Brad Brown

Bradley Lorne Brown (born December 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career As a youth, Brown played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.

Brown played junior hockey with the North Bay Centennials and Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League. As captain of the Centennials in the 1994–95 season, he received the OHL Humanitarian of the Year for working with special needs children and the community. Brown was drafted in the first round, 18th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1994 NHL entry draft. he made his professional debut in the 1995–96 season, finishing out the year with the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL.

A defensive defenseman, Brown made his NHL debut the following year in the 1996–97 season with the Montreal Canadiens on November 1, 1996, against the Boston Bruins. Playing mostly for the Fredericton in the next two years Brown's career was established after he was traded by the Canadiens, along with Jocelyn Thibault and Dave Manson, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jeff Hackett, Eric Weinrich, and Alain Nasreddine on November 16, 1998.

Brown played the next two seasons as a fixture on the Blackhawks defense. Prior to the 2000–01 season, Brown was traded by the Blackhawks along with Michal Grosek to the New York Rangers on October 5, 2000.

On July 31, 2001, Brown was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Wild. Brown was an integral part of the Wild's defense until the end of the 2003–04 season when he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres of a fourth-round pick on March 8, 2004.

After the 2004 NHL Lockout, Brown was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 10, 2005. Brown however struggled with form and never played for the Leafs, except for preseason games. Rather playing through his contract with Leafs affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.

On September 18, 2008, Brown was invited to the Philadelphia Flyers training camp but was later released on September 30, 2008. Brown instead started the 2008–09 season in the ECHL with the Fresno Falcons. He was given a tryout with the Quad City Flames of the AHL before he was signed by the Flames for the rest of the year on December 26, 2008.

Personal life After hockey, Brown became an account executive in the consulting services department of Ottawa-based IT company Maplesoft. He is also president of the Maplesoft Hawks Hockey Organization. The program consists of boys and girls' spring AAA hockey teams as well as unique skill development camps and clinics that operate year-round.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Toronto Red Wings AAA Midget 80 15 45 60 105 — — — — — 1990–91 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 North Bay Centennials OHL 49 2 9 11 170 18 0 6 6 43 1992–93 North Bay Centennials OHL 61 4 9 13 228 2 0 2 2 13 1993–94 North Bay Centennials OHL 66 8 24 32 196 18 3 12 15 33 1994–95 North Bay Centennials OHL 64 8 38 46 172 6 1 4 5 8 1995–96 Barrie Colts OHL 27 3 13 16 82 — — — — — 1995–96 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 38 0 3 3 148 10 2 1 3 6 1996–97 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 64 3 7 10 368 — — — — — 1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 8 0 0 0 22 — — — — — 1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 64 1 8 9 297 4 0 0 0 29 1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 0 0 21 — — — — — 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 61 1 7 8 184 — — — — — 1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 0 9 9 134 — — — — — 2000–01 New York Rangers NHL 48 1 3 4 107 — — — — — 2001–02 Minnesota Wild NHL 51 0 4 4 123 — — — — — 2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL 57 0 1 1 90 11 0 0 0 16 2003–04 Minnesota Wild NHL 30 0 1 1 54 — — — — — 2003–04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 13 0 2 2 12 — — — — — 2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 38 2 2 4 93 2 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Toronto Marlies AHL 36 0 3 3 62 — — — — — 2007–08 Florida Everblades ECHL 26 2 1 3 68 2 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 10 0 1 1 5 — — — — — 2008–09 Fresno Falcons ECHL 16 0 2 2 32 — — — — — 2008–09 Quad City Flames AHL 46 1 1 2 96 — — — — — AHL totals 296 7 25 32 1069 16 2 1 3 35 NHL totals 330 2 27 29 747 11 0 0 0 16