Dhameystir weedha soo socota: December 19, 1995, wax ka yar lix bilood ka dib markii uu ka caawiyay Devils qabsashada Stanley Cup, Dowd waxaa lagu beddelay (oo ay weheliyaan 1997 wareega labaad ee doorashada) Hartford Whalers oo lagu beddelay Jocelyn Lemieux iyo wareega labaad ee doorashada
Sanadkii 1998. Kadib isla maalintaas, Hartford waxay Dowd (oo ay weheliyaan František Kučera iyo isla xulashada wareega labaad ee 1997) u beddeleen Vancouver Canucks si ay ugu beddelaan Jeff Brown iyo xulashada wareega shanaad ee 1998. Dowd wuxuu ciyaaray 38 kulan oo kaliya xilli ciyaareedka caadiga ah iyo hal kulan oo playoff ah oo loogu talagalay Canucks.