Doug Brown (ice hockey)

Last updated
Doug Brown
Born (1964-06-12) June 12, 1964 (age 58)
Southborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1986–2001

Douglas Allen Brown (born June 12, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings between 1987 and 2001. With Detroit he won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1997 and 1998. Internationally he played for the American national team at four World Championships and the 1991 Canada Cup.

Contents

Playing career

After playing four seasons with Boston College, Brown was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Jersey Devils on August 6, 1986. Before playing hockey at Boston College, Brown played on St. Mark's School's varsity hockey team and was a member of the class of 1982. St. Mark's is a private school located in Southborough, Massachusetts. [1]

Brown made his professional debut with the American Hockey League's Maine Mariners in the 1986–87 season. He also appeared in four NHL games with the Devils that same season. After six seasons with the Devils, Brown joined the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 1993–94 season. He then joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1994–95. Brown is a two-time Stanley Cup winner, having won the Cup in consecutive years with the Red Wings in 1997 and 1998.

The Nashville Predators selected Brown in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft, but traded him back to Detroit three weeks later for Petr Sykora, a draft pick, and future considerations. Brown played three more seasons with the Red Wings before retiring after the 2000–01 season.

Brown appeared in 854 games in his NHL career, scoring 160 goals and adding 216 assists. He also played in 109 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring 23 goals and recording 23 assists. He was a member of the Detroit Red Wings for their Stanley Cup victories in the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons. Brown also represented the American national team in several international competitions.

Post-playing career

Since retiring from the National Hockey League in 2001, Brown has been involved in a variety of venture capital and private equity projects which include technology, oil & gas, real estate and manufactured housing markets, sporting goods, and sports teams.

Brown is the founder and managing partner of Trinity Global Partners, LLC. Trinity is a financial and technology management consulting firm. Its clients include Authentic4D and Titan Advisors, a $4.5 billion fund of hedge funds.

Personal life

Brown's brother Greg also played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets. He attended and played for Boston College, and is currently an assistant coach of the New York Rangers.

Brown's son Patrick is a player for the Philadelphia Flyers, having played four seasons at Boston College from 2010 to 2014. Patrick was coached by his uncle Greg for all four years, including his senior season when he was captain. Doug's son Christopher played for Boston College, and was drafted in 2014 by the Buffalo Sabres. [2]


Wellington Mara, NFL Hall of Famer and former owner of the New York Giants, was Brown's father-in-law. [3] Through marriage, Brown is the uncle of actresses Rooney and Kate Mara.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 St. Mark's School HS-MA——————————
1981–82St. Mark's SchoolHS-MA——————————
1982–83 Boston College ECAC 2298170—————
1983–84 Boston CollegeECAC381110216—————
1984–85 Boston CollegeECAC3537316820—————
1985–86 Boston CollegeECAC3816405616—————
1986–87 Maine Mariners AHL 7324345815—————
1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL 40110—————
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL20222—————
1987–88 New Jersey DevilsNHL7014112520195166
1988–89 Utica DevilsAHL41450—————
1988–89 New Jersey DevilsNHL6315102515—————
1989–90 New Jersey DevilsNHL691420341660112
1990–91 New Jersey DevilsNHL58141630472242
1991–92 New Jersey DevilsNHL7111172827—————
1992–93 Utica DevilsAHL251117288—————
1992–93 New Jersey DevilsNHL150552—————
1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL771837551860002
1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL4591221161848122
1995–96 Detroit Red WingsNHL621215274133364
1996–97 Detroit Red WingsNHL4967138143362
1997–98 Detroit Red WingsNHL801923421294260
1998–99 Detroit Red WingsNHL809192842102244
1999–00 Detroit Red WingsNHL51108181230110
2000–01 Detroit Red WingsNHL60913221440002
NHL totals85416021437421010923234626

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1986 United States WC 102132
1989 United StatesWC101230
1991 United StatesWC100110
1991 United States CC 81230
2001 United StatesWC81344
Senior totals4659146

Transactions

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East Second Team 1984–85 [4]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1984–85 [5]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1985 [6]
All-Hockey East Second Team 1985–86 [4]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1985–86 [5]
2x NHL Stanley Cup champion 1997 and 1998

Brown currently sits on the board of directors at the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, and is an inductee of the Boston College and St. Mark's Hall of Fame.

Related Research Articles

The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup champions were the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won the best of seven series four games to three against the Calgary Flames.

Gregory C. Johnson was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Nashville Predators.

The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League. Thirty teams competed in an 82-game regular season. The regular season began on October 3, and the playoffs concluded on June 13, with the Detroit Red Wings defeating the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Finals in five games, winning their tenth Stanley Cup in franchise history.

The 2005–06 NHL season was the 89th season of operation of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season succeeded the 2004–05 season which had all of its scheduled games canceled due to a labor dispute with the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) over the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the League and its players.

The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League. With the addition of the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild, 30 teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who won the best of seven series 4–3 against the New Jersey Devils. The focus of Colorado's Stanley Cup run was on star defenceman Ray Bourque, who was on a quest to win his first Stanley Cup championship in his illustrious 22-year career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Fitzgerald (ice hockey)</span> American ice hockey player and executive

Thomas James Fitzgerald is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League. He currently serves as the general manager and executive Vice President of the New Jersey Devils. He won the Stanley Cup in 2009 as a director of player development with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who, in their first year as the Avalanche, swept the Florida Panthers in the finals, in four games.

The 1997–98 NHL season was the 81st regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup champions were the Detroit Red Wings, who swept the Washington Capitals in four games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Petr Sýkora</span> Czech ice hockey player

Petr Sýkora is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota Wild. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, having won with the Devils in 2000 and the Penguins in 2009. Sýkora played in six Stanley Cup Finals in his NHL career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1991–92 NHL season</span> National Hockey League season

The 1991–92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 22 teams with the addition of the expansion San Jose Sharks. For the first time, the Stanley Cup Finals extended into June, with the Pittsburgh Penguins repeating as Stanley Cup champions, winning the best of seven series four games to none against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The 1989–90 NHL season was the 73rd season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Edmonton Oilers, who won the best of seven series 4–1 against the Boston Bruins. The championship was the Oilers' fifth Stanley Cup in the past seven years.

The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League. With the addition of the expansion Atlanta Thrashers, 28 teams each played 82 games. This was the first season played in which teams were awarded a point for an overtime loss. The New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars for their second Stanley Cup championship. During the regular season, no player reached the 100-point plateau, the first time in a non-lockout season since the 1967–68 season. Also, in the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, the New Jersey Devils overcame a three-games-to-one deficit against the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Eastern Conference Finals.

The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 27 teams with the addition of the Nashville Predators. The Dallas Stars finished first in regular season play, and won the Stanley Cup championship over the Buffalo Sabres on a controversial triple-overtime goal by Brett Hull.

The 1982–83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. The New York Islanders won their fourth Stanley Cup in a row with their second consecutive finals sweep by beating the Edmonton Oilers four games to none. No team in any major professional North American sport has won four consecutive playoff championships since.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hal Gill</span> American ice hockey player

Harold Priestley Gill III is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 NHL seasons with six different teams, winning the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trevor Daley</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Trevor Daley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, currently serving as a hockey operations advisor for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played sixteen seasons in the NHL for the Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. He won two Stanley Cups both with the Penguins in 2016, and 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ray Shero</span> American ice hockey player and executive

Rejean "Ray" Shero is an American former ice hockey executive who served as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils franchises.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Petr Sýkora (ice hockey, born 1978)</span> Ice hockey player

Petr Sýkora is a Czech former ice hockey player. He played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals between 1999 and 2005. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2020, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. Internationally he played for the Czech national team at the 2007 World Championships. He is the younger brother of former NHL defenceman Michal Sýkora.

The 2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Their regular season began on October 5, 2007, against the Carolina Hurricanes and concluded on April 6, 2008, against the rival Philadelphia Flyers. The Penguins looked to improve upon their progress in the 2006–07 season after being eliminated in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs by the Ottawa Senators. During the season, the Penguins wore gold patches with "250" on them, honoring the city of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 NHL Entry Draft</span> 56th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players

The 2018 NHL Entry Draft was the 56th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 22–23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

References

  1. ↑ "Notable Alumni". Fay School. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Elite Prospects - NHL Entry Draft 2014". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Maureen Mara Weds Douglas Allen Brown". New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.