Rob Brown is a retired professional

Professional

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 ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 right winger

Winger (ice hockey)

Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

 who played in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 for eleven seasons between 1987 and 2000.

Brown was drafted 67th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

 in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft

1986 NHL Entry Draft

The 1986 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 21, 1986 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1985–86 NHL season and playoff standings...

. His best statistical NHL season was the 1988–89 season, when he played on a line with Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux, OC, CQ is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is acknowledged to be one of the best players of all time. He played 17 seasons as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006...

; he set career highs with 49 goals, 66 assists, 115 points, 24 power play goals, 6 game-winning goals, and a +27 plus/minus rating. Currently, Brown serves as colour commentator for the Edmonton Oilers pay-per-view, and as an analyst for 630 CHED

CHED (AM)

CHED is a talk radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, broadcasting at 630 kHz on the AM dial and is owned by Corus Entertainment.The station originally began broadcasting at 1080 AM in 1954, until it moved to its current frequency in 1965....

 for Edmonton Oilers games. Rob Brown holds the Western Hockey League single-season records for assists and points with 136 and 212 respectively, both set in the 1986/87 season.

A fight between Brown and Sylvain Lefebvre triggered a famous catchphrase in Toronto Maple Leaf history by announcer Joe Bowen

Joe Bowen

Joe Bowen , is a Canadian sportscaster. He is known as "The Voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs", having broadcast over 2,100 Leaf Games. He started calling games for the Leafs in 1982, after calling games for the Nova Scotia Voyageurs.Bowen's catchphrase is "Holy Mackinaw!", typically used when an...

, "Down goes Brown", which was later used to name a prominent blog by a Leafs fan.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...	Team	League		GP	G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...	A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...	Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...	PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982–83	St. Albert Sabres	AMHL Alberta Midget Hockey League The Alberta Midget Hockey League or AMHL is the provincial Midget AAA ice hockey league for Alberta, Canada. The league consists of 18 teams split into the Dodge and Chrysler Divisions. League champions go on to compete with the BC Hockey Major Midget League champions to represent the Pacific at...		61	137	122	259	200		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	St. Albert Saints St. Albert Saints The St. Albert Saints were a junior ice hockey franchise based in St. Albert, Alberta, for twenty-seven seasons from 1977 to 2004. Before 1977, the team played in nearby Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets, and in 2004 the team again moved to Spruce Grove where they now play as the Spruce Grove...	AJHL Alberta Junior Hockey League The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Kamloops Jr. Oilers Kamloops Blazers The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Kamloops, British Columbia. They play their home games at Interior Savings Centre.-History:...	WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...		50	16	42	58	80		15	1	2	3	17
1984–85	Kamloops Blazers Kamloops Blazers The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Kamloops, British Columbia. They play their home games at Interior Savings Centre.-History:...	WHL		60	29	50	79	95		15	8	8	26	28
1985–86	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		69	58	115	173	171		16	18	28	46	14
1986–87	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		63	76	136	212	101		5	6	5	11	6
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...	NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...		51	24	20	44	56		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		68	49	66	115	118		11	5	3	8	22
1989–90	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		80	33	47	80	102		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		25	6	10	16	31		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Hartford Whalers Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...	NHL		44	18	24	42	101		5	1	0	1	7
1991–92	Hartford Whalers	NHL		42	16	15	31	39		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	NHL		25	5	11	16	34		8	2	4	6	4
1992–93	Indianapolis Ice Indianapolis Ice The Indianapolis Ice is the name of a former hockey team in Indianapolis, Indiana, that played in the International Hockey League from 1988–99 and in the Central Hockey League from 1999–2004. Their original home arena was the Indiana State Fairgrounds Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds...	IHL		19	14	19	33	32		2	0	1	1	2
1992–93	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		15	1	6	7	33		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		79	42	113	155	188		5	1	3	4	6
1993–94	Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) The Phoenix Roadrunners were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. The team was housed at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The team played in the IHL from 1989 to 1997. The IHL Roadrunners were named for a World Hockey Association team of the same name...	IHL		69	34	73	107	135		9	4	12	16	0
1994–95	Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Chicago Wolves Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois...	IHL		79	52	91	143	100		9	4	11	15	6
1996–97	Chicago Wolves	IHL		76	37	80	117	98		4	2	4	6	16
1997–98	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		82	15	25	40	59		6	1	0	1	4
1998–99	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		58	13	11	24	16		13	2	5	7	8
1999–00	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		50	10	13	23	10		11	1	2	3	0
2000–01	Chicago Wolves	IHL		75	24	53	77	99		16	4	13	17	26
2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion...	Chicago Wolves	AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...		80	29	54	83	103		25	7	26	33	34
2002–03 2002–03 AHL season The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season...	Chicago Wolves	AHL		59	15	48	63	83		9	1	6	7	6
NHL totals				543	190	248	438	599		54	12	14	26	45

International play

• Played for Team Canada in the 1988 World Junior Championships (Gold medal).

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988	Canada	WJC	7	6	2	8	2

External links

• Down Goes Brown