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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dave Brown
Selected in
seventh round
No. 140 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born October 12, 1962
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-5 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WHL)
Birthplace:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Yorkton | SJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Spokane | WHL |
9 | 2 |
2 | 4 |
21 | | 1981-82 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
62 | 11 |
33 | 44 |
344 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1981 NHL draft despite being
eligible. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 12, 1983 (Philadelphia at
Boston)
Numbers: 32, 21 (Philadelphia); 32
(Edmonton); 21 (San Jose)
Stanley Cup: 1990.
Playing Status:
Retired June 18, 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1996 |
Philadelphia, Edm., S.J. |
729 | 45 |
52 | 97 |
1,789 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1984-1995 |
Philadelphia, Edmonton |
80 | 2 | 3 |
5 | 209 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985, 1987 (Philadelphia), 1997 (Phila.)
(as assistant coach)
Philadelphia Records: Fastest two goals by two players in one game (7
seconds with Brian Propp on Dec. 2, 1986, vs. St. Louis)
Philadelphia Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1993-94 (137)
1989-90: Played on Edmonton team that won Stanley Cup in 1990, but
did not play in any of the Oilers' Stanley Cup Finals games vs. Boston.
Scouting Career: Named N.Y. Rangers pro scout prior to 1998-99 season
and remained in that position through 2002-03 season. ... Named N.Y. Rangers
head pro scout on July 21, 2003, and remained in that position into 2003-04
season.
Coaching
Career: Named Philadelphia assistant coach on June 18, 1996, and
remained in that position until March 9, 1998.
Miscellaneous: Fought Boston's Gord Kluzak in his first NHL game. The
fight took place at 15:19 of the first period, and Brown smashed Kluzak with multiple lefts to the eye before Kluzak was set to begin
fighting. Kluzak was taken to a local hospital where it was determined that
he had no retinal damage. ... Played left wing for Philadelphia in 1983-84.
... Missed part of 1984-85 season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered
in March 1985. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with cracked rib, an injury
suffered when he got caught on his own stick after scoring a goal and then
being tripped by Mark Johnson during Philadelphia's Jan. 6, 1987, game vs.
New Jersey. He did not return to action until Philadelphia's Jan. 29, 1987,
game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Suspended by NHL for one game for receiving
third game misconduct of season (automatic suspension) during Philadelphia's
March 8, 1987, game vs. New Jersey. ... Suspended by NHL for five games during 1986-87 season for violent
cross-check on Tomas Sandstrom late in the third period of Philadelphia's
March 17, 1987, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. The suspension was announced after
the NHL reviewed a videotape provided by the Rangers. ... Missed part of
1987-88 season with bruised left hand and wrist, suffered in fight
with Wayne Van Dorp during
third period of Philadelphia's Jan. 15, 1988, game at Pittsburgh. ... Led
Philadelphia with 29.3 percent shooting percentage in 1987-88 season.
... Suffered five-stitch cut above left eye when accidentally hit by Paul Fenton's stick during Edmonton's March 3,
1989, game at Winnipeg. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with sprained hand, an injury suffered in March
1989. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with bruised right shoulder, suffered during Philadelphia's Jan. 28, 1992, game vs. Washington. He
did not return to action until Philadelphia's Feb. 22, 1992, game at
Washington. ... Suspended one game by NHL during 1993-94 season for
receiving his third game misconduct of season (automatic suspension) during
Philadelphia's Feb. 21, 1994, game vs. Montreal. ... Suspended one game by
NHL during 1993-94 season for receiving fifth game misconduct of season
(automatic suspension) in Philadelphia's April 12, 1994, game vs. New
Jersey.
Brown's Big Suspension: The NHL
suspended Brown for 15 games because he viciously cross-checked Tomas Sandstrom in
the face after a whistle during Philadelphia's Oct. 26, 1987, game at N.Y.
Rangers. The NHL ruled that Brown had deliberately intended to injure
Sandstrom, who was blind-sided and in no position to defend himself. The
suspension, first for 13 consecutive games, took effect on Nov. 2, 1987, and
Brown was not eligible to return until Philadelphia's Dec. 3, 1987, game vs.
Hartford. In addition, Brown served the 14th and 15th games of the
suspension by sitting out Philadelphia's Dec. 10 and Dec. 22 games against
the Rangers. Brown's 15-game suspension was the league's longest for an
altercation between two players since Wilf Paiement received a similar
15-game punishment for an illegal hit on Dennis Polonich in an October 25,
1978, game between Colorado and Detroit. It was also five games short of
what, at that time, was the longest suspension in NHL history -- the 20
games Tom Lysiak received for hitting linesman Ron Foyt on Oct. 30, 1983.
Brown had claimed he did not hear referee Denis Morel blow the whistle at
12:39 of the third period and did not know play had stopped before he hit
Sandstrom. Nevertheless, he had received a five-minute major and a match
penalty on the play and was subject to automatic review by league officials.
Videotape showed that all other players on the ice had heard the whistle,
casting doubt on Brown's claim. There was also no doubt that Brown had hit
Sandstrom from behind. Brown had a history of altercations with Sandstrom,
including one in March 1987 that led to a suspension. The Flyers made no
attempt to appeal the suspension, although Philadelphia coach Mike Keenan
said Brown had likely been provoked because he was not known for using his
stick. Keenan even accused Sandstrom of being the "most vicious player in
the game" because he used his stick when other players would have used their
fists. The Rangers, however, were outraged that Brown did not get a longer
suspension for a "deliberate and unprovoked attempt to injure." |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Maine (AHL); Springfield (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Maine
Records: Most penalty minutes in a season (418 in 1982-83)
AHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1982-83 (Maine) (418 PIM)
AHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes
Leader: 1983 (Maine) (107 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Set AHL
single-season record (since broken) with 418 penalty minutes in 1982-83.
Personal: Full name is David James Brown. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE/FREE AGENCY:
Philadelphia traded Brown to Edmonton in exchange for Keith Acton and a future
draft choice (1991 sixth-round pick -- Dimitri Yushkevich) on February 7, 1989. Two years later,
Philadelphia got him back when it traded Craig Fisher, Scott Mellanby and
Craig Berube to Oilers for Brown, Jari Kurri and Corey Foster on
May 30, 1991. Philadelphia lost Brown a second time when he signed with San
Jose as Group III unrestricted free agent on August 10, 1995. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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