Gregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968 in
Southborough,
Massachusetts) is a retired professional
ice hockey player. He is the brother of former
NHL winger Doug Brown. Greg Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the
Buffalo Sabres in the
1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at
St. Mark's School in
Massachusetts before moving on to
Boston College, where he played from 1986–1990 and amassed 120 points in 119 games. Brown skipped his sophomore season at B.C. to play for the
American national men's hockey team and in the
1988 Winter Olympics in
Calgary,
Alberta, where he totaled four points in six games for the seventh place US team. Following his junior and senior seasons at B.C., Brown was named
Hockey East player of the year and was a finalist for the
Hobey Baker Award, given to the top
NCAA men's ice hockey player. He was also named 1990 Athlete of the Year by
USA Hockey.
Brown moved into the professional ranks for the
1990/91 season, splitting time between the
Sabres and their
AHL affiliate, the
Rochester Americans and scoring 26 points in 80 combined games. The 39 games played in
Buffalo that season represented a career high, as he would play in only 55 more
NHL games over the next three seasons. Most of Brown's time with the Sabres organization was spent in
Rochester, where he was part of the team's 1991 and 1993
Calder Cup finalists. Brown left the Americans during the 1992 season to again represent
USA Hockey at the......
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