Curtis Brown

Curtis Dean Brown (born February 12, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and defenceman. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round (43rd overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Over his National Hockey League career, he played for the Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, and Chicago Blackhawks.
==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 2006 of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. They have three sons, Gage, Garrett, and Griffin.
==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
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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		736 	129 	171 	300 	398 		87 	14 	15 	29 	58
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===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	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	5 	0	1	1 	2
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	9 	1	3	4 	8
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1976
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:EHC Biel players
Category:Kloten Flyers players
Category:Moose Jaw Warriors alumni
Category:Prince Albert Raiders alumni
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:San Diego Gulls (WCHL) players
Category:San Jose Sharks players