Ken Brown (ice hockey) explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:175
Played For:Chicago Black Hawks
Alberta/Edmonton Oilers
Birth Date:1948 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1968
Career End:1975

Kenneth Murray Brown (December 19, 1948 – July 22, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1971, and 52 games in the World Hockey Association with the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers between 1972 and 1975. The rest of his career lasted from 1968 to 1975 and was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

Brown won the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL) Goaltender of the Year was named to the CMJHL First All-Star Team in 1967, and signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League, the Chicago Black Hawks minor league affiliate. He played one game with Chicago, on March 31 1971 against the New York Rangers, where he was behind Tony Esposito and Gerry Desjardins on the depth chart, and this was his only game in the National Hockey League.

Brown moved to the new World Hockey Association (WHA) when selected by the Calgary Broncos in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft, although his rights were traded to the Alberta Oilers (renamed as Edmonton Oilers in his second season) for cash. Brown won 21 games with the Oilers over two seasons, appearing in 52 games as the backup to Jack Norris and Jacques Plante. Brown died in July 2022 at the age of 73.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1964–65Moose Jaw CanucksSJHL13 780 60 1 4.61
1965–66Moose Jaw CanucksSJHL14 830 60 0 4.34
1965–66Estevan BruinsSJHL20 1190 46 1 2.32 3 180 13 0 4.33
1965–66Estevan BruinsM-Cup2 1 0 100 3 0 1.80
1966–67Moose Jaw CanucksCMJHL54 24 18 12 3240 174 3 3.22 14 7 3 4 840 55 0 3.93
1967–68Moose Jaw CanucksWCJHL58 30 23 5 3480 236 0 4.07 10 4 5 1 600 56 1 5.60
1967–68Estevan BruinsM-Cup7 3 4 426 26 0 3.66
1968–69Dallas Black HawksCHL23 1320 79 0 3.59
1969–70Dallas Black HawksCHL46 22 19 4 2720 142 4 3.13
1970–71Chicago Black HawksNHL1 0 0 0 18 1 0 3.37 .929
1970–71Dallas Black HawksCHL26 1528 92 0 3.61 1 1 0 60 2 0 2.00
1971–72Dallas Black HawksCHL31 13 10 2 1683 90 2 3.20 11 7 3 650 29 0 2.67
1972–73Alberta OilersWHA20 10 8 0 1034 63 1 3.66 .883
1973–74Winston-Salem Polar TwinsSHL29 10 17 0 1575 145 0 5.53 .8675 3 2 285 12 0 2.53
1974–75Edmonton OilersWHA32 11 11 0 1466 86 2 3.52 .8985 2.53
WHA totals52 21 19 0 2500 149 3 3.58 .892
NHL totals1 0 0 0 18 1 0 3.37 .929

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ken Brown was a true mentor and leader who inspired many. Tait. Cam. July 24, 2022. Edmonton Sun. April 1, 2023.