Keith Brown

Keith Jeffrey Brown (born May 6, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979 until 1995. His first fourteen seasons were played with the Chicago Black Hawks. He helped the Blackhawks reach the 1992 Stanley Cup Final, but missed the final round with an injury.

Playing career

Brown was drafted as the seventh overall pick by the Black Hawks in the 1979 NHL entry draft. Reportedly, Boston Bruins general manager Harry Sinden was eager to select Brown with Boston's eighth overall pick but had to change his plans when Brown was selected by Chicago. Sinden's "Plan B" ended up being future Hall Of Fame defenceman Ray Bourque, who was selected by Boston immediately after Brown.

Known for his competitiveness, Brown helped Chicago reach the Stanley Cup Final in 1992. Late in his career, Brown was dealt to the expansion Florida Panthers in exchange for Darin Kimble. He played 876 career NHL games, scoring 68 goals and 274 assists for 342 points.

Personal life According to a 2006 issue of The Hockey News, Brown currently lives in Georgia, working as a network analyst. He has been married to wife Debbie for 27 years, and has four children: Cody, Katie, Christy, and Casey. His charities include Hockey Ministries International and Christian Missions.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 59 14 61 75 14 — — — — — 1976–77 Portland Winter Hawks WCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1977–78 Portland Winter Hawks WCHL 72 11 53 64 51 8 0 3 3 2 1978–79 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 70 11 85 96 75 25 3 30 33 21 1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 2 18 20 27 6 0 0 0 4 1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 9 34 43 80 3 0 2 2 2 1981–82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 33 4 20 24 26 4 0 2 2 5 1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 50 4 27 31 20 7 0 0 0 11 1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 10 25 35 94 5 0 1 1 10 1984–85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 56 1 22 23 55 11 2 7 9 31 1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 11 29 40 87 3 0 1 1 9 1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 73 4 23 27 86 4 0 1 1 6 1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 24 3 6 9 45 5 0 2 2 10 1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 74 2 16 18 84 13 1 3 4 25 1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 67 5 20 25 87 18 0 4 4 43 1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 45 1 10 11 55 6 1 0 1 8 1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 6 10 16 69 14 0 8 8 18 1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 33 2 6 8 39 4 0 1 1 2 1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL 51 4 8 12 60 — — — — — 1994–95 Florida Panthers NHL 13 0 0 0 2 — — — — — NHL totals 876 68 274 342 916 103 4 32 36 184

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1979 Canada WJC 5th 5 0 2 2 0 Junior totals 5 0 2 2 0

Awards WCHL Second All-Star Team – 1978 WHL First All-Star Team – 1979