Full name Joan Moreen McKowen Sport Ice Hockey Nationality Australian Name Joan McKowen | Spouse(s) Maxwell John McKowen Role Ice hockey player Country Australia | |
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Died September 15, 1992, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | ||
Joan Moreen McKowen (born Joan Moreen Scott, died September 15, 1992) was an Australian ice hockey figure, particularly known for her specialization in post game rehabilitation. She is commemorated by the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy, currently awarded in the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League. Joan was a qualified remedial masseuse that took part on post game rehabilitation, complimenting her husband Max who specialized in sports medicine and toured the world with Australian National ice hockey teams.
Contents
- Personal life
- Ice Hockey
- Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy
- Joan McKowen IHA National Teams Honour Board
- References
Personal life
Joan McKowen was born Joan Moreen Scott.
She was married to Maxwell John McKowen. On 5 July 1948 their engagement was announced.
Ice Hockey
Joan McKowen began her involvement in Australian Ice Hockey by tending to her sons own injuries and eventually volunteering to tend to the entire teams injuries. In 1982 Joan became a qualified remedial masseuse and then took part on post game rehabilitation, complimenting her husband Max who specialized in sports medicine and toured the world with Australian National ice hockey teams. Joan was the assistant for the 1986 Australian Youth Ice Hockey Team that competed in the Oceania championships held in Adelaide, South Australia.
Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy
After Joan McKowen died on September 15, 1992, a trophy was created in her memory and used as the award for the national senior women's ice hockey tournament until 2009. The trophy is called the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy. In 2010 the trophy was used to present to the winners of the champions of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League finals. The AWIHL is a national league for the most elite level of senior women's ice hockey players in Australia.
Joan McKowen IHA National Teams Honour Board
Joan McKowen's family have been maintaining an Honour Board in her honour which contains every Ice Hockey Australia national team player and official who represented Australia at a world championship dating back to the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. The sole intention of the Board is to remind the athletes of all disciplines on the proud history of the sport of ice hockey in Australia.