Kevin Brown (ice hockey)
Kevin J. Brown is a British-born Canadian ice hockey player.Biography
Brown was born in Birmingham, England, and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team.
Brown had a successful junior career with the Belleville Bulls and Detroit Junior Red Wings of the OHL. He was drafted 87th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
A journeyman who played for the Kings, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers at the NHL level, Brown was never able to duplicate his junior success at the professional level, and he played in minor leagues across North America, as well as in Europe, including a spell with Manchester Storm.Career statistics
Awards
- 1993 - OHL Second All-Star Team
- 1994 - OHL First All-Star Team
- 1994 - Canadian Major Junior Second All-Star Team
Transactions
- March 20, 1996 - Los Angeles trades Brown to Ottawa for Jaroslav Modry and an eighth round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft
- July 1, 1996 - Ottawa trades Brown to Anaheim for Mike Maneluk
- October 1, 1996 - Anaheim trades Brown to Hartford for the rights to Espen Knutsen
- August 14, 1998 - Brown transferred to Carolina after Hartford franchise relocated
- August 14, 1998 - Brown signs with Edmonton as a free agent
- March 23, 1999 - Edmonton trades Brown to New York for Vladimir Vorobiev
- March 7, 2000 - Brown signs with Edmonton as a free agent
- September 10, 2000 - Brown signs with Manchester Storm as a free agent
