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Curtis Brown (hockey player)
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Curtis Dean Brown is a Canadian
former professional ice hockey
centre
and defenceman. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres
in the second round (43rd overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
. Over his National Hockey League
career, he played for the Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks
, and Chicago Blackhawks
.
by the Buffalo Sabres. After finishing the 1994–95 WHL season with the Moose Jaw Warriors, he debuted with the Sabres on May 3, 1995 against the New Jersey Devils
and scored a goal and an assist.
Brown returned to the WHL for 1995–96 and was traded from Moose Jaw to the Prince Albert Raiders
before finishing out the season with Buffalo.
By 1997–98, Brown became a full-time player for the Sabres, usually on the third line.
In March 2004, Brown was traded to the San Jose Sharks in a three-way trade that saw Buffalo acquire Jeff Jillson
from Boston while they received Brad Boyes
and Andy Delmore
. Brown played only 12 games for San Jose, however, and spent the 2004 NHL lockout season in the ECHL
with the San Diego Gulls.
On July 2, 2004, Brown signed a four-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, only to be bought out after only one NHL season.
Brown signed with San Jose as an unrestricted free agent in July 2006. The two-year deal was worth just $1.4 million, with Brown stating that he signed for such a relatively low salary because he had already received money from Chicago's buy-out.
On July 17, 2008, Brown completed his NHL career and signed with the Kloten Flyers
of the Swiss Nationalliga A
where he played for one season. He then switched to defense and played the final two seasons of his career with EHC Biel
before retiring.
. They have three sons, Gage, Garrett, and Griffin.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
former professional 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...
centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
and defenceman. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
in the second round (43rd overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
. Over his 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...
career, he played for the Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, and 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...
.
Playing career
Brown was drafted in the second round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
by the Buffalo Sabres. After finishing the 1994–95 WHL season with the Moose Jaw Warriors, he debuted with the Sabres on May 3, 1995 against the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and scored a goal and an assist.
Brown returned to the WHL for 1995–96 and was traded from Moose Jaw to the Prince Albert Raiders
Prince Albert Raiders
The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert...
before finishing out the season with Buffalo.
By 1997–98, Brown became a full-time player for the Sabres, usually on the third line.
In March 2004, Brown was traded to the San Jose Sharks in a three-way trade that saw Buffalo acquire Jeff Jillson
Jeff Jillson
Jeff Jillson is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for KLH Chomutov of the Czech second tier, 1. národní hokejová liga.-Playing career:...
from Boston while they received Brad Boyes
Brad Boyes
Bradley Keith Boyes is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ....
and Andy Delmore
Andy Delmore
Andrew Delmore is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for Lørenskog IK of the Norwegian GET-ligaen. In his 283 NHL games, Delmore has recorded 43 goals and 58 assists, totalling 101 points...
. Brown played only 12 games for San Jose, however, and spent the 2004 NHL lockout season in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
with the San Diego Gulls.
On July 2, 2004, Brown signed a four-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, only to be bought out after only one NHL season.
Brown signed with San Jose as an unrestricted free agent in July 2006. The two-year deal was worth just $1.4 million, with Brown stating that he signed for such a relatively low salary because he had already received money from Chicago's buy-out.
On July 17, 2008, Brown completed his NHL career and signed with the Kloten Flyers
Kloten Flyers
The Kloten Flyers are an ice hockey team based in the city of Kloten in Switzerland. They originated from the EHC Kloten. The team participates in the National League A and is known for its promotion of young players....
of the Swiss Nationalliga A
Nationalliga A
National League A is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland. It is the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system and of the two-tier National League...
where he played for one season. He then switched to defense and played the final two seasons of his career with EHC Biel
EHC Biel
The EHC Biel or HC Bienne is a professional ice hockey Club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League A....
before retiring.
Personal life
Brown, of Christian faith, has a wife, Ami. The couple had a daughter who died in late 2006 of Sudden Infant Death SyndromeSudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome is marked by the sudden death of an infant that is unexpected by medical history, and remains unexplained after a thorough forensic autopsy and a detailed death scene investigation. An infant is at the highest risk for SIDS during sleep, which is why it is sometimes...
. They have three sons, Gage, Garrett, and Griffin.
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | ||
| 1991–92 | Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Warriors The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League which are based out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team plays its home games at Mosaic Place. The franchise moved to Moose Jaw from Winnipeg after the 1983–84 season, where they had previously been named the... |
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... |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 71 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 72 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 70 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
NHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 1995-96 WHL season The 1995–96 WHL season was the 30th season for the Western Hockey League. Seventeen teams completed a 72 game season. The Brandon Wheat Kings won the President's Cup.-League notes:... |
Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 25 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Prince Albert Raiders Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert... |
WHL | 19 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 18 | ||
| 1995–96 1995-96 NHL season The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who, in their first year as the Avalanche, swept the Florida Panthers in four games.-League business:... |
Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial... |
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... |
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 51 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 1996-97 NHL season The 1996–97 NHL season was the 80th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who swept the Philadelphia Flyers in four games and won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 42 years. The regular season saw a decline in scoring and rise in the... |
Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 63 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 70 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 68 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2004–05 | San Diego Gulls | ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
47 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | 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 | 71 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 78 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 33 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kloten Flyers Kloten Flyers The Kloten Flyers are an ice hockey team based in the city of Kloten in Switzerland. They originated from the EHC Kloten. The team participates in the National League A and is known for its promotion of young players.... |
NLA | 44 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | EHC Biel EHC Biel The EHC Biel or HC Bienne is a professional ice hockey Club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League A.... |
NLA | 49 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Biel | NLA | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 736 | 129 | 171 | 300 | 398 | 87 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 58 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 20th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, hosted in Massachusetts... |
Canada | WJC World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 2000 IIHF World Championship -Group 2 :Played in Amiens-Playoff :Played in Eindhoven-Far East :Played September 3-5, 1999 in Aomori.-First round:Like the previous two years, sixteen nations played in four groups of four... |
Canada | WC | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Junior int'l totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||