Harrison Browne

For those of a similar name, see Harrison Brown (disambiguation).

Harrison Browne
Born	(1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	128 lb (58 kg; 9 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NWHL team Former teams	New York Riveters Buffalo Beauts
Playing career	2015–present
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing Canada IIHF World Women's U18 Championships 2011 Sweden Team Representing Ontario 2011 Canada Winter Games – Ice Hockey 2011 Halifax, N.S. 2011 Tournament

Harrison Browne (born May 13, 1993) is a professional ice hockey centre who plays for the New York Riveters of the NWHL. Browne previously played for the Buffalo Beauts.

Browne is was assigned female at birth but has lived publicly as a man since 2016; he is one of the first openly transgender athletes in professional sport.

Playing career

Hockey Canada

Browne played for Team Canada at the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, appearing in the gold medal game. Among his teammates on Team Canada included future Mercyhurst and Beauts teammates Shelby Bram and Amanda Makela. Browne was also a member of the Ontario provincial team that gained the silver medal at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.

Collegiate

Browne played one season for the Mercyhurst Lakers before transferring to the University of Maine, playing his remaining collegiate years with the Black Bears. Browne’s NCAA debut took place on September 30, 2011 with the Mercyhurst Lakers in a contest against the Quinnipiac Bobcats. He waited until October 29, 2011 for his first career NCAA goal, scoring against conference rival Lindenwood in a road contest.

Browne's debut with Maine took place against Quinnipiac, with the match held on October 12, 2012. His first goal with Maine also took place on January 19, 2013 against the Vermont Catamounts. The last goal of his NCAA career occurred on February 21, 2015 against the Connecticut Huskies.

Professional

Browne signed a professional contract with the Buffalo Beauts of the newly formed NWHL on August 29, 2015. In the 2015–16 season, he played in 18 games, scored 5 goals and had 12 points. He played in 5 games in the NWHL postseason, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists.

On May 14, 2016, Browne signed a second one-year contract with the Beauts.

In October 2016, Browne came out as a transgender man and thus became the first openly transgender athlete in professional American team sports. Browne will remain biologically female through the rest of his playing career, as the hormones involved in female-to-male gender transition violate anti-doping regulations.

Playing for Team Kessel, Browne scored two goals at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.

On March 14, 2017, Browne announced he would be retiring from the NWHL at the end of the season to begin hormone replacement therapy and continue his gender transition in privacy.

On March 19, 2017 Browne won the Isobel Cup with the Buffalo Beauts, becoming the first openly transgender athlete to win a national championship on a team sport.

On August 7, 2017 he announced he would be putting his retirement on hold and would instead return for the 2017–18 season with the New York Riveters.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	Mercyhurst Lakers	CHA		32	3	2	5	12		3	0	0	0	2
2012–13	Maine Black Bears	HE		33	2	4	6	38		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Maine Black Bears	HE		30	3	7	10	49		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Maine Black Bears	HE		33	7	10	17	34		2	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL		18	5	7	12	26		5	2	2	4	10
2016–17	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL		17	2	4	6	22		2	0	0	0	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com