nic eventually played four college hockey seasons at St. Cloud State in Minnesota.

33-year-old Nic Dowd, an NHL vet with the Washington Capitals, was recently featured in a USA TODAY column.

Nic credited his future success to his parents - Alan and Liz Dowd

His mom and dad both grew up in England and earned a career in the medical field. Nic's dad was a doctor, and his mom was a nurse in Huntsville, Alabama.

Alan and Liz got all three boys into ice hockey.

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