Editing Kevin Lowe (section)

== Post playing career ==
Lowe joined the Oilers staff in 1998 as an assistant coach. In 1999, he took over head coaching duties from [[Ron Low]]. He was head coach for just a single season, winning 32 out of 82 games (32-26-16-8), and getting the Oilers to the first round of the playoffs where they fell to the Dallas Stars in five games. He was promoted to general manager of the Oilers in 2000 when long-time GM [[Glen Sather]] left for the [[New York Rangers]]. He remained the Oilers' Executive Vice President and General Manager until the 2008–09 season when he was promoted to President of Hockey Operations.

Lowe has also been responsible for assisting Canadian national hockey teams. He was a member of the management team for the Canadian men's ice hockey team at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] that won the gold medal and was also named a manager for the 2004 [[World Cup of Hockey]] team. In addition, he has managed Team Canada at [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Hockey Championships]].

In 2005, the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] created the [[Kevin Lowe Trophy|Kevin Lowe Trophy (Trophée Kevin Lowe)]], awarded annually to the player in the QMJHL judged to be the best defensive defenceman.

In the 2006–2007 NHL offseason, Lowe offered contracts to restricted free agents [[Thomas Vanek]], which was matched by the [[Buffalo Sabres]], then to Anaheim forward [[Dustin Penner]], which was signed. Following the offer sheet to Penner, [[Brian Burke (ice hockey)|Brian Burke]], then-GM of the [[Anaheim Ducks]], publicly blamed Lowe for inflation in player salaries, accusing Lowe of "colossal stupidity."<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|last1=Cox|first1=Damien|title=It's all about the dough? Not so in this Burke-Lowe feud|url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=cox_damien&id=3056977|website=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN|access-date=16 December 2017|date=10 October 2007}}</ref> Then head coach [[Craig MacTavish]] responded by referring Burke to the [[Wizard of Oz (character)|Wizard of Oz]], "You comb his hair, put a white shirt on, wheel him out in front of the camera and he'll say whatever you guys want."<ref>{{cite web|title=Oilers GM Lowe fires back at Ducks' Burke|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/oilers-gm-lowe-fires-back-at-ducks-burke-1.728423|website=CBC.ca|publisher=CBC News|access-date=16 December 2017|date=5 July 2008}}</ref><ref name="ESPN"/> Lowe did not respond to Burke's attacks until July 4, 2008, on a local radio show, Total Sports with Bob Stauffer, calling Burke a "moron" and "a media junkie."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242742 |title=Bettman tries to put an end to Burke/Lowe feud |access-date=December 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019202315/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242742 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bettman Orders Burke, Lowe To "Cease and Desist" Bickering|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2008/07/Issue-200/Franchises/Bettman-Orders-Burke-Lowe-To-Cease-And-Desist-Bickering.aspx|website=sportsbusinessdaily.com|access-date=16 December 2017|date=8 July 2008}}</ref>

Lowe's No.&nbsp;4 was not retired by the Oilers until 2021;<ref>{{cite web|title=Oilers to retire Hall of Famer Kevin Lowe's No. 4 in November|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/oilers-retire-hall-famer-kevin-lowes-no-4-november/sn-amp/|website=Sportsnet.ca|access-date=3 October 2021|date=20 September 2021}}</ref> he had been the only player in the Oilers' NHL history to wear No.&nbsp;4 until he issued it to [[Taylor Hall]], the Oilers' first-overall draft pick in 2010. [[Kris Russell]] wore No.&nbsp;4 for the Oilers as well until the beginning of the 2021-2022 season.

In 2021, Lowe was appointed to the board of directors for Play On! Canada. Play On! Canada is the world's largest road hockey tournament.<ref>{{cite web |last1=World Records |first1=Guinness|title=Largest street hockey tournament |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-street-hockey-tournament |website=Guinness World Records |access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref>