Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1979) explained

Mike Brown
Birth Date:April 27, 1979
Birth Place:Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:240
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:Vancouver Canucks
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Chicago Blackhawks
Draft:20th overall
Draft Year:1997
Draft Team:Florida Panthers
Career Start:1999
Career End:2006

Michael W. Brown (born April 29, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. In his seven-year career, he played for the Vancouver Canucks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Born in Surrey, British Columbia, Brown played five years of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Red Deer Rebels and Kamloops Blazers.

Career

Brown was drafted 20th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He made his professional debut with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 1999–2000 season. His NHL debut came when he appeared in a single game for the Vancouver Canucks during the 2000–01 season. He would play 15 more games with the Canucks in the 2001–02 season.

Brown joined the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2002–03 season, during which he scored his only NHL goal. He then appeared in two games with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2005–06 season before retiring.

Brown became the general manager of Barnes Harley-Davidson in Langley.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPPIMGP G A Pts PIM
1994–95Merritt CentennialsBCHL45 3 4 7 145
1994–95Red Deer RebelsWHL1 0 0 0 0
1995–96Red Deer RebelsWHL62 4 5 9 12510 0 0 0 18
1996–97Red Deer RebelsWHL70 19 13 32 24316 1 2 3 47
1997–98Kamloops BlazersWHL72 23 33 56 3057 2 1 3 22
1998–99Kamloops BlazersWHL69 28 16 44 28515 3 7 10 68
1999–2000Syracuse CrunchAHL71 13 18 31 2844 0 0 0 0
2000–01Vancouver CanucksNHL1 0 0 0 5
2000–01Kansas City BladesIHL78 14 13 27 214
2001–02Vancouver CanucksNHL15 0 0 0 72
2001–02Manitoba MooseAHL31 7 9 16 1556 0 1 1 16
2002–03Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL16 1 1 2 44
2002–03Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL27 3 3 6 85
2003–04St. John's Maple LeafsAHL21 3 3 6 74
2003–04Binghamton SenatorsAHL38 4 7 11 131
2004–05Norfolk AdmiralsAHL68 7 8 15 286
2005–06Chicago BlackhawksNHL2 0 1 1 9
2005–06Norfolk AdmiralsAHL53 2 13 15 146
AHL totals309 39 61 100 116110 0 1 1 16
NHL totals34 1 2 3 130

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike Brown (b.1979) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com . 2023-08-04 . www.hockeydb.com.