Jeff Brown
More than you ever wanted to know about my favorite hockey player, Jeff Brown.
Profile & Scouting Report
Height: 6-2
Weight: 204 lbs.
Born: April 30, 1966 in Ottawa, Ontario
Drafted: Selected as an underage junior by the Quebec Nordiques in the second round (36th pick overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
Acquired: Traded by the Vancouver Canucks with a third-round 1998 draft pick to the Hartford Whalers for Jim Dowd, Frantisek Kucera and a second-round 1997 draft pick on Dec. 19, 1995.
Scouting Report
1996-97 Season
Missed 81 games with back injury and spinal fusion.
The Finesse Game
Brown is a natural quarterback on the power play. He moves to the left side on the point and likes to glide to the top of the circle to step into a one-timer. Brown's game stems from his skating ability. He has impressive lateral movement and can handle the puck at tempo. He's a very good playmaker for a defenseman, ready to unleash his strong point shot or fake the slap and pass, or headman the pass off a break out of the defensive zone. He sees the ice well and slips perfect passes ahead to speedy wingers like Geoff Sanderson. Defensively, his game needs improvement. He has too much hockey sense and too much skill not to be a better player.
The Physical Game
Brown is an offensive defenseman, but that doesn't mean he should be fishing for the puck in front of the net when he could be dropping someone onto the seat of his pants. He doesn't finish his checks consistently, and he lacks the mean streak needed to be a more dominating player. Rehab from his back surgery and conditioning will be a factor, especially in the first half of the season after missing essentially all of last year.
The Intangibles
Brown is not an elite-class defenseman, but when he elevates his game he is a B version of Ray Bourque. It's going to be another long season for the relocated Whalers and Brown will be counted upon as one of the top offensive defensemen on the team.
Projection
Players have come back successfully from operations like Brown's, but it's better to take a wait-and-see attitude if you're a pool player. If healthy, Brown could bag 55 to 60 points.
SOURCE: HOCKEY SCOUTING REPORT
Personal Experiences
Jeff Brown is my favorite ex-Blues player of all time. That's why I save the best for last. Jeff played for the blues from the 1989-1990 season to the 1993-1994 season, and was traded to the Canucks with Bret Hedican and Nathan LaFayette. "Brownie" is known as a defencemen that can put the puck in his own net. I know it's a mistake, buy I like to tease him about it. Even Paul Coffey did it in the playoffs, when he was with the Red Wings. Chris McAlpine is the newest addition in the putting the puck in your own net series.
I've seen Jeff every time he has been back since he was traded, and even though he was injured in the 1996-1997 season he still made the trip with the Hartford Whalers. Jeff and I had a chance to talk up in his room, and I took this picture of him. This season Jeff will be coming with the Carolina Hurricane's on October 13. Here's the picture of us from that day. Here's his Cane's picture . Here's his bio from the Hurricanes, and ESPN. Hopefully, he will be able to play. His back has been bothering him, since his surgery last year.
Jeff played in St. Louis. I found out why he hadn't played since the second game. Carolina had all of the players sign team pictures, after the second game. Brownie spent two hours standing bent over a table signing the posters. He tried to stand back up, and felt his back start to tighten. He was out the next four games because of it.
Jeff hasd been traded again. This time it's to the Toronto Maple Leafs. And for some reason he's number 33 now. Here's a picture of Jeff celebrating a goal with his teammates against the Kings.
Jeff is out with an injury that almost killed him. He sustained a servere cut on his shin during a game while he was still in Carolina. It got infected. Toronto trainers noticed that the infection was spreading up his leg. They rushed him to the hospital for surgery. His infection was related to the flesh eating disease. Jeff started playing again at the beginning of February.
Brownie is on the move again. He was traded to the Washington Capitals from the Toronto Maple Leafs. He's number 28 now. He finished out the year with four goals, and twenty-three assists for 27 points. He's missed all the playoff games so far, do to the flu, and headaches. They finall figured out that the headaches were from post-concussion syndrom.
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