37 year old Cowan signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames in 1995 and played over 200 games with the Saint John Flames in four seasons between 1996-2000.
He hails from Scarborough, Ontario spending parts of 8 seasons in Calgary, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Vancouver.
He spent another 3 seasons in the AHL and one in Germany before retiring in 2012.
Cowan is expected to be behind the bench when the Sea Dogs host the Screaming Eagles on Friday night at Harbour Station.
