Round 6 Pick 156 – RW Connor Brown
With the 156th overall pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected winger Connor Brown from the Erie Otters.
Brown was a an excellent OHL player, scoring 250 points in 199 games with the Erie Otters. His success can be attributed to his fast, hard-nosed play style as described by the Sports Forecaster team,
"“…[Brown has] proven capable of putting up very good numbers at lower levels, thanks to good offensive instincts. [He is] also plenty resilient and somewhat tenacious in his approach.”"
Brown would burst onto the scene as a stand-out AHL rookie, scoring 61 points in 71 games with the Marlies in 2014-15.
The next season, Brown would continue scoring well at the AHL, recording 29 points in 34 games. His production would award him with a seven stint with the last-place Leafs, in which he scored six points.
Brown would make the Leafs full-time in the 2016-17 season, scoring a real good 20 goals and 36 points in 82 games.
The past two seasons have been a bit of a disappointment however, as Brown would record just 57 points in 164 games.
On July 1st 2019, Brown was traded to the Ottawa Senators in a massive six-player deal.
I was personally a big fan of Connor Brown, and wish him the best of luck in Ottawa. I’m sure that he’ll complete a dangerously annoying line with Anthony Duclair and Jean-Gabriel Pageau.