On Episode 16 of Crunch Chronicles Lukas Favale is joined by Mike Brown. Brown played one season for the Crunch at the end of their affiliation with the Vancouver Canucks.
Brown played his rookie season with the Crunch in 1999-00 and appeared in 71 games. He 31 points (13g, 18a) while amassing a team-high 284 penalty minutes over the course of the season, helping the Crunch make the playoffs. He dressed in all four playoff games for the Crunch too to close out his time in Syracuse before Vancouver's affiliate moved to the IHL with the Kansas City Blades.
A native of Surrey, British Columbia, Brown made his NHL debut with Vancouver in the 2000-01 season. The former first round pick went on to play 34 NHL games with Vancouver, Anaheim and Chicago. He also played in 309 AHL games for Syracuse, Manitoba, Cincinnati, Binghamton and Norfolk.
On the show, Brown discusses his time with the Crunch, the trade that brought him to the Vancouver organization, Stan Smyl and much more.
