Andy Brown

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".

Personal life His father, Adam, also played in the National Hockey League, as a left winger. 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 season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1962–63 Guelph Royals OHA 20 — — — 1200 100 1 5.00 — — — — — — — — — 1962–63 Brampton 7-Up MTJHL 20 — — — 1175 109 0 5.54 — — — — — — — — — 1964–65 Gander Flyers NFLD-Sr 18 5 13 0 1079 105 1 5.84 — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 Johnstown Jets EHL 70 39 29 2 4200 253 0 3.61 — 3 0 3 180 14 0 4.67 — 1965–66 Baltimore Clippers AHL 1 0 0 0 14 3 0 12.86 — — — — — — — — — 1966–67 Long Island Ducks EHL 45 23 19 3 2676 137 3 3.07 — 3 0 3 180 15 0 5.00 — 1966–67 Johnstown Jets EHL 1 0 1 0 60 6 0 6.00 — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 Johnstown Jets EHL 72 38 25 9 4320 273 4 3.79 — 2 0 2 — 13 0 8.33 — 1968–69 Baltimore Clippers AHL 41 16 19 3 2211 134 2 3.64 — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Baltimore Clippers AHL 40 — — — 2082 125 1 3.60 — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Baltimore Clippers AHL 50 28 13 8 2954 141 4 2.86 .912 6 2 4 360 18 1 3.00 — 1971–72 Detroit Red Wings NHL 10 4 5 1 560 37 0 3.96 .884 — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Tidewater Wings AHL 23 4 16 1 1278 86 0 4.04 — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Fort Worth Wings CHL 16 9 4 3 960 52 0 3.25 — — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Fort Worth Wings CHL 22 — — — 1300 86 2 3.97 — — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7 2 1 2 337 20 0 3.56 .877 — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 3 4 2 520 41 0 4.73 .868 — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 36 13 16 4 1956 115 1 3.53 .881 — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Indianapolis Racers WHA 52 15 35 0 2979 206 2 4.15 .873 — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Indianapolis Racers WHA 24 9 11 2 1368 82 1 3.60 .891 — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Indianapolis Racers WHA 10 1 4 1 430 26 0 3.63 .867 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 62 22 26 9 3373 213 1 3.79 .879 — — — — — — — — WHA totals 86 25 50 3 4777 314 3 3.94 .878 — — — — — — — —

Transactions On June 7, 1971, the Detroit Red Wings claimed Brown in the inter-league draft (from Baltimore (AHL)). On February 25, 1973, the Detroit Red Wings traded Brown to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for 1973 third-round pick (#39 - Nelson Pyatt).