Rowe, a native of Succasunna NJ, entered Bridgeport on a one-year deal. The 27-year-old has two assists and a plus-two rating through six games of his third professional season. Prior to Bridgeport, he played two seasons with the Ontario Reign, the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, where he recorded 10 points (3G, 7A) and a plus-19 rating through 47 games in 2024-25.
The 6’1,” 209 lbs. blueliner is embracing his role as a stay-at-home defenseman in Bridgeport Head Coach Rocky Thompson’s energetic, aggressive system.
“I think I fit into Rocky’s system with simplicity, I’m a hard-nosed, grinder-type defenseman,” Rowe said. “Breaking pucks out, taking pride in making those five, six, seven-foot passes that lead to easy breakouts.”
Rowe credits his training at the Air Force Academy for turning him into person he is today. When he suits up for Bridgeport, he has the goal of making the academy proud.
“It turned me into a man that I’m proud of now,” Rowe said. “There’s no better organization than the United States military, it’s professional, it’s life-changing. They teach you respect, they teach you discipline, they teach you resiliency and grit.”
With his service in the Air Force ahead of him, Rowe gets to write his own story while carrying on his family’s legacy with honor and pride.
“Everything is full circle, even when you don’t realize it,” Rowe said. “The fact that I just so happen to go to the Air Force Academy and realizing that there is a legacy there, I’ll be able to pass that on. Who knows, maybe my grandson someday goes to the Air Force Academy and gets his prop and wings, finds my record books and sees mine, that would be pretty cool for my family.”