Rob Cowie was elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of ice hockey. Cowie, Class of '91, left NU as the top goal scoring defenseman and an All­ ~ American to enjoy 13-year career in professional hockey. He came to the Huskies from the St. Mike's Junior B Buzzers where he was voted the team's MVP in 1987. A 1986 graduate of Saint Michaels College Boys School in North York, Ontario he also played baseball, basketball, and volleyball. His freshman season of 1987-' 88 was a spectacular one for Northeastern. They finished 21-13-3, won the Beanpot and the Hockey East Tournament, and advanced to (9.,..- the NCAAs. As a rookie he was the team's leading scoring defensem n with seven goals and eight assists for 15 points. In his sophomore year his scoring talents blossomed with seven goals, 34 assists for 41 points. His talents earned him accolades such as All-New England and All-Hockey East. That year NU was third in Hockey East with an 18-16-2 record but ~?eliminated in the league playoffs. His junior year NU was 16-19-2 and was again eliminated from the league playoffs. Cowie had his best scoring season ever with 14 goals and 31 assists for 45 points. The awards again piled in, All-New England, All-Hockey East and most importantly All-America. His senior year of 1990-'91 he was elected captain but the Huskies struggled to an 8-25-2 record. Cowie had another strong year with 18 goals and 23 assists for 41 points. For the third straight year he was voted All-New England and All-Hockey East. His career totals of 46 goals, 96 assists for 142 points made him the twelfth leading scorer in NU history and the second hi ghest for defensemen. His 18 goal s that season was the best ever by an NU blueliner as was hi s career 46 goals. Cowie closed out his Northeastern career by being selected the 1991 recipient of the Herb Gallagher Award as NU ' s finest senior male scholar/athlete. A steady Dean' s List student with a double Accounting Major plus All-America honors is a combination hard to beat. He went on to have a long and distinguished career in professional hockey. After three years of toiling in the AHL, he joined the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL for the seasons of 1994-95 and 1995-96. From 1999 to 2004 he played in Europe with stops in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Finland. Currently he is real estate in Scottsdale, Arizona. Cowie is married to the former Holly Wickstrom, '88, and has two children, Alexandra, four-years old, and Brooke, three. He is the treasurer of the NHL Alums in Phoenix and coaches midget hockey. .