Adam Lowry is Winnipeg's de facto No. 2 centre, making his extended absence a troubling item for the top team in the West.

The Jets lost their captain Adam Lowry last Monday in a game against Utah when he went down in the 1st period, played the remainder of the opening 20 minutes but didn’t play the rest of the game. Two days later his bench boss Scott Arniel advised that Lowry would be out week to week with an upper-body injury.

Raised in the booming metropolis of Altona, Man., Ken Wiebe grew up wanting to play in the NHL, but after realizing his hands were more adept at typing than scoring, he shifted his attention to cover his favourite sport as a writer.

Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury that occurred Monday against the Utah Hockey Club. Lowry awkwardly crashed into the boards during the first period and missed the next two periods.

Once February hits, second-line centre chatter is as inevitable as frostbite in this city. But Adam Lowry has shown he very well may be capable of handling that role effectively this season.

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Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Ariel announced that captain Adam Lowry will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Lowry was injured during Monday night’s loss versus Utah Hockey Club when he crashed into the boards during the first period of play and did not return.

According to Mike McIntyre, Winnipeg Jets center Adam Lowry (undisclosed) sustained an injury during Monday's loss to the Utah Hockey Club. Lowry sustained the injury during the opening frame and did not return to the ice.

The Jets summoned top forward prospect Brad Lambert from AHL Manitoba on Friday, per a team announcement. They had an open spot on the active roster after placing captain Adam Lowry on injured reserve earlier this week, so no corresponding transaction is required.

The captain of the Winnipeg Jets was forced to leave Monday's game against the Utah Hockey Club after only one period.

Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry has been labelled week-to-week with an upper-body injury by head coach Scott Arniel.

Forward Adam Lowry has been listed as week-to-week with an upper-body injury, Jets head coach Scott Arniel told reporters Wednesday, per Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press. The team later announced Lowry’s placement on injured reserve retroactive to Jan.