Editing Kevin Lowe (section)

== Background and early career ==
In 1976 Lowe joined the [[Quebec Remparts]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]]. An Anglophone, he learned [[French language|French]] as the team used it, and in 1978 was named [[captain (ice hockey)|captain]], the first English captain in team history.<ref>{{harvnb|Lowe|Fischler|Fischler|1988|pp=121–122}}</ref> Over 201 games with the Remparts Lowe scored 42 goals and 131 assists for 173 points, along with 245 PIM. At one point he was in negotiations with the [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] of the [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA), but was reluctant to join them, and when it was announced the Bulls would not [[1979 NHL expansion|join the NHL]] the point was moot.<ref>{{harvnb|Lowe|Fischler|Fischler|1988|pp=117–118}}</ref>

He was drafted in the first round, 21st overall, of the 1979 [[NHL Entry Draft]] by the Edmonton Oilers, the franchise's first-ever NHL draft selection.