Emily Brown (born December 30, 1998) is an American

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defender for

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of the

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(PWHL). Brown played

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for the

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program, serving as co-

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for two seasons and captain for one season.

Playing career

During her teens, Brown played club ice hockey for the Minnesota Junior Whitecaps and in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League, in addition to playing on the varsity team of her high school. She received the Herb Brooks Award in 2017, honoring her as the "most qualified player" at that year's Minnesota Girls' AA state ice hockey tournament, and was named to the ''

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'' High School Sports All-USA Second Team for ice hockey in 2016 and 2017. She also played

College

Brown played five seasons with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program in the

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(WCHA)

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of the

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. She played in every game of her first four seasons and ended her career ranked second among the university's leaders in career games played (167 games), ninth in career

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by a defender (89 points), and tenth in career

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by a defender (20 goals). She was named to an All-

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team on four occasions – to the All-WCHA Second Team for the 2018–19 season, 2019–20 season, and 2020–21 season, and to the All-WCHA Third Team for the 2021–22 season. Brown's achievements as a student were equally praised: she was named a WCHA Scholar-Athlete, a member of the WCHA All-Academic Team, and an Academic All-

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honoree for each of her final four years at the

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Professional

Following her graduation, Brown joined the

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(PWHPA), playing in 20 games for Team Sonnet in the 2022–23 PWHPA season. Following the creation of the Professional Women's Hockey League in 2023, Brown was drafted in the eighth round of the inaugural

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, and was signed to a one-year contract by Boston that November. During the 2023–24 season she recorded one goals and three assists in 24 regular season games and two assists in eight playoff games during the

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. On June 20, 2024, she signed a two-year contract extension with Boston.

International play

Brown was a member of the United States national under-18 ice hockey team in 2015 and 2016, winning the gold medal in the 2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship. She also skated for the United States U-22 team in the 2019 series against Canada, and for the United States national team in the 2022–23 Rivalry Series.

Personal life

Emily Brown is one of four children of Deb and Brian Brown: her hometown is

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, and she attended high school at Blaine High School. In addition to playing varsity ice hockey at Blaine, she was also a varsity soccer and track and field athlete for all four years and served as captain for each sport prior to her graduation.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

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Minnesota Golden Gophers player bio

PWHL player bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Emily 1998 births Living people American women's ice hockey defensemen Ice hockey players from Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players People from Blaine, Minnesota PWHL Boston players