Andy Brown (ice hockey) explained

Andy Brown
Birth Date:15 February 1944
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins
Indianapolis Racers
Career Start:1964
Career End:1977

Andrew Conrad Brown (born February 15, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Career

Brown played with the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League, the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association and several teams in the minor leagues.

In the 1973–74 season, he incurred 60 minutes in penalties, an NHL record at the time for penalty minutes in a season by a goaltender. He was the last goalie to play without a mask in the NHL, on April 7, 1974, in a 6–3 loss to the Atlanta Flames; he continued to play without a mask throughout his three seasons in the WHA. His insistence on playing barefaced earned him the nickname "Fearless".[1]

Personal life

His father, Adam, also played in the National Hockey League, as a left winger.[2] In the offseason, Andy raced supermodified race cars at the Oswego Speedway and other tracks in the Northeast.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1962–63Guelph RoyalsOHA20 1200 100 1 5.00
1962–63Brampton 7-UpMTJHL20 1175 109 0 5.54
1964–65Gander FlyersNFLD-Sr18 5 13 0 1079 105 1 5.84
1965–66Johnstown JetsEHL70 39 29 2 4200 253 0 3.61 3 0 3 180 14 0 4.67
1965–66Baltimore ClippersAHL1 0 0 0 14 3 0 12.86
1966–67Long Island DucksEHL45 23 19 3 2676 137 3 3.07 3 0 3 180 15 0 5.00
1966–67Johnstown JetsEHL1 0 1 0 60 6 0 6.00
1967–68Johnstown JetsEHL72 38 25 9 4320 273 4 3.79 2 0 2 13 0 8.33
1968–69Baltimore ClippersAHL41 16 19 3 2211 134 2 3.64
1969–70Baltimore ClippersAHL40 2082 125 1 3.60
1970–71Baltimore ClippersAHL50 28 13 8 2954 141 4 2.86 .9126 2 4 360 18 1 3.00
1971–72Detroit Red WingsNHL10 4 5 1 560 37 0 3.96 .884
1971–72Tidewater WingsAHL23 4 16 1 1278 86 0 4.04
1971–72Fort Worth WingsCHL16 9 4 3 960 52 0 3.25
1972–73Fort Worth WingsCHL22 1300 86 2 3.97
1972–73Detroit Red WingsNHL7 2 1 2 337 20 0 3.56 .877
1972–73Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL9 3 4 2 520 41 0 4.73 .868
1973–74Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL36 13 16 4 1956 115 1 3.53 .881
1974–75Indianapolis RacersWHA52 15 35 0 2979 206 2 4.15 .873
1975–76Indianapolis RacersWHA24 9 11 2 1368 82 1 3.60 .891
1976–77Indianapolis RacersWHA10 1 4 1 430 26 0 3.63 .867
NHL totals62 22 26 9 3373 213 1 3.79 .879
WHA totals86 25 50 3 4777 314 3 3.94 .878

Transactions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew Conrad (Andy) Brown. HockeyGoalies.Org. 2007-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070514212135/http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/browna.html. 14 May 2007 . live.
  2. Web site: Andrew Conrad Brown. LegendsOfHockey.net. 2007-11-09 .