Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Kenneth Murray Brown (born December 19, 1948) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Despite winning the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL) Goaltender of the Year and being on the CMJHL First All-Star Team in 1967, Brown went undrafted coming out of junior, so he signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League, the Chicago Black Hawks minor league affiliate. He played one game with Chicago, where he was behind Tony Esposito and Gerry Desjardins on the depth chart, and this was his only game in the National Hockey League.
Brown moved to the new World Hockey Association (WHA) when selected by the Calgary Broncos in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft, although his rights were traded to the Alberta Oilers (renamed as Edmonton Oilers in his second season) for cash. Brown won 21 games with the Oilers over two seasons, appearing in 52 games as the backup to Jack Norris and Jacques Plante.
1948Dec, 19
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1948 Arab-Israeli War
Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. - 15May
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. - 16Jul
1948 Arab-Israeli War
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