Gerry Brown

Gerald William Joseph Brown (July 7, 1917 - August 18, 1998) was a professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he played with the Detroit Red Wings.
He started out in junior hockey with the Edmonton South Siders from 1933 to 1935 and the senior Edmonton Dominions from 1935 to 1937. In 1937 Brown moved to Great Britain to play two seasons for the Earls Court Rangers.
After playing two more seasons of senior hockey Brown signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings in 1941. He split the 1941-42 season between the Wings and the Indianapolis Capitals. Brown then entered the Canadian military for the duration of World War II.
In 1945-46 Brown played 10 more games for the Red Wings and then played in the American Hockey League until his retirement in 1952.
In the NHL he played in 23 NHL regular season games and scored 4 goals and 5 assists. In the playoffs Brown scored 2 goals and 1 assist in 12 games.
He coached the Oshawa Generals in 1952-53 and the Quebec Aces in 1953-54.
== References ==
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*Gerry Brown's profile at Hockey Reference.com
Category:Born in 1917
Category:Dead in 1998
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Earls Court Rangers players
Category:Edmonton South Siders alumni
Category:Edmonton Dominions players
Category:Cornwall Flyers players
Category:Montreal Concordia Civics players
Category:Indianapolis Capitals players
Category:Buffalo Bisons players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Retired in 1952
Category:Oshawa Generals coaches
Category:Quebec Aces coaches