▁Hockey ▁League ▁as ▁a ▁def enc eman ▁with ▁the ▁Belle ville ▁Bull s ▁and ▁the ▁S arn ia ▁St ing . ▁ ▁Less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁de alt , ▁along ▁with ▁Mar ius z ▁C zer ka w ski ▁and ▁a ▁first - round ▁draft ▁choice ▁to ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁O ilers ▁for ▁Bill ▁Ran ford . ▁Brown ▁played ▁parts ▁of ▁six ▁seasons ▁for ▁the ▁O ilers . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Brown ▁was ▁de alt ▁back ▁to ▁Boston ▁to ▁provide ▁def ensive ▁depth ▁for ▁a ▁play off ▁run ▁that ▁never ▁material ized . ▁ ▁Go ing ▁the ▁other ▁way ▁in ▁the ▁trade ▁was ▁marg inal ▁def ensive ▁prospect ▁Bobby ▁Allen . ▁ ▁After ▁one ▁more ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Bru ins , ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁an ▁un rest rict ed ▁free ▁agent ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Dev ils , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁played ▁for ▁them ▁and ▁their ▁American ▁Hockey ▁League ▁affili ate , ▁the ▁Alb any ▁River ▁R ats . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Brown ▁was ▁de alt ▁by ▁the ▁Dev ils ▁to ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Can uck s ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁fourth - round ▁draft ▁pick . ▁He ▁featured ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁with ▁the ▁Can uck s ▁to ▁conclude ▁his ▁N HL ▁career . ▁ ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Düsseldorf ▁Metro ▁Stars ▁of ▁the ▁DE L ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 .