George Allen Brown (May 17, 1912 – January 23, 1972) was a Canadian

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who played 79 games in the

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with the

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between 1937 and 1939. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1932 to 1943, was spent in minor leagues. He was born in

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Playing career

Brown began his hockey career with the

in the

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playing 27 games (4–6–10) during the

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then four

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games in which he went pointless. The following season, he split his time between Montreal and the

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. That season he was again held pointless during the playoffs. He played his final season with Montreal before going back to the IAHL for the rest of his playing career where he played for the Eagles again followed by the

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and the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

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Championship (1931) * MCHL Scoring Champion (1936)

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