Friday, August 12, 2022

Some of the Most Successful Brown University Alumni in the NHL

Brown University has a distinguished ice hockey program with more than 100 years of history. The school’s varsity hockey team began to play in 1897-98 and won the Intercollegiate Hockey Association championship that season. Since then, Brown has recorded several top-10 finishes across multiple conferences and participated in the year-end NCAA Tournament four times. The school’s hockey program has also produced more than 20 players who went to play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Curt Bennett was the first Brown University alumni to play in the NHL and undoubtedly the most accomplished. A native of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Bennett was selected 16th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft and made his NHL debut during the 1970-71 season, scoring a pair of goals in four regular season games.

Bennett played 31 games for the Blues the following season but was dealt to the New York Rangers in 1972. He split the 1972-73 season between the Rangers and Atlanta Flames. Bennett spent parts of six seasons during his first of two stints in Atlanta and had his most productive season in 1975-76, scoring a career-best 34 goals and adding 31 assists for 65 points. He retired following the 1979-80 season with 334 points through 580 career regular season games.

Tim Bothwell ranks second behind Bennett in terms of Brown University alumni with the most points in the NHL. A Canadian defenseman from Vancouver, British Columbia, Bothwell played 11 seasons with the Blues, Rangers, and Hartford Whalers from 1978-79 to 1988-89. He registered a career-high 26 points in 1984-85 with the Blues and concluded his career with 121 points in 501 regular season games.

Garnett Hathaway, one of three active Brown alumni in the NHL, ranks third all-time with 100 points in 373 regular season games. A 30-year-old native of Kennebunkport, Maine, Hathaway signed with the Calgary Flames as a free agent in 2015 and played four seasons with the team before signing with the Washington Capitals. The 6-foot-2, 212-pound forward recorded a career-best 26 points in 76 regular season games with the Capitals in 2021-22.

Sam Lafferty and Maxwell Willman are the other two Brown alumni in the NHL. Lafferty, a 27-year-old native of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014 and has since recorded 21 points in 94 career regular season games. He produced 11 points in 46 games in 2021-22 with the Chicago Blackhawks. Willman, meanwhile, made his NHL debut in 2021-22, seven years after he was drafted, and recorded six points in 41 regular season games for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Three former Brown University goaltenders have played in the NHL, the most notable of which is Yann Danis. The Canadian goaltender signed with the Montreal Canadiens in 2004 and played 55 NHL games with four teams from 2005-06 to 2015-16. He retired with a record of 17-22-4 to go along with a 2.79 goals-against average and .908 save percentage.

Other notable Brown University alumni to play in the NHL include Ryan Garbutt (2011-17), Todd Simpson (1995-06), Harry Zolnierczyk (2011-17), Bobby Farnham (2014-17), and Aaron Volpatti (2010-15).



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Some of the Most Successful Brown University Alumni in the NHL

Brown University has a distinguished ice hockey program with more than 100 years of history. The school’s varsity hockey team began to play...