She is commemorated by the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy, currently awarded in the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League.

She was a qualified remedial masseuse, complementing her husband Max who specialised in sports medicine, and toured the world with Australian National ice hockey teams.

In 1982 she became a qualified remedial masseuse and then took part in post-game rehabilitation, complementing her husband Max who specialised in sports medicine, and toured the world with Australian National ice hockey teams.

[2] McKowen was the assistant for the 1986 Australian Youth Ice Hockey team that competed in the Oceania championships held in Adelaide, South Australia.

The sole intention of the board is to remind the athletes of all disciplines of the proud history of the sport of ice hockey in Australia.