Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Babi na gaba a cikin aikin Dowd ya fara ne a ranar 23 ga Yuni, 2000, lokacin da Minnesota Wild ta zaɓe shi a lokacin 2000 NHL Expansion Draft. A ranar 4 ga Maris, 2004, bayan kusan yanayi huɗu tare da Wild, an yi musayar sa zuwa Montreal Canadiens a musayar zagaye na huɗu na zagaye a cikin
A shekara ta 2004. Bayan kakar wasa, Dowd ya zama wakili mai kyauta mara iyaka kuma ya sanya hannu tare da Hamburg Freezers na Jamus yayin kulle-kulle na NHL na 2004-05. Bayan kulle-kulle, a ranar 5 ga Agusta, 2005, ya sanya hannu tare da Chicago Blackhawks.