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Patrick Brown
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Brown with the Charlotte Checkers in 2019
Born (1992-05-29) May 29, 1992 (age 32)
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
Carolina Hurricanes
Vegas Golden Knights
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Patrick Wellington Brown (born May 29, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Brown was born on May 29, 1992, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan,[1] to Doug Brown, a former National Hockey League right winger, and Maureen Brown (nee Mara), daughter of Wellington and Ann Mara and a member of the family that owns 50% of the New York Giants.[2][3] His father played in the NHL for 15 seasons and won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998,[4] while his uncle Greg played professional ice hockey in North America and Europe for 11 years before retiring to help coach the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team.[5]

Brown followed his father into ice hockey, and in 2005, he played in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Detroit.[6]

Playing career

NCAA

Brown played with the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team of the NCAA Hockey East Conference, from 2010 to 2014, and was captain during his senior season.[citation needed]

Professional

Carolina Hurricanes

On April 12, 2014, Brown was signed as an undrafted free agent to a two-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[7] Brown was recalled to make the Hurricanes opening night roster in his first professional season in 2014–15. He made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes in a defeat to the New York Islanders on October 10, 2014.[8] He recorded his first career NHL goal and assist on March 31, 2016, against the New York Rangers.[9] He spent to majority of his tenure in the Hurricanes' organization with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, where he was team captain from 2016 to 2019 and won a Calder Cup in 2019.

Vegas Golden Knights

After spending the first five seasons of his professional career within the Hurricanes organization, Brown left as a free agent to sign a two-year, $700,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on July 1, 2019.[10] He spent most of the season with Golden Knights' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. In 2021, he was named the team captain of the Golden Knights' new AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights.[11]

Philadelphia Flyers

Brown was placed on waivers by the Golden Knights on October 10, 2021 and claimed by the Philadelphia Flyers the next day.[12]

Personal life

Brown's younger brother Christopher also played at Boston College, and was captain during his junior and senior seasons. While Christopher was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, he has not appeared in the NHL; he currently dresses for the Jacksonville Icemen in the ECHL.[13]

Brown's maternal grandfather is Wellington Mara, longtime owner and president of the NFL's New York Giants. He is also cousins with actresses Kate and Rooney Mara.[14]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Cranbrook-Kingswood Upper School USHS 30 23 25 48 14 — — — — —
2010–11 Boston College HE 29 0 1 1 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Boston College HE 13 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Boston College HE 38 5 6 11 14 — — — — —
2013–14 Boston College HE 40 15 15 30 30 — — — — —
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Charlotte Checkers AHL 60 2 8 10 34 — — — — —
2015–16 Charlotte Checkers AHL 70 13 12 25 29 — — — — —
2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 7 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 66 12 16 28 45 5 1 0 1 0
2016–17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 14 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Charlotte Checkers AHL 68 7 20 27 61 8 1 2 3 0
2018–19 Charlotte Checkers AHL 70 19 16 35 32 11 5 5 10 18
2018–19 Carolina Hurricanes NHL — — — — — 8 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Chicago Wolves AHL 60 7 14 21 26 — — — — —
2019–20 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 9 3 5 8 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 4 0 0 0 2 12 2 0 2 0
2021–22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 44 4 5 9 11 — — — — —
NHL totals 77 6 6 12 21 22 3 0 3 0
Brown receiving the Calder Cup from David Andrews.

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
HE All-Academic Team 2011
AHL
Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers) 2019 [15]

References

  1. ^ "Patrick Brown Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Marrapese-Burrell, Nancy (February 2, 2014). "Patrick brown following in famous footsteps at BC". Boston Globe. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wolves Center Patrick Brown Lives Each Game to the Fullest". Chicago Wolves. Chicago Wolves Hockey. March 7, 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ Schoen, David (March 13, 2021). "Silver Knights' Patrick Brown adds to legacy of famous family". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Crawford, Zack (December 29, 2011). "BC's Brown brings lineage to GLI". National Hockey League. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Canes agree to terms with Patrick Brown". Carolina Hurricanes. 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  8. ^ "New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes - 10/10/2014". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  9. ^ "Third-period rally helps Hurricanes top Rangers". National Hockey League. March 31, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights announce roster transactions". Vegas Golden Knights. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "Henderson Silver Knights Name Leadership Group for Inaugural Season". OurSports Central. February 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1447623817124265986. Retrieved 2021-10-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Christopher Brown". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "HUMBLE EXCELLENCE – CENTER PATRICK BROWN". www.chicagowolves.com. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  15. ^ "Check and Mate! Charlotte wins Calder Cup". American Hockey League. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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