EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Josh Brown to a three-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $1 million.
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound defenceman spent the 2023-24 campaign with the Arizona Coyotes, skating in 51 games and recording three goals and seven assists for 10 points to go along with 75 penalty minutes.
The 30-year-old right-shot defender makes Edmonton his fifth pro stop after entering the League as Florida’s sixth-round selection (112tg overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft.
Following a pair of seasons with the Panthers from 2018-20 (4G, 6A & 67 penalty minutes in 93 GP), the London, Ont. native spent two years with the Ottawa Senators (2020-22) seeing action in 72 games notching seven assists along with 62 PIMs. Brown was dealt to Boston ahead of the 2022 playoffs and saw action in one post-season game for the Bruins.
Signing as a free agent in Arizona ahead of the 2022-23 season, Brown played 119 games for the Coyotes over two years before coming arriving in Oil Country. Over six NHL seasons and 290 career games, he’s collected 11 goals, 23 assists and 296 penalty minutes while averaging 14:24 TOI per game.
