Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Kadib markii uu ka qalin jabiyay dugsiga hoose, Lukowich waxaa laga beddelay Jasiiradaha ilaa Dallas Stars wareegga seddexaad ee 1997 NHL Entry Draft
1da Juun, 1996kii. Wuxuu ku ciyaaray nidaamka Xiddigaha ee Michigan K-Wings ee Horyaalka Hockeyga Caalamiga ah (IHL) seddexdii xilli ciyaareed ee ugu horreeyay ee xirfadeed, isagoo ku guuleystey wicitaanada NHL ee Xiddigaha 1997<unk>98 iyo 1998<unk>99. Lukowich wuxuu ka qeyb qaatay xiddigaha 1999 Stanley Cup horyaalnimada, isagoo ka soo muuqday siddeed ciyaarood inta lagu gudajiray ciyaaraha, laakiin uma qalmin inuu magaciisa ku daro Koobka. Sannadkii 1999-2000, wuxuu la sii joogay xiddigaha waqtiga buuxa wuxuuna diiwaan galiyay afar dhibcood in ka badan 60 kulan xilli ciyaareedkiisii ugu horreeyay ee NHL, celcelis ahaan ku dhawaad 12 daqiiqo oo baraf ah.