Carter Rowney (born May 10, 1989) is a

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professional

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currently under contract with

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of the

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called Penny (supermarket), PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga) (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a professional ice hockey league in Germany and the highest division in German i ...

(DEL). Rowney has previously played in the

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(NHL) for the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confere ...

and

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

Playing career

Rowney played

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with the

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of the

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(AJHL). Having not been selected in any NHL Entry Draft, Rowney attended the

University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota (UND) is a Public university, public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It was established by the Dakota Territory, Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishm ...

, where he majored in managerial finance. He played collegiate hockey for North Dakota's ice hockey team in the

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(WCHA) from 2009 to 2013. In

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and 2011–12, Rowney was named to the All-WCHA Academic Team. On September 18, 2012, North Dakota suspended Rowney (along with teammates Andrew MacWilliam,

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and

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) for the opening game of the 2012–13 season because of a violation of team rules that occurred during a team party. On April 9, 2013, Rowney signed an amateur tryout agreement with the

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of the

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(AHL). On October 3, 2013, Rowney signed an AHL contract with the

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (sometimes known as the WBS Penguins) are a professional ice hockey team based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Pengui ...

. He re-signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on July 24, 2014, on another one-year AHL contract. On March 9, 2016, after three seasons playing with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and the

Wheeling Nailers The Wheeling Nailers are a professional ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey Lea ...

of the

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, Rowney signed his first NHL contract, a two-year, two-way contract with the

worth an average annual value of $612,500. He was named the AHL Player of the Month for March 2016, recording 17 points in 12 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Rowney made his NHL debut on January 31, 2017, in Pittsburgh's game against the

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. On February 4, Rowney recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a

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goal against the

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. On March 17, 2017, Rowney scored his first NHL goal, against

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goaltender

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in a 6–4 Penguins win. On June 11, 2017, after a 2–0 shutout victory over Nashville, Rowney won his first

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with the Penguins. In the 2017–18 season, Rowney was injured on October 21, 2017, suffering a broken hand after blocking a shot against the

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. He returned to the line-up on November 24 after missing 14 games. He was injured again on January 2, suffering an upper-body injury during a game against the

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. He returned to game action on February 2, missing 11 games. Following five seasons with the Penguins organization, on July 2, 2018, Rowney left as a free agent to sign a three-year contract with the

. In his first two seasons with the Ducks, Rowney recorded his most productive seasons at the NHL level, recording a career high 20 points in the season, followed by 19 points in the campaign. Entering the final year of his contract with the Ducks, Rowney was limited by injury to just 19 games in the shortened season, recording 6 assists. As a free agent from the rebuilding Ducks, Rowney was signed to a one-year, $825,000 contract with the Detroit Red Wings on September 2, 2021. Following six seasons in the NHL, Rowney having concluded his contract with the Red Wings opted to continue his professional career abroad, signing a one-year contract with German club, Löwen Frankfurt of the DEL, on September 12, 2022.

Personal life

In August 2016, Rowney married Danielle Luetzen, a former North Dakota volleyball player. Their first child, Anders, was born on May 14, 2017.

Career statistics

Awards and honours

References

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