Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1985)
American ice hockey player (born 1985)
Michael Steven Brown (born June 24, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger.
Coming out of the United States National Team Development Program and the University of Michigan Wolverines, Brown was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in 2004.
Playing career
Amateur
As a youth, Brown played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chicago Young Americans minor ice hockey team. 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). He was drafted in the 5th round, 159th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2004 NHL entry draft.
Professional
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. Following his sophomore season, he was signed to a professional contract with the Canucks and chose to forgo his last two years of college hockey. 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. He was suspended for two games after an illegal high hit in a game versus the Houston Aeros. In 2007–08, he received his first NHL call-up, playing 19 games for the Canucks.
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