Andy Brown (ice hockey)

{{short description|Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Andy Brown

| image =

| image_size =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|2|15}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 185

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| played_for = Detroit Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins
Indianapolis Racers

| career_start = 1964

| career_end = 1977

}}

Andrew Conrad Brown (born February 15, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Career

Brown played with the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League, the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association and several teams in the minor leagues.

In the 1973–74 season, he incurred 60 minutes in penalties, an NHL record at the time for penalty minutes in a season by a goaltender. He was the last goalie to play without a mask in the NHL, on April 7, 1974, in a 6–3 loss to the Atlanta Flames; he continued to play without a mask throughout his three seasons in the WHA. His insistence on playing barefaced earned him the nickname "Fearless".{{cite web| url=http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/browna.html |title=Andrew Conrad (Andy) Brown|work=HockeyGoalies.Org|accessdate=2007-06-17 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070514212135/http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/browna.html| archivedate= 14 May 2007 | url-status= live}}

Personal life

His father, Adam, also played in the National Hockey League, as a left winger.{{cite web| url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18454|title=Andrew Conrad Brown|work=LegendsOfHockey.net|accessdate=2007-11-09 }} In the offseason, Andy raced supermodified race cars at the Oswego Speedway and other tracks in the Northeast.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1962–63 \| Guelph Royals \| OHA \| 20	—	—	—	1200	100	1	5.00	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1962–63 \| Brampton 7-Up \| MTJHL \| 20	—	—	—	1175	109	0	5.54	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1964–65 \| Gander Flyers \| NFLD-Sr \| 18	5	13	0	1079	105	1	5.84	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1965–66 \| Johnstown Jets \| EHL \| 70	39	29	2	4200	253	0	3.61	— \| 3	0	3	180	14	0	4.67	—
1965–66 \| Baltimore Clippers \| AHL \| 1	0	0	0	14	3	0	12.86	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1966–67 \| Long Island Ducks \| EHL \| 45	23	19	3	2676	137	3	3.07	— \| 3	0	3	180	15	0	5.00	—
1966–67 \| Johnstown Jets \| EHL \| 1	0	1	0	60	6	0	6.00	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1967–68 \| Johnstown Jets \| EHL \| 72	38	25	9	4320	273	4	3.79	— \| 2	0	2	—	13	0	8.33	—
1968–69 \| Baltimore Clippers \| AHL \| 41	16	19	3	2211	134	2	3.64	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1969–70 \| Baltimore Clippers \| AHL \| 40	—	—	—	2082	125	1	3.60	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71 \| Baltimore Clippers \| AHL \| 50	28	13	8	2954	141	4	2.86	.912 \| 6	2	4	360	18	1	3.00	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 10	4	5	1	560	37	0	3.96	.884 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72 \| Tidewater Wings \| AHL \| 23	4	16	1	1278	86	0	4.04	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Fort Worth Wings \| CHL \| 16	9	4	3	960	52	0	3.25	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73 \| Fort Worth Wings \| CHL \| 22	—	—	—	1300	86	2	3.97	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1972–73 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 7	2	1	2	337	20	0	3.56	.877 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 9	3	4	2	520	41	0	4.73	.868 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1973–74 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 36	13	16	4	1956	115	1	3.53	.881 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75 \| Indianapolis Racers \| WHA \| 52	15	35	0	2979	206	2	4.15	.873 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1975–76 \| Indianapolis Racers \| WHA \| 24	9	11	2	1368	82	1	3.60	.891 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976–77 \| Indianapolis Racers \| WHA \| 10	1	4	1	430	26	0	3.63	.867 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 62 !! 22 !! 26 !! 9 !! 3373 !! 213 !! 1 !! 3.79 !! .879 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| WHA totals ! 86 !! 25 !! 50 !! 3 !! 4777 !! 314 !! 3 !! 3.94 !! .878 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

Transactions

On June 7, 1971, the Detroit Red Wings claimed Brown in the inter-league draft (from Baltimore (AHL)).
On February 25, 1973, the Detroit Red Wings traded Brown to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for 1973 third-round pick (#39 - Nelson Pyatt).