Meet The Leafs : Mike Brown

Born June 24, 1985 (1985-06-24) (age 25),
Northbrook, IL, USA
Height
Weight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
F. teams Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
Anaheim Ducks

NHL Draft 159th overall, 2004
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2005–present


Before attending the University of Michigan for two years, Brown was a member of the US National Development Team Program, competing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). After a 13-point freshman year with Michigan in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), he was drafted 159th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Brown became one of two Mike Browns to have been part of the Canucks organization and was often mistaken for the latter, a forward who left the Canucks in 2002.[1] Following his sophomore season, he was signed to a pro contract with the Canucks and chose to forego his last two years of college hockey.


Brown with the Vancouver Canucks.In his pro rookie season in 2005–06 with the Manitoba Moose, the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, he recorded 15 points in 73 games. In 2007–08, he received his first NHL call-up, playing 19 games for the Canucks. Brown scored his first NHL goal on December 2, 2007 against the Minnesota Wild in just his third game with the Canucks, deflecting a point shot from defenceman Lukas Krajicek in a 2–1 loss.[2] He was sent back down to the Moose on February 7, 2008.

On February 4, 2009, Brown was traded by the Canucks to the Anaheim Ducks for Nathan McIver.[3]

On May 1, 2009, Brown was ejected from Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals after a questionable hit on then Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler, who was left dazed and bloodied on the ice. Brown did return to the series, which the Red Wings ultimately won in seven games.

In the 2009–10 season, Brown played in a career high 75 games posting six goals and recording 106 penalty minutes. On June 26, 2010, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for the Leafs' fifth round pick, number 122 overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[4]

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