Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - 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 da aka zaɓa na 2000 NHL. A ranar 4 ga Maris, 2004, bayan kusan yanayi huɗu tare da Wild, an yi musayar shi zuwa Montreal Canadiens a musayar zagaye na huɗu na zagaye a 2004
Ka yi haƙuri. 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.