Gregory Curtis Brown (born March 7, 1968) is an American

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coach and a former professional player, most notably for the

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and the

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. He is currently the head coach of the

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, an

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Division I team competing in

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. Previously, Brown was a member of the Eagles coaching staff for fourteen years from 2004–2018, serving as an assistant coach under

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and later alongside him as associate head coach. He also coached under David Quinn with the

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from 2018–2021 and served as the head coach for the

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for the 2021–22

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season.

Playing career

Brown was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the

in the

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. Brown played his prep hockey career at St. Mark's School in

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before moving on to

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

, where he played from 1986–1990 and amassed 120 points in 119 games. Brown skipped his sophomore season at B.C. to play for the American national men's hockey team and in the

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, where he totaled four points in six games for the seventh place US team. Following his junior and senior seasons at B.C., Brown was named

player of the year and was a finalist for the

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, given to the top

men's ice hockey player. He was also named 1990 Athlete of the Year by

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. Brown moved into the professional ranks for the 1990/91 season, splitting time between the

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and their AHL affiliate, the

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and scoring 26 points in 80 combined games. The 39 games played in Buffalo that season represented a career high, as he would play in only 55 more

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games over the next three seasons. Most of Brown's time with the Sabres organization was spent in

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, where he was part of the team's 1991 and 1993

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finalists. Brown left the Americans during the 1992 season to again represent

at the

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. Brown appeared in seven games for the US team, which finished a surprising fourth after losing to

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in the

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game. Following the 1992–93 season, Brown was released by the Sabres and signed with the

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of the IHL and later with the

. Brown scored a career-high 11 points in 36 games for the Penguins during the 1993/94 season. Brown was traded to the

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during the following season, where he appeared in his final nine NHL contests. With the exception of two brief stints with USA Hockey, Brown spent the final six seasons of his pro career in

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, retiring after the 2002/03 season. His stops in Europe included games with Rogle Angelholm and

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in the Swedish Elite League, Feldkirch VEU of the

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, the

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of Nationalliga A in

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, and

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and the

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Coaching career

Boston College

Following his playing career, Brown returned to

, where he was named as an assistant coach on the men's hockey team for the 2004–05 season.

New York Rangers

On July 17, 2018, the

announced that Brown would be joining David Quinn as an assistant coach for the team, along with David Oliver.

Dubuque Saints

On June 28, 2021, Brown was hired for his first head coaching position with the

of the junior

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(USHL)>

Return to Boston College

Brown was named the head coach of the Boston College Eagles on May 6, 2022.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Transactions

*On June 21, 1986 the

selected Greg Brown in the second-round (#26 overall) of the 1986 entry draft. *On September 29, 1993 the

signed free agent Greg Brown. *On April 7, 1995 the

traded Greg Brown to the

Awards and honors

Personal

He is the brother of former

winger Doug Brown and uncle of current

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player Patrick Brown. He coached his nephews Patrick and Christopher while they attended Boston College from 2010–2014, and 2015-2019, respectively. Both Patrick and Christopher were captains of the Eagles during their senior years. Brown has been married to his wife, Katharine Walker Brown, since June 1993. They have two children, Ashley (born 1997) and Peyton (born in 2000).

References

External links

*
Greg Brown @ Boston College Hockey Site
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