Greg Brown (ice hockey)

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Greg Brown
Born (1968-03-07) March 7, 1968 (age 53)
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
Current USHL coach Dubuque Fighting Saints
National team  United States
NHL Draft 26th overall, 1986
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1990–2003

}} 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. As of 2021, he is the head coach of the Dubuque Fighting Saints, a Tier I junior team in the United States Hockey League. He previously coached at his alma mater Boston College as an associate head coach alongside head coach Jerry York.

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 a surprising fourth 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.

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. 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] 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]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85 St. Mark's School HS-Prep 24 16 24 40 12 — — — — —
1985–86 St. Mark's School HS-Prep 19 22 28 50 30 — — — — —
1986–87 Boston College HE 37 10 27 37 22 — — — — —
1987–88 United States National Team Intl 55 6 29 35 22 — — — — —
1988–89 Boston College HE 40 9 34 43 24 — — — — —
1989–90 Boston College HE 42 5 35 40 42 — — — — —
1990–91 Rochester Americans AHL 31 6 17 23 16 14 1 4 5 8
1990–91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 39 1 2 3 35 — — — — —
1991–92 United States National Team Intl 8 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
1991–92 Rochester Americans AHL 56 8 30 38 25 16 1 5 6 4
1992–93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
1992–93 Rochester Americans AHL 61 11 38 49 46 16 3 8 11 14
1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 36 3 8 11 28 6 0 1 1 4
1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL 42 8 25 33 26 — — — — —
1994–95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 9 0 3 3 17 — — — — —
1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 28 5 14 19 22 — — — — —
1995–96 Rögle BK SEL 22 4 7 11 32 — — — — —
1995–96 Rögle BK Allsv 18 3 9 12 12 12 1 3 4 8
1996–97 Kloten Flyers NDA 46 3 12 15 36 4 1 1 2 2
1996–97 VEU Feldkirch AUT 6 0 2 2 8 — — — — —
1997–98 Landshut EV DEL 43 1 17 18 4 6 2 4 6 12
1998–99 Kölner Haie DEL 41 4 20 24 30 — — — — —
1999–00 Kölner Haie DEL 56 2 12 14 32 10 0 4 4 8
2000–01 Kölner Haie DEL 42 4 10 14 36 — — — — —
2001–02 Leksands IF Allsv 31 8 15 23 73 10 3 6 9 14
2002–03 Leksands IF SEL 30 2 8 10 32 5 1 0 1 10
AHL totals 148 25 85 110 87 46 5 17 22 26
NHL totals 94 4 14 18 86 6 0 1 1 4
DEL totals 182 11 59 70 102 16 2 8 10 20

International[]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1986 United States WJC 7 0 2 2 8
1987 United States WJC 7 1 1 2 2
1988 United States OLY 6 0 4 4 2
1989 United States WC 10 0 1 1 4
1990 United States WC 10 2 3 5 0
1992 United States OLY 7 0 0 0 2
1998 United States WC 6 0 0 0 0
1998 United States WC Q 3 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 14 1 3 4 10
Senior totals 42 2 9 11 8
International medals
Men's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary 7th place
1992 Albertville 4th place

Transactions[]

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1986–87 [3]
All-Hockey East First Team 1988–89 [4]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1988–89 [5]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1989 [6]
All-Hockey East First Team 1989–90 [4]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1989–90 [5]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1990 [6]

Personal[]

He is the brother of former NHL winger Doug Brown and uncle of current Carolina Hurricanes 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).

References[]

  1. ^ "Rangers Announce Coaching Staff Additions".
  2. ^ "Greg Brown Appointed Head Coach of the Dubuque Fighting Saints". OurSports Central. June 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hockey East Player of the Year
1988–89
1989–90 		Succeeded by
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