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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Keith Brown
Selected in first round
No.
7 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born May 6,
1960
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 192
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Portland (WHL)
Birthplace: Corner Brook, Nfld. (Canada)
Hometown:
Corner Brook, Newfoundland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Fort Saskatchewan | AJHL |
59 | 14 |
61 | 75 |
14 | | |
Portland | WCHL |
2 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1977-78 |
Portland | WCHL |
72 | 11 |
53 | 64 |
51 | | 1978-79 |
Portland | WHL |
70 | 11 |
85 | 96 |
75 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1979 (fifth place)
WHL Top Defenseman:
1978-79 (Portland)
WCHL Rookie of Year: 1977-78 (Portland)
(co-winner)
AJHL Top Defenseman: 1976-77 (Fort Saskatchewan)
AJHL Rookie of Year: 1976-77 (Fort Saskatchewan)
WHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Portland)
WCHL
All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (Portland)
WHL Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1979 (Portland) (30 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 5 prospect (among underage juniors) for the 1979 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1979 (Chicago at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 25, 4 (Chicago); 4 (Florida)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired Sept. 12, 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1979-1995 |
Chicago, Florida | 876 |
68 | 274 |
342 | 916 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1980-1993 |
Chicago | 103 |
4 | 32 |
36 | 184 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1992 (Chicago) (injured, did not play)
1993-94: Played on first Florida Panthers team.
Miscellaneous: Was first underage player selected in an NHL Entry Draft
after NHL changed format to allow drafting of underage juniors in 1979. ...
Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Missed remainder of 1981-82 regular season
and start of 1982 playoffs with torn ligaments in right knee, an
injury suffered during Chicago's Dec. 23, 1981, game vs. Philadelphia. The
injury required surgery. ...
Missed remainder of 1982-83 regular season and start of 1983 playoffs with
separated right shoulder, an injury suffered during Chicago's Jan. 26, 1983,
game vs. Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with strained leg, an
injury suffered in January 1985. ... Missed start of 1985-86 season with
broken finger, an injury that happened during a weight-training accident (a
weight fell on his finger) following Chicago's final preseason practice in
October 1985. He broke the finger in three places. ... Played right wing for
parts of 1985-86 season. ... Paired on defense with Gary Nylund for Chicago in
1986-87. ... Missed most of 1987-88 season with knee injury suffered during
Chicago's Oct. 23, 1987, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed parts of 1989-90
season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered in January 1990, with bruised
ribs, an injury suffered during Chicago's Feb. 25, 1990, game vs.
Philadelphia, and with bruised elbow, an injury suffered in April 1990. ...
Was Chicago's nominee for 1989-90 Masterton Trophy. ... Won Chicago Fitness
Award for being in best physical shape at end of 1988, 1989 and 1990 training
camps. ... Missed start of 1990-91 season with strained shoulder, an injury
suffered in Chicago's 1990 training camp. ... Missed parts of 1990-91 season
with bruised ribs, an injury suffered in November 1990, with separated left
shoulder, an injury suffered when he was checked by Bobby Smith during
Chicago's Dec. 16, 1990, game vs. Minnesota, and with strained chest muscle,
an injury suffered in March 1991. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with eye
injury, suffered during Chicago's Oct. 10, 1991, game vs. Vancouver, with
pulled groin, suffered during Chicago's Nov. 7, 1991, game vs. Quebec,
re-aggravated during Chicago's Nov. 19, 1991, game at Detroit and
re-aggravated again in December 1991, and with sprained right ankle, an injury
suffered during Chicago's Jan. 27, 1992, game at Calgary. ... Missed end of
1992 playoffs with shoulder injury. ... Missed first 47 games of 1992-93 season with
left shoulder
injury that required preseason surgery on Sept. 27, 1992. ... Missed part of
1992-93 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during Chicago's March
25, 1993, game vs. Buffalo. ... Missed parts of 1993-94 season with neck
injury, suffered during Florida's Oct. 21, 1993, game vs. Toronto, with sore
right knee, an injury reported on Nov. 13, 1993, re-aggravated during
Florida's Nov. 18, 1993, game vs. Chicago, and requiring surgery on Nov. 28,
1993, and with strained groin, an injury suffered during Florida's Feb. 16,
1994, game at Detroit and re-aggravated during Florida's practice on Feb. 23,
1994. ... Was Florida's nominee for 1993-94 Masterton Trophy. ... Missed most of 1995 season with
career-ending left knee injury that required two surgeries. He suffered the
injury when he was hit by a slap shot during Florida's Jan. 26, 1995, game vs.
Tampa Bay. Arthroscopic surgery was performed on Feb. 1, 1995. Brown returned
to Florida's lineup on March 16 and played his last game on March 24, when his
knee flared up again. The second surgery, to remove damaged cartilage, was
performed on March 29, 1995, and ended his season. ... Attended Florida's 1995 training camp, but
could not pass team physical because of the chronic problems with his left
knee. Unable to get medical clearance to play, he chose to retire. ... Had a
total of seven knee operations during his NHL career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Won NHL Arm
Wrestling championship during summer of 1982 in Las Vegas. Also competed in
1983 tournament. ... Was active in charitable causes during his years in
Chicago, including work for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and with Children's
Memorial Hospital. ... Continued to live in Boca Raton after retirement,
working as a realtor and investment advisor and serving on board of JVB
Financial Group in Boca Raton. ... A born-again Christian, he also worked as a
minister in West Palm Beach.
Personal: Full name is Keith
Jeffrey Brown. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Chicago traded Brown to Florida in
exchange for Darin Kimble on September 30, 1993. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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