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Bradley Lorne Brown (born December 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Brad Brown
Brown with the Toronto Marlies in 2006
Born	(1975-12-27) December 27, 1975 (age 46) Baie Verte, Newfoundland, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft	18th overall, 1994 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1995–2009

Playing career

As a youth, Brown played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.[1]

Brown played junior hockey with the North Bay Centennials and Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League. He received the OHL Humanitarian of the Year in 1994–95. Brown was drafted in the first round, 18th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. he made his professional debut in the 1995–96 season, finishing out the year with the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL.

A defensive defenseman, Brown made his NHL debut the following year in the 1996–97 season with the Montreal Canadiens on November 1, 1996, against the Boston Bruins. Playing mostly for the Fredericton in the next two years Brown's career was established after he was traded by the Canadiens, along with Jocelyn Thibault and Dave Manson, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jeff Hackett, Eric Weinrich, and Alain Nasreddine on November 16, 1998.[2]

Brown played the next two seasons as a fixture on the Blackhawks defense. Prior to the 2000–01 season, Brown was traded by the Blackhawks along with Michal Grosek to the New York Rangers on October 5, 2000.

On July 31, 2001, Brown was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Wild. Brown was an integral part of the Wild's defense until the end of the 2003–04 season when he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres of a fourth round pick on March 8, 2004.[3]

After the 2004 NHL Lockout, Brown was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 10, 2005.[4] Brown however struggled with form and never played for the Leafs, expect for preseason games. Rather playing through his contract with Leafs affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.

On September 18, 2008, Brown was invited to the Philadelphia Flyers training camp but was later released on September 30, 2008.[5] Brown instead started the 2008–09 season in the ECHL with the Fresno Falcons. He was given a tryout with the Quad City Flames of the AHL before he was signed by the Flames for the rest of the year on December 26, 2008.[6]

Personal life

After hockey, Brown became an account executive in the consulting services department of Ottawa-based IT company Maplesoft.[7] He is also president of the Maplesoft Hawks Hockey Organization. The program consists of boys and girls' spring AAA hockey teams as well as unique skill development camps and clinics that operate year-round.[8]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Toronto Red Wings AAA	Midget		80	15	45	60	105		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	St. Michael's Buzzers	MetJHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	North Bay Centennials	OHL		49	2	9	11	170		18	0	6	6	43
1992–93	North Bay Centennials	OHL		61	4	9	13	228		2	0	2	2	13
1993–94	North Bay Centennials	OHL		66	8	24	32	196		18	3	12	15	33
1994–95	North Bay Centennials	OHL		64	8	38	46	172		6	1	4	5	8
1995–96	Barrie Colts	OHL		27	3	13	16	82		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		38	0	3	3	148		10	2	1	3	6
1996–97	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		64	3	7	10	368		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		8	0	0	0	22		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		64	1	8	9	297		4	0	0	0	29
1998–99	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		5	0	0	0	21		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		61	1	7	8	184		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		57	0	9	9	134		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	New York Rangers	NHL		48	1	3	4	107		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Minnesota Wild	NHL		51	0	4	4	123		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Minnesota Wild	NHL		57	0	1	1	90		11	0	0	0	16
2003–04	Minnesota Wild	NHL		30	0	1	1	54		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		13	0	2	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Toronto Marlies	AHL		38	2	2	4	93		2	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Toronto Marlies	AHL		36	0	3	3	62		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Florida Everblades	ECHL		26	2	1	3	68		2	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		10	0	1	1	5		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Fresno Falcons	ECHL		16	0	2	2	32		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Quad City Flames	AHL		46	1	1	2	96		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				296	7	25	32	1069		16	2	1	3	35
NHL totals				330	2	27	29	747		11	0	0	0	16

See also

• Captain (ice hockey)

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Saku Koivu	Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1994	Succeeded by Terry Ryan
Preceded by Filip Kuba	Minnesota Wild captain December–January 2001–2002	Succeeded by Andrew Brunette
Preceded by Brad Bombardir	Minnesota Wild captain October 2003	Succeeded by Andrew Brunette

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[de] Brad Brown

Bradley Lorne „Brad“ Brown (* 27. Dezember 1975 in Baie Verte, Neufundland und Labrador) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der im Verlauf seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1991 und 2009 unter anderem 341 Spiele für die Canadiens de Montréal, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild und Buffalo Sabres in der National Hockey League (NHL) auf der Position des Verteidigers bestritten hat. Zudem verbrachte Brown einen erheblichen Teil seiner Laufbahn in der American Hockey League (AHL), wo er ebenfalls über 300 Partien absolvierte.

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