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Adam was able to earn bragging rights on Wednesday as he scored a goal in the Jets 2-1 victory over the Kings.

“I couldn’t ask for more,” said Lowry. “To score a goal and we win the game.”

Dave spoke with members of the media prior to puck drop and insisted he was trying to treat this like any other game, even though there was some special significance attached.

“When we took the job here, we knew that this day would come,” said Dave. “It’s a moment we’ll look forward to and enjoy it. (Adam) is going to play his game. As a dad, you’re proud, but you want to make sure the focus is on your hockey team.”

Dave is also proud of the player Adam has grown into.

“(The Jets) have done a great job in developing his skill. I know he takes a lot of pride in the role that he plays,” said Dave. “He gets hard match-ups and heavy minutes against some really good players and it’s something that he really relishes.”

The only thing missing on this night was the presence of Adam’s brother Joel in the Kings’ lineup.

Joel, who was chosen by the Kings in the fifth round of the 2011 NHL Draft, spent the past two seasons in the organization but is currently on an ECHL contract and has six goals and 16 points in 16 games to lead the Manchester Monarchs in scoring.

Joel also has 81 American Hockey League games on his resume as a member of the Ontario Reign.

Adam joked that the NHL lockout paved the way for Dave to one day become an NHL coach.

“He used to help out in spring hockey a lot, it was easier once the (NHL) season was done,” said Adam. “During the NHL lockout year in 2004-05, that was my first year of Peewee and we kind of joke that we gave him a kick-start for his NHL coaching gig. We were the Bow Valley Flames back then and I would have been 12 years old. It was awesome. That was the only time he coached my winter hockey team, but I have a lot of fond memories from that year.”