Playing career

Brown was drafted in the second round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. After finishing the 1994-95 WHL season with the Moose Jaw Warriors, he debuted with the Sabres on May 3, 1995 against the New Jersey Devils and scored a goal and an assist.

Brown returned to the WHL for 1995-96 and was traded from Moose Jaw to the Prince Albert Raiders before finishing out the season with Buffalo.

By 1997-98, Brown became a full-time player for the Sabres, usually on the third line.

In March 2004, Brown was traded to the San Jose Sharks in a three-way trade that saw Buffalo acquire Jeff Jillson from Boston while they received Brad Boyes and Andy Delmore. Brown played only 12 games for San Jose, however, and spent the 2004 NHL lockout season in the ECHL with the San Diego Gulls.

On July 2, 2004, Brown signed a four-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, only to be bought out after only one NHL season.

Brown signed with San Jose as an unrestricted free agent in July 2006. The two-year deal was worth just $1.4 million, with Brown stating that he signed for such a relatively low salary because he had already received money from Chicago's buy-out.

On July 17, 2008, Brown completed his NHL career and signed with the Kloten Flyers of the Swiss Nationalliga A where he played for one season. He then switched to defense and played the final two seasons of his career with EHC Biel before retiring.

Personal life

Brown, of Christian faith, has a wife, Ami. The couple had a daughter who died in late 2005 of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. They have three sons, Gage, Garrett, and Griffin.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991-92	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
1992-93	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		71	13	16	29	30		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		72	27	38	65	82		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		70	51	53	104	63		10	8	7	15	20
1994-95	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		1	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		25	20	18	38	30		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		19	12	21	33	8		18	10	15	25	18
1995-96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Rochester Americans	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		12	0	1	1	2
1996-97	Rochester Americans	AHL		51	22	21	43	30		10	4	6	10	4
1996-97	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		28	4	3	7	18		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		63	12	12	24	34		13	1	2	3	10
1998-99	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		78	16	31	47	56		21	7	6	13	10
1999-00	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		74	22	29	51	42		5	1	3	4	6
2000-01	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		70	10	22	32	34		13	5	0	5	8
2001-02	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		82	20	17	37	32		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		74	15	16	31	40		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		68	9	12	21	30		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	San Jose Sharks	NHL		12	2	2	4	6		17	0	2	2	18
2004-05	San Diego Gulls	ECHL		47	9	29	38	24		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		71	5	10	15	38		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	San Jose Sharks	NHL		78	8	12	20	56		11	0	2	2	2
2007-08	San Jose Sharks	NHL		33	5	4	9	10		7	0	0	0	4
2008-09	Kloten Flyers	NLA		44	10	13	23	26		15	4	5	9	20
2009-10	EHC Biel	NLA		49	9	17	26	24		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	EHC Biel	NLA		29	3	5	8	20		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				736	129	171	300	398		87	14	15	29	58

Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	1996 Massachusetts

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Canada	WJC	5	0	1	1	2
2000	Canada	WC	9	1	3	4	8
Junior int'l totals			5	0	1	1	2
Senior int'l totals			9	1	3	4	8

[ Source: Wikipedia ]