Greg Brown (ice hockey)

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Greg Brown
Born (1968-03-07) March 7, 1968 (age 56)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
Winnipeg Jets
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft

26th overall, 1986
Buffalo Sabres

Coaching career
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Boston College
Conference Hockey East
Biographical details
Alma mater Boston College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2012 Boston College (asst.)
2012–2018 Boston College (asso.)
2014 USA U20 (asst.)
2017 USA U20 (asst.)
2018 USA U20 (asst.)
2018–2021 New York Rangers (asst.)
2021–2022 Dubuque Fighting Saints
2022–PresentBoston College
Head coaching record
Overall48–22–7 (.669)
Tournaments3–1 (.750)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
Playing career 19902003

Gregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American ice hockey coach and a former professional player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is currently the head coach of the Boston College Eagles, an NCAA Division I team competing in Hockey East. Previously, Brown was a member of the Eagles coaching staff for fourteen years from 2004–2018, serving as an assistant coach under Jerry York and later alongside him as associate head coach. He also coached under David Quinn with the New York Rangers from 2018–2021 and served as the head coach for the Dubuque Fighting Saints for the 2021–22 USHL season.

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Playing career

Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School in Massachusetts before moving on to Boston College, where he played from 1986–1990 and amassed 120 points in 119 games. Brown skipped his sophomore season at B.C. to play for the American national men's hockey team and in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, where he totaled four points in six games for the seventh place US team. Following his junior and senior seasons at B.C., Brown was named Hockey East player of the year and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top NCAA men's ice hockey player. He was also named 1990 Athlete of the Year by USA Hockey.

Brown moved into the professional ranks for the 1990/91 season, splitting time between the Sabres and their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans and scoring 26 points in 80 combined games. The 39 games played in Buffalo that season represented a career high, as he would play in only 55 more NHL games over the next three seasons. Most of Brown's time with the Sabres organization was spent in Rochester, where he was part of the team's 1991 and 1993 Calder Cup finalists. Brown left the Americans during the 1992 season to again represent USA Hockey at the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Brown appeared in seven games for the US team, which finished in fourth place after losing to Czechoslovakia in the Bronze Medal game.

Following the 1992–93 season, Brown was released by the Sabres and signed with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL and later with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brown scored a career-high 11 points in 36 games for the Penguins during the 1993/94 season. Brown was traded to the Winnipeg Jets during the following season, where he appeared in his final nine NHL contests.

With the exception of two brief stints with USA Hockey, Brown spent the final six seasons of his pro career in Europe, retiring after the 2002/03 season. His stops in Europe included games with Rogle Angelholm and Leksands IF in the Swedish Elite League, Feldkirch VEU of the Austrian National League, the Kloten Flyers of Nationalliga A in Switzerland, and EV Landshut and the Kölner Haie of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Coaching career

Boston College

Following his playing career, Brown returned to Boston College, where he was named as an assistant coach on the men's hockey team for the 2004–05 season.

New York Rangers

On July 17, 2018, the New York Rangers announced that Brown would be joining David Quinn as an assistant coach for the team, along with David Oliver. [1]

Dubuque Fighting Saints

On June 28, 2021, Brown was hired for his first head coaching position with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the junior United States Hockey League (USHL). [2]

Return to Boston College

Brown was named the head coach of the Boston College Eagles on May 6, 2022. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 St. Mark's School HS-Prep 2416244012
1985–86St. Mark's SchoolHS-Prep1922285030
1986–87 Boston College HE 3710273722
1987–88 United States National Team Intl556293522
1988–89 Boston CollegeHE409344324
1989–90 Boston CollegeHE425354042
1990–91 Rochester Americans AHL 316172316141458
1990–91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3912335
1991–92United States National TeamIntl80005
1991–92 Rochester AmericansAHL568303825161564
1992–93 Buffalo SabresNHL100116
1992–93 Rochester AmericansAHL611138494616381114
1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL3638112860114
1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL 428253326
1994–95 Winnipeg Jets NHL903317
1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL285141922
1995–96 Rögle BK SEL 22471132
1995–96 Rögle BK Allsv 18391212121348
1996–97 Kloten Flyers NDA 46312153641122
1996–97 VEU Feldkirch AUT 60228
1997–98 Landshut EV DEL 43117184624612
1998–99 Kölner Haie DEL414202430
1999–00 Kölner HaieDEL562121432100448
2000–01 Kölner HaieDEL424101436
2001–02 Leksands IF Allsv3181523731036914
2002–03 Leksands IFSEL30281032510110
AHL totals148258511087465172226
NHL totals94414188660114
DEL totals18211597010216281020

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1986 United States WJC 70228
1987 United StatesWJC71122
1988 United States OLY 60442
1989 United States WC 100114
1990 United StatesWC102350
1992 United StatesOLY70002
1998 United StatesWC60000
1998 United StatesWC Q30110
Junior totals1413410
Senior totals4229118
International medals
Men's ice hockey
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary 7th place
1992 Albertville 4th place

Transactions

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1986–87 [4]
All-Hockey East First Team 1988–89 [5]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1988–89 [6]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1989, 1990 [7]
All-Hockey East First Team 1989–90 [5]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1989–90 [6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Boston College Eagles (Hockey East)(2022–present)
2022–23 Boston College 14–16–68–11–58th
2023–24 Boston College 34–6–120–3–11st NCAA Frozen Four
Boston College:48–22–728–14–6
Total:48–22–7

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal

He is the brother of former NHL winger Doug Brown and uncle of current Boston Bruins player Patrick Brown.

He coached his nephews Patrick and Christopher while they attended Boston College from 2010–2014, and 2015–2019, respectively. Both Patrick and Christopher were captains of the Eagles during their senior years.

Brown has been married to his wife, Katharine Walker Brown, since June 1993. They have two children, Ashley (born 1997) and Peyton (born in 2000).

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References

  1. "Rangers Announce Coaching Staff Additions". 15 October 2023.
  2. "Greg Brown Appointed Head Coach of the Dubuque Fighting Saints". OurSports Central. June 28, 2021.
  3. "Greg Brown Named Head Coach of Boston College Men's Hockey". Boston College Athletics. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Spencer Penrose Award
2023–24
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Hockey East Player of the Year
1988–89, 1989–90
Succeeded by