Brad Brown

Bradley Lorne Brown (born December 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Brad Brown
Brown with the Toronto Marlies in 2006
Born (1975-12-27) December 27, 1975
Baie Verte, Newfoundland, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
Minnesota Wild
Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft 18th overall, 1994
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1995–2009

Playing career

As a youth, Brown played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.[1]

Brown played junior hockey with the North Bay Centennials and Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League. He received the OHL Humanitarian of the Year in 1994–95. Brown was drafted in the first round, 18th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. he made his professional debut in the 1995–96 season, finishing out the year with the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL.

A defensive defenseman, Brown made his NHL debut the following year in the 1996–97 season with the Montreal Canadiens on November 1, 1996, against the Boston Bruins. Playing mostly for the Fredericton in the next two years Brown's career was established after he was traded by the Canadiens, along with Jocelyn Thibault and Dave Manson, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jeff Hackett, Eric Weinrich, and Alain Nasreddine on November 16, 1998.[2]

Brown played the next two seasons as a fixture on the Blackhawks defense. Prior to the 2000–01 season, Brown was traded by the Blackhawks along with Michal Grosek to the New York Rangers on October 5, 2000.

On July 31, 2001, Brown was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Wild. Brown was an integral part of the Wild's defense until the end of the 2003–04 season when he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres of a fourth round pick on March 8, 2004.[3]

After the 2004 NHL Lockout, Brown was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 10, 2005.[4] Brown however struggled with form and never played for the Leafs, expect for preseason games. Rather playing through his contract with Leafs affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.

On September 18, 2008, Brown was invited to the Philadelphia Flyers training camp but was later released on September 30, 2008.[5] Brown instead started the 2008–09 season in the ECHL with the Fresno Falcons. He was given a tryout with the Quad City Flames of the AHL before he was signed by the Flames for the rest of the year on December 26, 2008.[6]

Personal life

After hockey, Brown became an account executive in the consulting services department of Ottawa-based IT company Maplesoft.[7] He is also president of the Maplesoft Hawks Hockey Organization. The program consists of boys and girls' spring AAA hockey teams as well as unique skill development camps and clinics that operate year-round.[8]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Toronto Red Wings AAA Midget 80 15 45 60 105 — — — — —
1990–91 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1991–92 North Bay Centennials OHL 49 2 9 11 170 18 0 6 6 43
1992–93 North Bay Centennials OHL 61 4 9 13 228 2 0 2 2 13
1993–94 North Bay Centennials OHL 66 8 24 32 196 18 3 12 15 33
1994–95 North Bay Centennials OHL 64 8 38 46 172 6 1 4 5 8
1995–96 Barrie Colts OHL 27 3 13 16 82 — — — — —
1995–96 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 38 0 3 3 148 10 2 1 3 6
1996–97 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 64 3 7 10 368 — — — — —
1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 8 0 0 0 22 — — — — —
1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 64 1 8 9 297 4 0 0 0 29
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 0 0 21 — — — — —
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 61 1 7 8 184 — — — — —
1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 0 9 9 134 — — — — —
2000–01 New York Rangers NHL 48 1 3 4 107 — — — — —
2001–02 Minnesota Wild NHL 51 0 4 4 123 — — — — —
2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL 57 0 1 1 90 11 0 0 0 16
2003–04 Minnesota Wild NHL 30 0 1 1 54 — — — — —
2003–04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 13 0 2 2 12 — — — — —
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 38 2 2 4 93 2 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Toronto Marlies AHL 36 0 3 3 62 — — — — —
2007–08 Florida Everblades ECHL 26 2 1 3 68 2 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 10 0 1 1 5 — — — — —
2008–09 Fresno Falcons ECHL 16 0 2 2 32 — — — — —
2008–09 Quad City Flames AHL 46 1 1 2 96 — — — — —
AHL totals 296 7 25 32 1069 16 2 1 3 35
NHL totals 330 2 27 29 747 11 0 0 0 16

See also

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  2. "Pens acquire Thibault for a pick". ESPN.com. 2005-08-10. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  3. "Sabres acquire Grier, Jillson". ESPN.com. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  4. "Brown signs with Maple Leafs". ESPN.com. 2005-09-10. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  5. "Flyers assign 13 to Phantoms". flyers.nhl.com. 2008-09-30. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  6. "Brad Brown signed to AHL contract". qcflames.com. 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  7. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Maplesoft - Brad Brown - Life after the NHL. YouTube.
  8. "Maplesoft Hawks Hockey Organization powered by GOALLINE.ca".
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