Rob Brown (ice hockey)
Rob Brown | ||||||
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Born |
Kingston, Ontario, Canada | April 10, 1968|||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | |||||
Position | Right Wing | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft | 67th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 1987–2003 |
Robert William Brown (born April 10, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger.
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
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1982–83 | St. Albert Sabres | AMHL
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61 | 137 | 122 | 259 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Kamloops Junior Oilers
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WHL | 50 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 80 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ||
1983–84 | Kamloops Junior Oilers | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1984–85 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 60 | 29 | 50 | 79 | 95 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | ||
1985–86 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 69 | 58 | 115 | 173 | 171 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 14 | ||
1985–86 | Kamloops Blazers | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | ||
1986–87 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 63 | 76 | 136 | 212 | 101 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 51 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 49 | 66 | 115 | 118 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | ||
1989–90 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 25 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 44 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 101 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
1991–92 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 42 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 25 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
1992–93 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 19 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 79 | 42 | 113 | 155 | 188 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 69 | 34 | 73 | 107 | 135 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 79 | 52 | 91 | 143 | 100 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 76 | 37 | 80 | 117 | 98 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 58 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
1999–2000 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 50 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 75 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 99 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | ||
2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 80 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 103 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 34 | ||
2002–03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 59 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
NHL totals | 543 | 190 | 248 | 438 | 599 | 54 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 45 | ||||
IHL totals | 397 | 203 | 429 | 632 | 652 | 45 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 56 | ||||
AHL totals | 139 | 44 | 102 | 146 | 186 | 34 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 40 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
World Junior Championships
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1988 Soviet Union |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1988 | Canada | WJC
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7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Awards
- Bob Brownridge Memorial Trophy(WHL leading scorer) - 1986
- WHL West First All-Star Team – 1986 & 1987
See also
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Oilers Hockey Institute Instructors". NHL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- ^ "Rob Brown – On Ice Instructor". stfxhockeyacademy.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Down Goes Brown