Bob Brown (ice hockey)

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Bob Brown
Born (1950-12-18) December 18, 1950 (age 73)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Philadelphia Blazers
New York Raiders
New York Golden Blades
Jersey Knights
NHL draft 80th overall, 1970
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19721974

Robert "Bob" Brown (born December 18, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). [1] He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Philadelphia Blazers, New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades and Jersey Knights. [2] Brown was drafted in the sixth round of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. [1]

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As a youth, Brown played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions minor ice hockey team. [3]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC First Team 1970–71 [4]
AHCA East All-American 1970–71 [2] [5]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team 1971
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1971, 1972 [6]
All-ECAC First Team 1971–72 [4]
AHCA East All-American 1971–72 [2] [5]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1972

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1970–71 Boston University Terriers ECAC 3117436038
1971–72 Boston University TerriersECAC3114365036
1972–73 New England Blades EHL 503312
1972–73 Rhode Island Eagles EHL 499253435
1972–73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 40002
1972–73 New York Raiders WHA170446
1973–74 New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights WHA597132038
WHA totals807172446

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References

  1. 1 2 "1970 NHL Amateur Draft -- Bob Brown". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Robert Brown at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  4. 1 2 "ECAC 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. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
1970–71
Succeeded by
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
1971–72
Succeeded by