Education
Following his sophomore season, he was signed to a pro contract with the Canucks and chose to forgo his last two years of college hockey.
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Coming out of the United States National Team Development Program and the University of Michigan Wolverines, Brown was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in 2004. Amateur
After a 13-point freshman year with Michigan in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), he was drafted in the 5th round, 159th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2004 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Professional
Brown became one of two Mike Browns to have been part of the Canucks organization and was often mistaken for the latter, a forward who left the Canucks in 2002.
In his pro rookie season in 2005-2006 with the Manitoba Moose, the Canucks" American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, he recorded 15 points in 73 games.
In 2007-2008, he received his first National Hockey League call-up, playing 19 games for the Canucks. Brown scored his first National Hockey League goal on December 2, 2007, against the Minnesota Wild in just his third game with the Canucks, deflecting a point shot from defenceman Lukas Krajicek in a 2–1 loss.
He was sent back down to the Moose on February 7, 2008. On February 4, 2009, Brown was traded by the Canucks to the Anaheim Ducks for Nathan McIver.
On May 1, 2009, Brown was ejected from Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals after a questionable hit on then Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler, who was left dazed and bloodied on the ice.
In the 2009-2010 season, Brown played in a career-high 75 games, posting six goals and recording 106 penalty minutes. On June 26, 2010, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for the Leafs" fifth round pick, number 122 overall, in the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft. On February 2, 2011, Brown signed a three-year contract extension with the Leafs.
During the shortened 2012-2013 season, on March 4, 2013, he was traded by the Maple Leafs to the Edmonton Oilers, for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2014 National Hockey League draft.
He scored his first goal as an Oiler on March 10, 2013, against the Chicago Blackhawks. Brown"s first period goal broke a two-game goalless drought for the Oilers.
Brown was traded from Edmonton to the San Jose Sharks on October 21, 2013, in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2014 National Hockey League Entry Draft. During the 2015-2016 season, Brown was placed on waivers after 44 games with the Sharks and was claimed by the Montreal Canadiens on February 29, 2016.
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Membership
Before attending the University of Michigan for two years, Brown was a member of the United States National Development Team Program, competing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL).
