Rob Brown (ice hockey)

For other people of the same name, see Rob Brown.

Rob Brown
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Born	(1968-04-10) April 10, 1968 Kingston, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL  Chicago Wolves IHL  Chicago Wolves  Kalamazoo Wings  Indianapolis Ice  Phoenix Roadrunners NHL  Chicago Blackhawks  Dallas Stars  Los Angeles Kings  Hartford Whalers  Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft	67th overall, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1987–2003

Robert William Brown (born April 10, 1968) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for eleven seasons between 1987 and 2000. Brown was born in Kingston, Ontario, but grew up in St. Albert, Alberta.

Playing career

Brown was drafted 67th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. His best statistical NHL season was the 1988–89 season, when he played on a line with Mario Lemieux; 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 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, "Down goes Brown", which was later used to name a prominent blog by a Leafs fan.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982–83	St. Albert Sabres	AMHL		61	137	122	259	200		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Kamloops Jr. Oilers	WHL		50	16	42	58	80		15	1	2	3	17
1984–85	Kamloops Blazers	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	NHL		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	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	NHL		25	5	11	16	34		8	2	4	6	4
1992–93	Indianapolis Ice	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	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		69	34	73	107	135		9	4	12	16	0
1994–95	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Chicago Wolves	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	Chicago Wolves	AHL		80	29	54	83	103		25	7	26	33	34
2002–03	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 play

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Canada
World Junior Championships
	1988 Soviet Union

International statistics

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

See also

• List of NHL players with 100-point seasons

External links

• Rob Brown's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Rob Brown's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Down Goes Brown

Awards
Preceded by Cliff Ronning	WHL West Player of the Year 1986, 1987	Succeeded by Joe Sakic
Preceded by Luc Robitaille	CHL Player of the Year 1987	Succeeded by Joe Sakic
Preceded by Tony Hrkac	James Gatschene Memorial Trophy 1994	Succeeded by Tommy Salo
Preceded by Tony Hrkac Stéphane Morin	Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy 1994 1996, 1997	Succeeded by Stéphane Morin Patrice Lefebvre