Rob Brown (ice hockey)

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Rob Brown
Rob Brown 2010-04-08.JPG
Brown in 2010
Born (1968-04-10) April 10, 1968 (age 56)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Hartford Whalers
Chicago Blackhawks
Dallas Stars
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 67th overall, 1986
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 19872003

Robert William Brown (born April 10, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger.

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He is best known for his time spent playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins from his debut in 1987 until 1990, and then again from 1997 until 2000. Between and following these stints, Brown shuffled between minor league teams in the International Hockey League (IHL) and other NHL teams, including the Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, and Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

As a youth, he played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa. [1]

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 a member of Team Canada at the 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[ citation needed ]

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 led 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, 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.[ citation needed ]

Brown served as a colour commentator for the Edmonton Oilers pay-per-view, [2] and currently is an analyst on 630 CHED for Edmonton Oilers games. [3] He also became a hockey instructor with the St. Albert Sports Academy, St. Francis Xavier Hockey Academy, and NAX Hockey Academy. [3] [4]

Personal life

Brown was born in Kingston, Ontario, but grew up in St. Albert, Alberta. Rob also spent some early years in Kitchener, Ontario.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83St. Albert Sabres AMHL 61137122259200
1982–83 St. Albert Saints AJHL 10000
1983–84 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 50164258801512317
1983–84 Kamloops Junior Oilers MC 41342
1984–85 Kamloops BlazersWHL602950799515882628
1985–86 Kamloops BlazersWHL69581151731711618284614
1985–86 Kamloops BlazersMC5561120
1986–87 Kamloops BlazersWHL6376136212101565116
1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5124204456
1988–89 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL6849661151181153822
1989–90 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL80334780102
1990–91 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL256101631
1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL4418244210151017
1991–92 Hartford WhalersNHL4216153139
1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL25511163482464
1992–93 Indianapolis Ice IHL 191419333220112
1992–93 Chicago BlackhawksNHL1516733
1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL794211315518851346
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL10000
1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL6934731071359412160
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL20000
1995–96 Chicago Wolves IHL7952911431009411156
1996–97 Chicago WolvesIHL76378011798424616
1997–98 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL821525405961014
1998–99 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL5813112416132578
1999–2000 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL5010132310111230
2000–01 Chicago WolvesIHL7524537799164131726
2001–02 Chicago Wolves AHL 80295483103257263334
2002–03 Chicago WolvesAHL591548638391676
NHL totals5431902484385995412142645
IHL totals3972034296326524515445956
AHL totals13944102146186348324040

International

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Soviet Union
YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1988 Canada WJC 76282

Awards

See also

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 "Oilers Hockey Institute Instructors". NHL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  4. "Rob Brown – On Ice Instructor". stfxhockeyacademy.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.


Awards
Preceded by WHL West Player of the Year
1986, 1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by CHL Player of the Year
1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
1994
1996, 1997
Succeeded by