Josh Brown (ice hockey)

Joshua Brown (born January 21, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 152nd overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to joining the Coyotes, Brown played for the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and the Panthers.

Josh Brown
Josh Brown playing with the Coyotes in 2022 (Quintin Soloviev).jpg
Brown with the Arizona Coyotes in 2022
Born (1994-01-21) January 21, 1994
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Arizona Coyotes
Florida Panthers
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
NHL Draft 152nd overall, 2013
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

Junior career

Brown played as a youth locally in his hometown of London, Ontario at the midget level with the London Jr. Knights[1] and later the Whitby Fury of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL).[2]

He began his major junior career with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) after he was selected 44th overall in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection.[2] Using his large frame as a physical, defensive defenseman, Brown remained with the Generals throughout his junior career, captaining the club for two seasons[3] and capturing the Memorial Cup in his final junior season in 2014–15.[4]

Professional career

Selected by the Panthers in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round, 152nd overall, Brown was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with Florida on April 10, 2015.[3] In his first professional season, Brown split the 2015–16 season, between the Panthers American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates, and the Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL.[5] He appeared in 54 games with the Monarchs, totaling 12 points, and appearing in a first-round playoff series.

In his first full campaign in the AHL, Brown spent the 2016–17 season with the Panthers new affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.[6] In the Thunderbirds' inaugural season, he notched a career best 3 goals and 13 points from the blueline in 72 games. He followed that up the next season with one goal and ten points in 66 games with Springfield.[7]

As an impending restricted free agent, Brown agreed to a two-year, two-way contract extension to remain within the Panthers organization on May 31, 2018.[7] In the 2018–19 season, Brown returned to the Thunderbirds for his third year with the club. After adding 3 goals in 19 games, Brown received his first call-up to the NHL by the Panthers on January 18, 2019.[8] Recalled due to an injury to fellow defenseman, MacKenzie Weegar, and with the Panthers needing a physical presence, Brown made his NHL debut in a 3–1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, on January 19, 2019.[9]

In his first full season with the Panthers in 2019–20, Brown appeared in a career high 56 games posting three goals and 8 points. In need of a new contract Brown was traded in the following off-season by the Panthers to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a 2020 fourth-round draft pick on October 2, 2020.[10] As a restricted free agent, Brown was then signed a two-year, $2.4 million contract with the Senators on October 5, 2020.[11] During the 2021–22 season, Brown was placed in COVID-19 protocol on November 10, 2021 and returned on November 20. On November 26, 2021, Brown suffered an upper-body injury that kept him out of the lineup until January 13, 2022.[12]

On March 21, 2022, Brown was traded by the Senators, along with a 2022 conditional seventh-round selection, to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Zachary Senyshyn and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick.[13] He finished the 2021–22 season with a combined six points in 52 games played with the Senators and Bruins.[14]

On July 13, 2022, having left the Bruins as a free agent, Brown was signed to a two-year, $2.55 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[14]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Whitby Fury OJHL 35 6 4 10 59 — — — — —
2011–12 Oshawa Generals OHL 46 0 4 4 49 2 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Oshawa Generals OHL 68 0 16 16 79 9 1 4 5 11
2013–14 Oshawa Generals OHL 56 2 10 12 83 9 0 0 0 18
2014–15 Oshawa Generals OHL 60 4 17 21 92 21 2 2 4 30
2015–16 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 54 1 11 12 80 5 0 0 0 4
2015–16 Portland Pirates AHL 10 0 1 1 7 — — — — —
2016–17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 72 3 10 13 96 — — — — —
2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 66 1 9 10 67 — — — — —
2018–19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 22 3 0 3 34 — — — — —
2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 37 1 1 2 28 — — — — —
2019–20 Florida Panthers NHL 56 3 5 8 39 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 26 0 1 1 30 — — — — —
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 46 0 6 6 32 — — — — —
2021–22 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Arizona Coyotes NHL 68 4 3 7 87 — — — — —
NHL totals 239 8 16 24 221 3 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours
Award Year
CHL
Memorial Cup (Oshawa Generals) 2015

References
  1. "Josh Brown Drafted by the Florida Panthers". London Jr. Knights. July 3, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. "Brown Selected by Florida". Ontario Junior Hockey League. June 29, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  3. "Panthers agree to terms with D Josh Brown". Florida Panthers. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. Parente, Chrissy (June 1, 2015). "Oshawa Captain Josh Brown Wins 2015 Memorial Cup". Florida Panthers. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  5. Brown, Patrick (December 14, 2022). "Josh Brown Making Presence Felt in First Season with the Coyotes". Arizona Coyotes. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. "Florida Panthers assign 8 players to Thunderbirds roster". Masslive.com. October 3, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  7. "Panthers extend contracts with Josh Brown and Ludwig Bystrom". Florida Panthers. June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  8. "Panthers recall defenseman Josh Brown from Springfield". Florida Panthers. January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  9. "Trocheck helps Panthers end 7-game losing streak". Miami Herald. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. "Senators acquire defenseman Josh Brown from Florida". Ottawa Senators. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  11. "Sens sign D Brown to two-year deal". TSN. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  12. Tidcombe, Matt (January 13, 2022). "Brown returns from injury as Sabourin draws into lineup". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  13. "Bruins acquire Josh Brown from Senators". Boston Bruins. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  14. "Coyotes sign Brown to two-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
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