Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Chitsauko chinotevera mubasa raDowd chakatanga musi waJune 23, 2000, apo Minnesota Wild yakamusarudza panguva ye2000 NHL Expansion Draft. Musi waKurume 4, 2004, mushure memwaka inenge mina neWild, akachinjirwa kuMontreal Canadiens mukutsinhana nedrafti yechina-kutenderera mu
Muna 2004. Mushure memwaka, Dowd akazova asina rusununguko akasununguka uye akasaina neGermany Hamburg Freezers panguva ye2004-05 NHL lockout. Kutevera kuvharwa, musi waAugust 5, 2005, akasaina neChicago Blackhawks.