Ken Brown (ice hockey)
Kenneth Murray Brown (born December 19, 1948) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender.
| Ken Brown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 19, 1948 Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Chicago Black Hawks WHA Alberta/Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1968–1978 | ||
Despite winning the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL) Goaltender of the Year and being on the CMJHL First All-Star Team in 1967, Brown went undrafted coming out of junior, so he signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League, the Chicago Black Hawks minor league affiliate. He played one game with Chicago, where he was behind Tony Esposito and Gerry Desjardins on the depth chart, and this was his only game in the National Hockey League.
Brown moved to the new World Hockey Association (WHA) when selected by the Calgary Broncos in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft, although his rights were traded to the Alberta Oilers (renamed as Edmonton Oilers in his second season) for cash. Brown won 21 games with the Oilers over two seasons, appearing in 52 games as the backup to Jack Norris and Jacques Plante.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Article on WHA featuring Brown