Rob Brown (ice hockey)
Rob Brown | |||
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Born |
Kingston, Ontario, Canada | April 10, 1968||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
AHL Chicago Wolves IHL Chicago Wolves Kalamazoo Wings Indianapolis Ice Phoenix Roadrunners NHL Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Hartford Whalers Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
NHL draft |
67th overall, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 1987–2003 |
Robert William Brown (born April 10, 1968) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for eleven seasons between 1987 and 2000. Brown was born in Kingston, Ontario, but grew up in St. Albert, Alberta.
Playing career
Brown was a prolific scorer at the junior level, averaging over two points per game during his junior career. In particular, Brown flourished in 1986-87 winning multiple awards including Most Valuable Player (West), Top Scorer (West), and the inaugural WHL Plus-Minus Award. Brown also set the current Western Hockey League records for both assists and points with 136 and 212 respectively. He was also named CHL Player of the Year for the 1986-87 season. Brown won a gold medal as part of the team Canada sent to the 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Brown was drafted 67th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. His best statistical NHL season was the 1988–89 season, when he played on a line with Mario Lemieux; placing fifth in league scoring, he set career highs with 49 goals, 66 assists, 115 points, 24 power play goals, 6 game-winning goals, and a +27 plus/minus rating. He was also the starting right winger for the 40th National Hockey League All-Star Game. The next season, he scored at a point per game average, registering 80 points in 80 games. Brown was traded on December 21, 1990 to the Hartford Whalers for Scott Young. In parts of two seasons, Brown had 73 points in 86 games for the Whalers before being traded on January 24, 1992 to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Steve Konroyd. Brown finished the 1991-92 season playing 25 games for Chicago registering 16 points. In 1992-93, Brown split time with the Chicago Blackhawks and their minor league team the Indianapolis Ice. During the next few years, Brown would sign contracts with the Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings, but mostly played in the IHL. Brown lead the IHL in scoring for three years and was awarded the James Gatschene Memorial Trophy for league MVP in 1993-94. His scoring production at the IHL level did not go unnoticed and on October 1, 1997 Brown returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins by signing a contract as a free agent. Brown played the next three seasons there; playing a total of 190 games while contributing 87 points. Brown then returned to the minors, ending his career with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL in 2003.
As of 2012, Brown serves as colour commentator for the Edmonton Oilers pay-per-view,[1] and as an analyst for 630 CHED for Edmonton Oilers games.[2] He also became a hockey instructor with the St. Albert Sports Academy, St. Francis Xavier Hockey Academy, and NAX Hockey Academy.[2][3]
Career statistics
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1982–83 | St. Albert Sabres | AMHL | 61 | 137 | 122 | 259 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Kamloops Jr. Oilers | WHL | 50 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 80 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ||
1984–85 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 60 | 29 | 50 | 79 | 95 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | ||
1985–86 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 69 | 58 | 115 | 173 | 171 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 14 | ||
1986–87 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 63 | 76 | 136 | 212 | 101 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 51 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 49 | 66 | 115 | 118 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | ||
1989–90 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 25 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 44 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 101 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
1991–92 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 42 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 25 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
1992–93 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 19 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 79 | 42 | 113 | 155 | 188 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 69 | 34 | 73 | 107 | 135 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 79 | 52 | 91 | 143 | 100 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 76 | 37 | 80 | 117 | 98 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 58 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
1999–00 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 50 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 75 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 99 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | ||
2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 80 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 103 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 34 | ||
2002–03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 59 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
NHL totals | 543 | 190 | 248 | 438 | 599 | 54 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 45 | ||||
IHL totals | 139 | 44 | 102 | 146 | 186 | 34 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 40 | ||||
AHL totals | 400 | 203 | 429 | 632 | 652 | 45 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 56 | ||||
WHL totals | 242 | 179 | 343 | 522 | 447 | 51 | 33 | 53 | 86 | 65 |
International play
- Played for Team Canada in the 1988 World Junior Championships (Gold medal).
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
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1988 Soviet Union |
International statistics
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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1988 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ Kennedy, Patrick (April 20, 2012). "Penguin's great escape". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
the retired forward was saying over the phone from Edmonton, where he handles colour commentary on Oiler pay-per-view telecasts.
- ^ a b "Oilers Hockey Institute Instructors". NHL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- ^ "Rob Brown – On Ice Instructor". stfxhockeyacademy.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Down Goes Brown
- 1968 births
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Canadian people of British descent
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Dallas Stars players
- Hartford Whalers players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from St. Albert, Alberta
- St. Albert Saints players
- Kamloops Blazers players
- Kamloops Junior Oilers players
- Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario
- Ice hockey people from Alberta