Oilers Legend Kevin Lowe (2/12/26)

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Bob Stauffer 0:00

Hey, it's Bob Stauffer. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Oilers Now ad-free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. All right. Welcome back, everybody. It's 5.08 in oil country. Bob Stauffer joining you. And we will tell you Oilers Now brought to you by our title sponsor, World of Spas. Our spotlight conversation is coming up in 37 seconds time with former Edmonton Oilers President and GM and a member of, I think, at least two Canadian Olympic teams. And I think he went two for two. Kevin Lowe coming up shortly. The Order Spotlight Conversation brought to you by Cowan Graphics, from fleet wraps to signage, quality graphics solutions. Without compromise, visit cowan.ca. Of course, keep texting us on the Ashley Five Floors text line at 780-451-8800.

Bob Stauffer 0:50

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Bob Stauffer 1:41

Hello, Kevin. How are you doing?

Kevin Lowe 1:43

Hey, Stopp, I'm doing great, and I don't want to have to correct you right out of the gate here, but it's three gold medals, 2002, 2010, 2014, with a little bit of a blip in Torino in 2006. So you were on...

Bob Stauffer 1:58

Okay. So here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to blame elite prospects because they've, I looked it up and I'm like, wait a sec here. They only had you on the Oh two and on the 2014 team. So you were also on the Oh six of the 2010 team as well, obviously.

Kevin Lowe 2:17

correct yeah the first 2002 2006 with Wayne Gretzky and then Wayne stepped down and I was you know figured I was done as well and then out of the blue I got a call from Steve Iserman and uh and it's such a prestigious opportunity to at any level like whether you're a trainer or a scout or or a coach or a manager or a player to play for your country it's just amazing especially at the Olympics so You want to let other guys, other people in the business get the opportunity. But Stevie, I knew Stevie pretty well, and he said, listen, we want to have at least one guy from the previous years, and we'd really like you to join our group for Vancouver. And, of course, it was Vancouver. I was like, how can you not be in Canada and be a part of that?

Kevin Lowe 3:04

And then when we were going to Sochi in 2014, it was like, Well, I got to go to Russia and beat the Russians on, you know, be part of a team that beats the Russians right on their home soil. So I was a little gluttonous, but lots of fun.

Bob Stauffer 3:19

Well, three for four is not bad. I should have remembered that you went at 06. God rest his soul. John Sexsmith, Robin Brownlee. And we were the three guys that picked you guys to beat Detroit that year. Steve Eisenman's last game as it turned out ever. But I remember getting an automated conversation with one of the writers about your body of work at the trade deadline and what you might be able to do. And he didn't like what I had to say. I just remember the old six year. Because Pronger was in Edmonton that year and he'd had a tough Olympics. But that's first get. to oh two how much pressure was on you guys because you know canada had one in 50 years and how much of that pressure did you know oxygen oxygen did wayne gretzky take out a room after the 3-3 game against the czechs uh that was really a really a big turning point um

Kevin Lowe 4:11

You know, the background on Wayne being chosen by Bob Nicholson and Hockey Canada lead the 0-2 team after, you know, a lot of Canadians would, or some Canadians would call the 98 a failure.