Ken Brown

Kenneth Murray Brown (December 19, 1948 – July 22, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1971, and 52 games in the World Hockey Association with the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers between 1972 and 1975. The rest of his career lasted from 1968 to 1975 and was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career Brown won the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL) Goaltender of the Year was named to the CMJHL First All-Star Team in 1967, and signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League, the Chicago Black Hawks minor league affiliate. He played one game with Chicago, on March 31, 1971, against the New York Rangers, where he was behind Tony Esposito and Gerry Desjardins on the depth chart, and this was his only game in the National Hockey League.

Brown moved to the new World Hockey Association (WHA) when selected by the Calgary Broncos in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft, although his rights were traded to the Alberta Oilers (renamed as Edmonton Oilers in his second season) for cash. Brown won 21 games with the Oilers over two seasons, appearing in 52 games as the backup to Jack Norris and Jacques Plante. Brown died in July 2022 at the age of 73.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1964–65 Moose Jaw Canucks SJHL 13 — — — 780 60 1 4.61 — — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 Moose Jaw Canucks SJHL 14 — — — 830 60 0 4.34 — — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 Estevan Bruins SJHL 20 — — — 1190 46 1 2.32 — 3 — — — 180 13 0 4.33 — 1965–66 Estevan Bruins M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 2 1 0 — 100 3 0 1.80 — 1966–67 Moose Jaw Canucks CMJHL 54 24 18 12 3240 174 3 3.22 — 14 7 3 4 840 55 0 3.93 — 1967–68 Moose Jaw Canucks WCJHL 58 30 23 5 3480 236 0 4.07 — 10 4 5 1 600 56 1 5.60 — 1967–68 Estevan Bruins M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 7 3 4 — 426 26 0 3.66 — 1968–69 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 23 — — — 1320 79 0 3.59 — — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 46 22 19 4 2720 142 4 3.13 — — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 1 0 0 0 18 1 0 3.37 .929 — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 26 — — — 1528 92 0 3.61 — 1 1 0 — 60 2 0 2.00 — 1971–72 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 31 13 10 2 1683 90 2 3.20 — 11 7 3 — 650 29 0 2.67 — 1972–73 Alberta Oilers WHA 20 10 8 0 1034 63 1 3.66 .883 — — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Winston-Salem Polar Twins SHL 29 10 17 0 1575 145 0 5.53 .867 5 3 2 — 285 12 0 2.53 — 1974–75 Edmonton Oilers WHA 32 11 11 0 1466 86 2 3.52 .898 5 — — — — — — 2.53 — WHA totals 52 21 19 0 2500 149 3 3.58 .892 — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 18 1 0 3.37 .929 — — — — — — — — —

Awards CMJHL First All-Star Team – 1967 WCJHL Second All-Star Team – 1968