- Stan Brown (ice hockey)
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Defence
shot = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 150
played_for =New York Rangers
Detroit Cougars
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date =May 9 ,1898
birth_place = North Bay, ON, CAN
death_date =July 6 ,1987
death_place = North Bay, ON, CAN
career_start = 1925
career_end = 1934
draft =
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nickname = BusDr. Stanley Brown (born
May 9 ,1898 in North Bay,Ontario - diedJuly 6 ,1987 in North Bay,Ontario ) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in 48National Hockey League games for theNew York Rangers and the Detroit Cougars. He also earned aDoctor of Dental Medicine degree from theUniversity of Toronto .Professional career
Minor league hockey
Brown played hockey as a teen with the
North Bay Arena Stars of theNorth Bay Hockey League . As a 16 year old, Brown excelled and quickly join the Ontario Hockey Association Junior ranks, playing for both theBerlin Union Jacks and the St. Michael's Majors. During the 1916–17 season, Brown spent some time in the OHA-Senior playing with theToronto St. Pats , scoring three goals in eight games. Deciding it was time for college, Brown enrolled in the University of Toronto to studydentistry . He also joined theToronto Dentals , a local club made up of dentistry students, which had just won theAllan Cup . Brown successfully juggles both his studies and his play on the ice, and after two seasons with the Dentals, finally was offered a roster spot on theUniversity of Toronto 'sVarsity Blues men's ice hockey team . Brown played on the team for two years, helping the team to win the Allan Cup in 1921 by scoring eight points in the five game playoff [Thomas Arthur Reed, "The Blue and White: A Record of Fifty Years of Athletic Endeavour at the University of Toronto." chapter xvi, pp. 187–210. Toronto: The University of Toronto Press, 1944 [http://individual.utoronto.ca/mfkolarcik/blueandwhite.html] ] . After graduating, Brown decided to follow his hockey career and left dentistry for a later day. He joined theSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds for the 1922–23 season and put up seven points in his first eight games. He continued to impress and in this second season with the Greyhounds, Brown helped lead the team to their first and his second Allan Cup.The Greyhounds moved to Detroit for the 1926–27 season in an effort stem the loss of money from the club and Brown moved with them. The
Detroit Greyhounds played only six games that season before they and theNorthern Ontario Hockey Association Senior-A League folded.Playing in the NHL
Brown didn't have to wait long before lacing up his skates again. The
New York Rangers of the NHL signed Brown as afree agent onDecember 23 ,1926 . Brown played the final 24 games of the 1926–27 season with the Blueshirts, scoring six goals and two assists. He played in both playoff games for New York that year, failing to record a point and watching theBoston Bruins go on to theStanley Cup Finals. OnOctober 10 ,1927 , Brown was traded to the Detroit Cougars forHarry Meeking andArchie Briden as part of Jack Adams majorrestructuring plan for Detroit. Brown played only 24 games of the 1927–28 season in Detroit before again being traded. OnFebruary 13 ,1928 , the Cougars receivedPete Palangio and cash from theMontreal Canadiens for Brown.Brown was quickly assigned to Montreal's farm team the
Windsor Bulldogs of theCanadian Professional Hockey League . Brown scored 13 points in his first season as the team was getting ready for a move to the International Hockey League. Brown had his best year during the 1929–30 season, in which the defenceman scored 23 points and logged 22penalty minutes . Brown played four more seasons in Windsor before retiring after the 1934–35 season.Brown the coach
The first game of the year for the Bulldogs during the 1934–35 season would turn out to be Brown's last, as He had been asked to try his hand at coaching the team that he had been a part of for the past seven years. As the
Head Coach , Brown finished with a 14–23–7 record. Brown decided that coaching wasn't his passion and decided to retire from ice hockey.Awards
*Named to OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team :1916
*Named to OHA-Sr. First All-Star Team :1919*Named to OHA-Sr. Second All-Star Team :1921
*Allan Cup Champion: (University of Toronto - 1921) & (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds - 1923)
Notes
External links
*hockeydb|22843|Stan Brown
* [http://www.newyorkrangers.com/tradition/atr/bio.asp?PlayerID=200&FirstName=Stan&LastName=Brown Brown's Bio on New York Rangers.com]
* [http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?page=HistoricalPlayerDetail&pkey=12121&service=page Brown's Bio on Detroit Red Wings.com]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8808526 Brown's site at Find-a-grave.com]
* [http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2007/03/doctor-hockey.html Brown's Dual role as Doctor and hockey player]
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