Ken Brown (ice hockey)
Kenneth Murray Brown (December 19, 1948 – July 22, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1971, and 52 games in the World Hockey Association with the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers between 1972 and 1975. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1968 to 1975, was spent in the minor leagues.
| Ken Brown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 19, 1948 Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | July 22, 2022 (aged 73) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Alberta/Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1968–1975 | ||
Playing career
Brown won the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL) Goaltender of the Year and was named to the CMJHL First All-Star Team in 1967, and signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League, the Chicago Black Hawks minor league affiliate. He played one game with Chicago, on March 31 1971 against the New York Rangers, where he was behind Tony Esposito and Gerry Desjardins on the depth chart, and this was his only game in the National Hockey League.
Brown moved to the new World Hockey Association (WHA) when selected by the Calgary Broncos in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft, although his rights were traded to the Alberta Oilers (renamed as Edmonton Oilers in his second season) for cash. Brown won 21 games with the Oilers over two seasons, appearing in 52 games as the backup to Jack Norris and Jacques Plante. Brown died in July 2022 at the age of 73.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1964–65 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 13 | — | — | — | 780 | 60 | 1 | 4.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 14 | — | — | — | 830 | 60 | 0 | 4.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 20 | — | — | — | 1190 | 46 | 1 | 2.32 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 180 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Estevan Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 100 | 3 | 0 | 1.80 | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Moose Jaw Canucks | CMJHL | 54 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 3240 | 174 | 3 | 3.22 | — | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 840 | 55 | 0 | 3.93 | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Moose Jaw Canucks | WCJHL | 58 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 3480 | 236 | 0 | 4.07 | — | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 600 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Estevan Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 426 | 26 | 0 | 3.66 | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 23 | — | — | — | 1320 | 79 | 0 | 3.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 46 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2720 | 142 | 4 | 3.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3.37 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 26 | — | — | — | 1528 | 92 | 0 | 3.61 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 31 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1683 | 90 | 2 | 3.20 | — | 11 | 7 | 3 | — | 650 | 29 | 0 | 2.67 | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Alberta Oilers | WHA | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1034 | 63 | 1 | 3.66 | .883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Winston-Salem Polar Twins | SHL | 29 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1575 | 145 | 0 | 5.53 | .867 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 285 | 12 | 0 | 2.53 | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 32 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1466 | 86 | 2 | 3.52 | .898 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.53 | — | ||
| WHA totals | 52 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2500 | 149 | 3 | 3.58 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3.37 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards
- CMJHL First All-Star Team – 1967
- WCJHL Second All-Star Team – 1968
References
- Tait, Cam (July 24, 2022). "Ken Brown was a true mentor and leader who inspired many". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Article on WHA featuring Brown Archived 2004-08-25 at archive.today