Connor Brown (ice hockey)
| Connor Brown | |||
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| Born |
January 14, 1994 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| NHL Draft | 156th overall, 2012 Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Connor Brown (born January 14, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey right winger currently playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Brown was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the sixth round (156th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Brown grew up playing youth hockey in the Toronto area. He played first for the West Mall Lightning mite select team, in the North York Hockey League, where his father was the head coach. The Lightning team later morphed in the GTHL Toronto Marlboros team for 1994 born players. The core of the team won ten straight city championships and included seven players who would go on to be selected at the 2012 NHL Entry draft: Brown, Scott Laughton, Matt Finn, Adam Pelech, Scott Kosmachuk, Jake Paterson, and Matia Marcantuoni.
Brown was selected in the 13th round (251st overall) of the 2010 OHL Priority Draft by the Erie Otters. He spent the 2010–11 season playing Junior "A" hockey for the St. Michael's Buzzers in the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Brown joined the Otters for the 2011–12 season and led the team in points (53), goals (25), and assists (28), and was named to the OHL's All-Rookie Team. However, he recorded a Plus-minus of minus-72, a jarring statistic that was also the worst plus-minus of any player in the league (second worst was teammate Kris Grant with minus-61). The plus-minus was a result of an Otters team that finished last in the whole league, resulting in the franchise drafting first overall in the OHL draft and selecting future NHL star Connor McDavid. Brown entered the 2012 NHL Draft and was selected in the sixth round, 156th overall by his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs. Brown's offensive talent lead the Maple Leafs to select him, but his small stature and historically bad plus-minus caused the pick to be called a "gamble."
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