Chris Brown

Christopher James Brown (born February 3, 1991) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He played in the National Hockey League for the Phoenix Coyotes and Washington Capitals.

Brown was drafted by Phoenix in the second round (36th overall) of the 2009 NHL entry draft.

Playing career As a youth, Brown played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Dallas Storm minor ice hockey team. He grew up in Flower Mound, Texas, where he played hockey and football for Flower Mound High School. He eventually joined the U.S. National Team Development Program from which he then accepted a scholarship to play college hockey with the University of Michigan Wolverines of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). In his first season with the Wolverines, he was selected to the 2009–10 CCHA All-Rookie Team.

On the eve of the 2013–14 NHL trade deadline, Brown was dealt by the Coyotes along with Rostislav Klesla and a fourth-round pick in 2015 NHL entry draft to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Martin Erat and John Mitchell on March 4, 2014. Brown scored his first NHL goal with the Capitals on March 22, 2014, against Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks.

Brown was dealt once again on the eve of the 2015–16 trade deadline. He was traded by the Capitals to the New York Rangers in exchange for fellow American Ryan Bourque. On April 20, 2016, Brown was recalled by the New York Rangers from the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.

After parts of two seasons with the Wolf Pack, Brown left North America at the conclusion of his contract with the Rangers, signing a one-year deal with German outfit, the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL on July 19, 2017. In the 2017–18 season, Brown was looked upon to add production and posted 21 assists and 30 points in 47 games.

On May 8, 2018, Brown signed as a free agent with fellow DEL club, the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers, on a two-year contract.

Following four seasons with the Ice Tigers, Brown returned as a free agent to his original German club, Iserlohn Roosters, signing a one-year contract on June 22, 2022. In his second stint with the Roosters in 2022–23, Brown notched 22 points through 50 regular season games. With Iserlohn missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season, he left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 10, 2023.

Brown played his final season, 2024-25 for Hungarian club Fehérvár AV19 in the multi-state ICE Hockey League, recording 37 points in 55 regular-season and playoff games. After the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals, Brown announced his retirement.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 43 8 6 14 66 — — — — — 2008–09 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 77 26 20 46 157 — — — — — 2009–10 University of Michigan CCHA 45 13 15 28 58 — — — — — 2010–11 University of Michigan CCHA 42 9 14 23 59 — — — — — 2011–12 University of Michigan CCHA 38 12 17 29 66 — — — — — 2012–13 Portland Pirates AHL 68 29 18 47 98 3 1 1 2 6 2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 6 0 0 0 17 — — — — — 2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 51 14 21 35 68 — — — — — 2013–14 Washington Capitals NHL 6 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Hershey Bears AHL 12 2 3 5 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Washington Capitals NHL 5 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 64 17 11 28 70 9 3 2 5 10 2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 20 3 6 9 20 — — — — — 2015–16 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 20 3 6 9 20 — — — — — 2016–17 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 64 14 13 27 78 — — — — — 2017–18 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 49 9 21 30 46 2 0 3 3 4 2018–19 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 37 13 12 25 50 8 4 3 7 142019–20Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL5113223546————— 2020–21 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 30 8 10 18 56 — — — — — 2021–22 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 44 11 23 34 59 3 0 0 0 27 2022–23 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 50 9 13 22 42 — — — — — 2023–24 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 24 14 6 20 94 — — — — — 2023–24 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 24 9 7 16 9 7 2 2 4 4 NHL totals 23 2 1 3 21 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2008 United States U17 6 2 1 3 10 2009 United States U18 7 4 3 7 8 2011 United States WJC 6 2 1 3 4 Junior totals 19 8 5 13 22

Awards and honors Award Year College All-CCHA Rookie Team 2009–10