

Brown got a one-of-a-kind present for his 25th birthday.
On Jan. 18, 2019, three days before he turned 25, Brown took the ice for his NHL debut with the Florida Panthers against the Toronto Maple Leafs at BB&T Center. It came more than five years after the Panthers selected the 6-foot-5, 217-pound defenseman from London, Ontario, in the sixth round (No. 152) of the 2013 NHL Draft.
The Panthers chose Brown after his second season with Oshawa of the Ontario Hockey League, when he had 16 points, all assists, and was plus-17 in 68 games. Brown played two more seasons with Oshawa, helping it win the Memorial Cup in 2015, before turning pro and playing most of the 2015-16 season with Manchester of the ECHL.
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