Greg Brown

Gregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American ice hockey coach and a former professional player, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is currently the head coach of the Boston College Eagles, an NCAA Division I team competing in Hockey East. Previously, Brown was a member of the Eagles coaching staff for fourteen years from 2004–2018, serving as an assistant coach under Jerry York and later alongside him as associate head coach. He also coached under David Quinn with the New York Rangers from 2018–2021 and served as the head coach for the Dubuque Fighting Saints for the 2021–22 USHL season.
==Career==
Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School in Massachusetts before moving on to Boston College, where he played from 1986–1990 and amassed 120 points in 119 games. Brown skipped his sophomore season at B.C. to play for the American national men's hockey team and in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, where he totaled four points in six games for the seventh place US team. Following his junior and senior seasons at B.C., Brown was named Hockey East player of the year and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top NCAA men's ice hockey player. He was also named 1990 Athlete of the Year by USA Hockey.
Brown moved into the professional ranks for the 1990/91 season, splitting time between the Sabres and their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans and scoring 26 points in 80 combined games. The 39 games played in Buffalo that season represented a career high, as he would play in only 55 more NHL games over the next three seasons. Most of Brown's time with the Sabres organization was spent in Rochester, where he was part of the team's 1991 and 1993 Calder Cup finalists. Brown left the Americans during the 1992 season to again represent USA Hockey at the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Brown appeared in seven games for the US team, which finished a surprising fourth after losing to Czechoslovakia in the Bronze Medal game.
Following the 1992–93 season, Brown was released by the Sabres and signed with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL and later with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brown scored a career-high 11 points in 36 games for the Penguins during the 1993/94 season. Brown was traded to the Winnipeg Jets during the following season, where he appeared in his final nine NHL contests.
With the exception of two brief stints with USA Hockey, Brown spent the final six seasons of his pro career in Europe, retiring after the 2002/03 season. His stops in Europe included games with Rogle Angelholm and Leksands IF in the Swedish Elite League, Feldkirch VEU of the Austrian National League, the Kloten Flyers of Nationalliga A in Switzerland, and EV Landshut and the Kölner Haie of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Following his playing career, Brown returned to Boston College, where he was named as an assistant coach on the men's hockey team for the 2004–05 season. On July 17, 2018, the New York Rangers announced that Brown would be joining David Quinn as an assistant coach for the team, along with David Oliver. On June 28, 2021, Brown was hired for his first head coaching position with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the junior United States Hockey League (USHL)>
Brown was named the head coach of the Boston College Eagles on May 6, 2022.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1984–85 	St. Mark's School 	HS-Prep 		24 	16 	24 	40 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	St. Mark's School 	HS-Prep 		19 	22 	28 	50 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Boston College 	HE 		37 	10 	27 	37 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	United States National Team	Intl 		55 	6 	29 	35 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Boston College 	HE 		40 	9 	34 	43 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Boston College 	HE 		42 	5 	35 	40 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		31 	6 	17 	23 	16 		14 	1 	4 	5 	8
1990–91 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		39 	1 	2 	3 	35 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	United States National Team	Intl 		8 	0 	0 	0 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		56 	8 	30 	38 	25 		16 	1 	5 	6 	4
1992–93 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		10 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		61 	11 	38 	49 	46 		16 	3 	8 	11 	14
1993–94 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		36 	3 	8 	11 	28 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4
1993–94 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 		42 	8 	25 	33 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		9 	0 	3 	3 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Cleveland Lumberjacks 	IHL 		28 	5 	14 	19 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Rögle BK 	SEL 		22 	4 	7 	11 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Rögle BK 	Allsv 		18 	3 	9 	12 	12 		12 	1 	3 	4 	8
1996–97 	Kloten Flyers 	NDA 		46 	3 	12 	15 	36 		4 	1 	1 	2 	2
1996–97 	VEU Feldkirch 	AUT 		6 	0 	2 	2 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Landshut EV 	DEL 		43 	1 	17 	18 	4 		6 	2 	4 	6 	12
1998–99 	Kölner Haie 	DEL 		41 	4 	20 	24 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Kölner Haie 	DEL 		56 	2 	12 	14 	32 		10 	0 	4 	4 	8
2000–01 	Kölner Haie 	DEL 		42 	4 	10 	14 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Leksands IF 	Allsv 		31 	8 	15 	23 	73 		10 	3 	6 	9 	14
2002–03 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		30 	2 	8 	10 	32 		5 	1 	0 	1 	10
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		148 	25 	85 	110 	87 		46 	5 	17 	22 	26
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		94 	4 	14 	18 	86 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals		182 	11 	59 	70 	102 		16 	2 	8 	10 	20
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986 	United States	WJC 	 	7 	0	2	2 	8
1987 	United States	WJC 	 	7 	1	1	2 	2
1988 	United States	OLY 	 	6 	0	4	4 	2
1989 	United States	WC 	 	10	0	1	1 	4
1990 	United States	WC 	 	10	2	3	5 	0
1992 	United States	OLY 	 	7 	0	0	0 	2
1998 	United States	WC 	 	6 	0	0	0 	0
1998 	United States	WC Q 	 	3 	0	1	1 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	14	1	3	4 	10
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	42	2	9	11 	8
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
*On June 21, 1986 the Buffalo Sabres selected Greg Brown in the second-round (#26 overall) of the 1986 entry draft.
*On September 29, 1993 the Pittsburgh Penguins signed free agent Greg Brown.
*On April 7, 1995 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Greg Brown to the Winnipeg Jets.
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 	1986–87 	
All-Hockey East First Team 	1988–89 	
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1988–89 	
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 	1989, 1990	
All-Hockey East First Team 	1989–90 	
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1989–90 	
==Personal==
He is the brother of former NHL winger Doug Brown and uncle of current Carolina Hurricanes player Patrick Brown.
He coached his nephews Patrick and Christopher while they attended Boston College from 2010–2014, and 2015-2019, respectively. Both Patrick and Christopher were captains of the Eagles during their senior years. 
Brown has been married to his wife, Katharine Walker Brown, since June 1993. They have two children, Ashley (born 1997) and Peyton (born in 2000).
==References==
==External links==
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*Greg Brown @ Boston College Hockey Site
Category:1968 births
Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Cleveland Lumberjacks players
Category:EV Landshut players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:EHC Kloten players
Category:Kölner Haie players
Category:Leksands IF players
Category:Living people
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Rögle BK players
Category:San Diego Gulls (IHL) players
Category:VEU Feldkirch players
Category:Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
Category:Ice hockey coaches from Massachusetts
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Ice hockey players from Massachusetts