Logan Brown

Logan Brown
Brown with the Windsor Spitfires in 2016
Born	(1998-03-05) March 5, 1998 (age 26) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators St. Louis Blues
NHL draft	11th overall, 2016 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2017–present

Logan Mathers Brown (born March 5, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 11th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played with the St. Louis Blues.

Playing career

Youth

Brown played minor ice hockey in St. Louis and Indiana where his father, former NHL All-Star Jeff Brown, was coaching. ^[1] He participated in the 2010 and 2011 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with his St. Louis team. ^[2]

Junior

Niagara IceDogs

Brown was selected by the Niagara IceDogs of the OHL in the first round (sixth overall) in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection. However, he was traded to the Windsor Spitfires for six draft picks. ^{[3] [4]}

Windsor Spitfires

Brown skated at the NTDP Evaluation Camp, but ultimately decided to play in the Ontario Hockey League for the 2014–15 season. Brown appeared in his first game with the Windsor Spitfires on September 28, 2014, scoring a goal against Justin Nichols of the Guelph Storm in a 2–1 loss. On October 9, Brown registered his first multi-point game in the OHL, recording two assists in a 5–4 win over the Peterborough Petes. On January 4, Brown recorded his first multi-goal game, scoring twice in a 5–4 victory over the Mississauga Steelheads. Overall, Brown finished his rookie season with 17 goals and 43 points in 56 games, however, the rebuilding Spitfires finished in last place in the Western Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

During the 2015–16 season, Brown set a career high with four points in a game, scoring a goal and earning three assists in a 5–3 win over the Flint Firebirds on January 21, 2016. Brown would record another four point game later in the season, again scoring a goal and adding three assists in a 6–4 win over the Kitchener Rangers on March 17. On February 28, Brown recorded the first hat-trick of his career, scoring three goals against Brandon Halverson of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in a 4–3 victory. Brown finished the season with 74 points, the second highest total on the team, as he scored 21 goals and added 53 assists in 59 games. Brown appeared in his first OHL playoff game on March 24, 2016, earning an assist in a 6–5 overtime loss to the Kitchener Rangers. In the fourth game of the series, with the Spitfires facing elimination, Brown recorded four assists in a 5–4 overtime win. Overall, Brown earned six points, all assists, in five playoff games.

Injuries plagued Brown's season in 2016–17, as he appeared in only 35 games, scoring 14 goals and 40 points. Brown did earn two hat-tricks during the season, the first one on October 13, 2016, scoring three goals against Connor Hicks of the Flint Firebirds in a 7–2 victory. His second hat-trick came on January 19 against the Ottawa 67's (who were coached by his father Jeff) in a 4–0 victory. In the playoffs, Brown earned four assists in seven games as the Spitfires lost to the London Knights in the first round of the playoffs. The Spitfires hosted the 2017 Memorial Cup, and Brown made his debut on May 19, being held off the score sheet in a 3–2 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs. In his second game, Brown scored his first Memorial Cup goal against Carl Stankowski of the Seattle Thunderbirds, and added two assists, in a 7–1 victory. In the Memorial Cup final, Brown earned two assists in a 4–3 victory over the Erie Otters.

After making the team out of training camp and beginning the 2017–18 season in the NHL with Ottawa, Brown returned to the Spitfires at the end of October. On October 27, in his second game back with the club, Brown recorded two goals and four points in a 7–2 win over the Sudbury Wolves. On November 11, Brown scored a hat-trick and added an assist in a 6–5 victory over the Kitchener Rangers.

In January 2018, Brown was traded to the Kitchener Rangers along with Austin McEneny in exchange for Grayson Ladd and a package of four draft picks. ^[5] In 15 games with Windsor, Brown scored 13 goals and 24 points.

Kitchener Rangers

Brown played his first game with the Kitchener Rangers on January 26, 2018, earning three assists in a 6–2 win over the Saginaw Spirit. The next day, on January 27, Brown scored his first two goals with the Rangers against Garrett Forrest on the Flint Firebirds, and added an assist in a 5–3 victory. In his third game with Kitchener, on February 2, Brown recorded four assists in a 4–3 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs. On February 27, Brown earned another four point night, scoring two goals and two assists in a 6–3 win over the Sarnia Sting. In 17 games with the Rangers, Brown scored nine goals and 24 points, helping lead the club to their first division title since 2008.

On March 23, in his playoff debut with Kitchener, Brown earned an assist in a 7–2 victory over the Guelph Storm. In game four of the series, Brown earned three assists in a 6–4 loss to Guelph. In game six, Brown scored his first two OHL playoff goals against Anthony Popovich of the Storm, and added an assist in a 5–2 series clinching win. Overall, in 19 playoff games, Brown scored five goals and 27 points, as Kitchener lost to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Western Conference finals.

Professional

Ottawa Senators

On August 19, 2016, Brown signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators. ^[6] Brown made his NHL debut with the Senators on October 5, 2017, against the Washington Capitals. ^[7] He recorded his first NHL point, an assist, on October 21, 2017, in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. ^[8] Brown was returned to Windsor later in the month having posted one assist in four games with the Senators. ^[9] After attending the 2018 training camp with the Senators, Brown was assigned to the team's farm team in the American Hockey League, the Belleville Senators. ^[10] Brown spent almost all of the season with Belleville except for two games with Ottawa in February, ^[11] in which he did not score a point.

During the 2019–20 season, Brown again started with Belleville. He was recalled early in the season on October 22, 2019. ^[12] He played in 23 games with Senators, primarily on the fourth line, registering one goal and eight points. ^[13] He scored his first NHL goal versus the New York Rangers in a 4–1 win on November 22, 2019. ^[14] He was returned to Belleville on December 28 during the holiday roster freeze in order to get him more playing time. ^[13] Brown remained with Belleville until a callup in May 2021 during the 2020–21 season where he played one game with Ottawa. ^[15]

St. Louis Blues

On September 25, 2021, Brown was traded to the St. Louis Blues along with a conditional 4th round 2022 draft pick in exchange for Zach Sanford. ^[16] Brown scored his first goal with the Blues in his first appearance for the team. ^[17] On February 8, 2022 he signed a one-year contract extension with the Blues. ^[18] During the 2022–23 season Brown split time between St. Louis and the Blues' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. He played in 30 games with St. Louis, registering two goals and eight points. ^[19] He was injured in a 5–1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on November 8, 2022 ^[20] that kept him out of the lineup until December 19, 2022. ^[21]

Tampa Bay Lightning

As a free agent from the Blues, Brown was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2023–24 season on July 1, 2023. ^[19] Brown was placed on a long-term injury reserve to begin the season suffering from an undisclosed injury that would keep him out indefinitely. ^[22]

International play

While Brown played for Canada at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge in 2014, he chose to play with Team USA for the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships with four of his other St. Louis friends he grew up playing hockey with. Accordingly, Brown will play international hockey with Team USA for the remainder of his career. ^[23]

Personal life

Brown was born in Raleigh, North Carolina when his father, Jeff Brown was playing for the Carolina Hurricanes. ^[24]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		56	17	26	43	20		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		59	21	53	74	40		5	0	6	6	6
2016–17	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		35	14	26	40	27		7	0	4	4	6
2017–18	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		15	13	11	24	10		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		17	9	15	24	6		19	5	22	27	6
2017–18	Ottawa Senators	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Belleville Senators	AHL		56	14	28	42	24		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Ottawa Senators	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Belleville Senators	AHL		25	7	21	28	43		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Ottawa Senators	NHL		23	1	7	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Belleville Senators	AHL		13	2	7	9	8		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Ottawa Senators	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL		19	6	11	17	10		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	St. Louis Blues	NHL		39	4	7	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	St. Louis Blues	NHL		30	2	4	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				99	7	19	26	22		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Canada Red	U17	6th		5	2	2	4	2
2016	United States	U18			7	3	9	12	2
2018	United States	WJC			3	0	1	1	0
Junior totals					15	5	12	17	4

References

1. "Logan Brown chooses Team USA over Canada". sbncollegehockey.com. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
3. NHL (January 28, 2015). "Rookie centre Logan Brown worth the heavy price for Spitfires". NHL. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
4. "Brown to face IceDogs for first time". Windsor Star. September 16, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
5. Baines, Tim (January 8, 2018). "With Logan Brown on way out, Spitfires beat 67's in OT". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
6. "News Release: Senators sign forward Logan Brown to entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
7. Medaglia, Chris (October 5, 2017). "Game Day 5: Sens vs Capitals - Season Preview". NHL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
8. Medaglia, Chris (January 15, 2018). "Sens Farm Report: Logan Brown". NHL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
9. "Senators send Logan Brown back to the Spits". CTV News. October 26, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
10. Garrioch, Bruce (September 23, 2018). "Logan Brown, Drake Batherson among 15 Senators cut from training camp roster". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
11. "Ottawa recalls Batherson and Brown". Belleville Senators. February 22, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
12. "Ottawa recalls Brown from Belleville". Belleville Senators. October 23, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
13. Garrioch, Bruce (December 28, 2019). "Garrioch: Logan Brown sent to Belleville as Senators prepare to face Devils". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
14. "Chabot, Nilsson lead Senators to 4-1 win over Rangers". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
15. Warren, Ken (May 13, 2021). "Logan Brown gets his shot, but is it his last one with the Senators?". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
16. "Senators trade Logan Brown, conditional pick to Blues for Zach Sanford". Sportsnet. September 25, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
17. Pinkert, Chris (November 30, 2021). "Brown scores in memorable debut with hometown Blues". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
18. "Blues sign defenceman Bortuzzo, forward Brown to contract extensions". Sportsnet. February 8, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
19. "Bolts sign free agent forward Logan Brown to a one-year, two-way contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
20. Kimelman, Adam (November 8, 2022). "Sandstrom, Flyers hand Blues eighth straight loss". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
21. "Brown activated from injured reserve". St. Louis Blues. December 19, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
22. "Lightning's Logan Brown: Out Indefinitely". CBS Sports. September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
23. Parker, Jim (April 3, 2016). "Spitfires Logan Brown opts to play for U.S., not Canada". Windsor Star. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
24. Garrioch, Bruce (October 5, 2017). "Former NHLer Jeff Brown, family, thrilled with son Logan's NHL debut". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database
• Logan Brown player profile at Ontario Hockey League

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Colin White	Ottawa Senators first round draft pick 2016	Succeeded by Shane Bowers