IMAGE INFORMATION
EditAdam Brown - Born February 4, 1920 in Johnstone, Scotland - Died August 9, 1960 in Hamilton, Ontario was a Scottish/Canadian ice Hockey left winger.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1943 with Detroit Red Wings.
Stanley Cup finalist 1942.
- Thomas O'Connell Memorial Trophy Champion 1954 with Quebec Aces.
Brown played his junior Hockey with Hamilton Bengal Cubs, Stratford Majors and the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters.
Brown made his NHL debut with Detroit Red Wings on January 1, 1942 vs Chicago Black Hawks, also scoring his 1st NHL goal vs Sam LoPresti at 15:06 of 3rd period at Chicago Stadium in a 3-0 Red Wings win.
Brown scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Ken McAuley New York Rangers on March 2, 1944 at Detroit Olympia in a 6-5 Red Wings win. His 3rd goal was the game winner.
Brown played in 392 regular season NHL games, scoring 104 goals (15 GWG), 114 assists with 378 penalty minutes and 26 NHL playoff games, scoring 2 goals (1 GWG / 1 OTG), 4 assists with 14 penalty minutes.
Brown played in regular season AHL games, scoring 83 goals, 122 assists with 123 penalty minutes and 17 AHL playoff games, scoring 4 goals, 3 assists with 5 penalty minutes.
NOTE
Brown became the 1st Red Wings player to score a hat-trick in a season opening night home game, when he scored 3 goals on Paul Bibeault of Boston Bruins on October 28, 1945 at Detroit Olympia in a 7-0 Red Wings win.
Brown also had a assist in Gordie Howe's 1st NHL goal on opening night October 16, 1946 at Detroit Olympia in a 3-3 tie with Toronto Maple Leafs.
