Andy Brown (ice hockey) without a mask throughout his three seasons in the WHA. His insistence on playing barefaced earned him the nickname "Fearless". His father, Adam, also played in the National Hockey League, as a left winger. Andy Brown (ice hockey) Andrew Conrad "Andy" Brown (born February 15, 1944) is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender. He played with the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League, the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association and several teams in the minor leagues. In 1973–74 he incurred 60 minutes in penalties, then the NHL record for penalty minutes in
Ice hockey in the United States the first black ice hockey player in the NHL for the Boston Bruins. while Val James was the first African American player to compete in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs. In 1972 the World Hockey Association formed of 12 teams from Canada and the United States intended to rival the NHL but ultimately failed and many of the teams merged with the NHL. The Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy in North American sports. Lord Stanley of Preston was appointed by Queen Victoria to be the Governor General of Canada on June 11, 1888. While