Greg Brown (ice hockey)

For other people by this name, see Greg Brown (disambiguation).

Greg Brown
Born	(1968-03-07) March 7, 1968 Southborough, MA, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Winnipeg Jets
National team	United States
NHL Draft	26th overall, 1986 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1990–2003

Gregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968 in Southborough, Massachusetts) is an American retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He currently coaches hockey at his alma mater Boston College as an Associate Head Coach alongside legendary Jerry York.

Career

Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School in Massachusetts before moving on to Boston College, where he played from 1986–1990 and amassed 120 points in 119 games. Brown skipped his sophomore season at B.C. to play for the American national men's hockey team and in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, where he totaled four points in six games for the seventh place US team. Following his junior and senior seasons at B.C., Brown was named Hockey East player of the year and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top NCAA men's ice hockey player. He was also named 1990 Athlete of the Year by USA Hockey.

Brown moved into the professional ranks for the 1990/91 season, splitting time between the Sabres and their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans and scoring 26 points in 80 combined games. The 39 games played in Buffalo that season represented a career high, as he would play in only 55 more NHL games over the next three seasons. Most of Brown's time with the Sabres organization was spent in Rochester, where he was part of the team's 1991 and 1993 Calder Cup finalists. Brown left the Americans during the 1992 season to again represent USA Hockey at the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Brown appeared in seven games for the US team, which finished a surprising fourth after losing to Czechoslovakia in the Bronze Medal game.

Following the 1992–93 season, Brown was released by the Sabres and signed with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL and later with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brown scored a career-high 11 points in 36 games for the Penguins during the 1993/94 season. Brown was traded to the Winnipeg Jets during the following season, where he appeared in his final nine NHL contests.

With the exception of two brief stints with USA Hockey, Brown spent the final six seasons of his pro career in Europe, retiring after the 2002/03 season. His stops in Europe included games with Rogle Angelholm and Leksands IF in the Swedish Elite League, Feldkirch VEU of the Austrian National League, the Kloten Flyers of Nationalliga A in Switzerland, and EV Landshut and the Kölner Haie of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Following his playing career, Brown returned to Boston College, where he was named as an Assistant Coach on the Men's Hockey team for the 2004/05 season.

Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Rochester Americans	AHL	31	6	17	23	16	14	1	4	5	8
1990–91	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	39	1	2	3	35	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Rochester Americans	AHL	56	8	30	38	25	16	1	5	6	4
1992–93	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	10	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Rochester Americans	AHL	61	11	38	49	46	16	3	8	11	14
1993–94	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	36	3	8	11	28	6	0	1	1	4
1993–94	San Diego Gulls	IHL	42	8	25	33	26	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	9	0	3	3	17	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL	28	5	14	19	22	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Rogle Angelholm	SEL	22	4	7	11	32	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kloten	Swiss-A	46	3	12	15	36
1996–97	Feldkirch VEU	Austria	6	0	2	2	8
1997–98	Landshut EV	DEL	48	3	19	22	12
1998–99	Cologne Sharks	DEL	41	4	20	24	30
1999–00	Cologne Sharks	DEL	56	2	12	14	32	10	0	4	4	8
2000–01	Cologne Sharks	DEL	42	4	10	14	36	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Leksands IF	SEL	30	2	8	10	32	5	1	0	1	10
NHL Totals			94	4	14	18	86	6	0	1	1	4

International play

International medals
Men's ice hockey
Representing United States
Olympic Games
	1988 Calgary	7th place
	1992 Albertville	4th place

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988	USA	Oly	6	0	4	4	2
1992	USA	Oly	7	0	0	0	2

Transactions

On June 21, 1986 the Buffalo Sabres selected Greg Brown in the second-round (#26 overall) of the 1986 entry draft.
On September 29, 1993 the Pittsburgh Penguins signed free agent Greg Brown.
On April 7, 1995 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Greg Brown to the Winnipeg Jets.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1986–87	^[1]
All-Hockey East First Team	1988–89	^[2]
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1988–89	^[3]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team	1989	^[4]
All-Hockey East First Team	1989–90	^[2]
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1989–90	^[3]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team	1990	^[4]

Personal

He is the brother of former NHL winger Doug Brown and uncle of current Carolina Hurricanes player Patrick Brown.

He coached his nephew Patrick while he attended Boston College from 2010–2014, including Patrick's senior season when he was captain of the Eagles. He is currently coaching his nephew (and Patrick's brother) Chris, who is a freshman at BC.

Brown has two children, Ashley and Peyton.

References

↑ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
1 2 "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
1 2 "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mike McHugh	Hockey East Player of the Year 1988–89 1989–90	Succeeded by David Emma

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