Dave Brown (ice hockey player)

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CanadaCanada  Dave Brown Ice hockey player
Date of birth October 12, 1962
place of birth Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 196 cm
Weight 100 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1982 , 7th lap, 140th position
Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
1980-1981 Yorkton Terriers
1981 Spokane Flyers
1981-1982 Saskatoon Blades
1982-1989 Philadelphia Flyers
1989-1991 Edmonton Oilers
1991-1995 Philadelphia Flyers
1995-1996 San Jose Sharks

David James "Dave" Brown (born October 12, 1962 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player , coach , scout and current official who played 809 games for the Philadelphia in the course of his active career between 1981 and 1996 Flyers , Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks played in the National Hockey League on the position of right winger . Brown, who embodied the player-type of an enforcer , celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Edmonton Oilers by winning the Stanley Cup in 1990 . He then tried his hand at coaching, before taking on a higher official position at the Philadelphia Flyers via scouting, for which he has been working again since 2006.

Career

Player career

Brown, who was a notorious enforcer during his career with a height of 1.96 meters , first played in the Western Hockey League for the Spokane Flyers and Saskatoon Blades from 1980 to 1982 . After the Philadelphia Flyers had selected him in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round in 140th position, he signed his first professional contract there before the 1982/83 season . Mainly in the AHL - farm team of the Flyers used the Canadian debut still in his first year as a pro in the National Hockey League . After another season, which he commuted between the farm and professional team, he established himself in the regular Philadelphia squad from the 1984/85 season , which was mainly due to the fact that the Flyers' game system, which was rough and physical at the time, was perfectly tailored to his style of play was. In the 1984/85 and 1986/87 seasons he reached the final series of the Stanley Cup with the team , but both series were lost.

During the 1988/89 season, the management of the Flyers transferred him to his Canadian homeland to the Edmonton Oilers . Brown played there until the summer of 1991 and won the Stanley Cup with the team in 1990 .

After a transfer before the 1991/92 season , the Canadian returned to the Flyers in Philadelphia. With him, the Finn Jari Kurri and Corey Foster moved to the east coast. On the other hand, Scott Mellanby , Craig Berube and Craig Fisher had to make their way to Edmonton. Brown stayed in Philadelphia for another four seasons before signing a contract with the San Jose Sharks as a free agent in August 1995 . At the end of the 1995/96 season , the Canadian ended his career after 729 NHL games, in which he collected 97 points and 1789 penalty minutes.

Trainer and functionary career

After retiring from the San Jose Sharks, Brown returned to the Philadelphia Flyers and served as assistant coach to head coaches Terry Murray , Wayne Cashman and Roger Neilson for two years between 1996 and 1998 . For the 1998/99 season he moved within the league to the New York Rangers in their scouting department. There Brown was employed as a scout for five years before he was promoted to Director of Professional Scouting . He held this post until the summer of 2006.

At the beginning of the 2006/07 season , the Canadian was again employed by the Flyers. Initially until 2013 as Director of Player Personnel , since then - as in New York - as Director of Professional Scouting .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1980/81 Spokane Flyers WHL 9 2 2 4th 21st - - - - -
1981/82 Saskatoon Blades WHL 62 11 33 44 344 5 1 0 1 4th
1982/83 Maine Mariners AHL 71 8th 6th 14th 418 16 0 0 0 107
1982/83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 0 0 0 5 - - - - -
1983/84 Springfield Indians AHL 59 17th 14th 31 150 - - - - -
1983/84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 19th 1 5 6th 98 2 0 0 0 12
1984/85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 57 3 6th 9 165 11 0 0 0 59
1985/86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 10 7th 17th 277 5 0 0 0 16
1986/87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 62 7th 3 10 274 26th 1 2 3 59
1987/88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 47 12 5 17th 114 7th 1 0 1 27
1988/89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 50 0 3 3 100 - - - - -
1988/89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 22nd 0 2 2 56 7th 0 0 0 6th
1989/90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60 0 6th 6th 145 3 0 0 0 0
1990/91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 58 3 4th 7th 160 16 0 1 1 30th
1991/92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 4th 2 6th 81 - - - - -
1992/93 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 0 2 2 78 - - - - -
1993/94 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 1 4th 5 137 - - - - -
1994/95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 28 1 2 3 53 3 0 0 0 0
1995/96 San Jose Sharks NHL 37 3 1 4th 46 - - - - -
WHL overall 71 13 35 48 365 5 1 0 1 4th
AHL total 130 25th 20th 45 568 16 0 0 0 107
NHL overall 729 45 52 97 1789 80 2 3 5 209

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Brown, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brown, David James (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player, coach, scout and official
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada