A day after crosstown rival Boston University announced an alumnus as its new men's hockey head coach, Boston College did the same.
Former BC defenseman Greg Brown will guide the Eagles starting with the 2022-23 season. He succeeds the legendary Jerry York, who recently retired after 28 years at the BC helm, and 50 years in all as a collegiate head coach.
Brown, 54, who grew up in Southboro, Mass., spent last season as head coach of Dubuque (USHL). Prior to that, he served three seasons as an assistant coach with the NHL's New York Rangers, after a 14-year stint as an assistant/associate coach at his alma mater that included three national championships (2008, 2010, 2012).
A product of the St. Mark's School in his hometown, Brown played three seasons at BC, not including one year off to skate with the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team. In those three seasons on the Heights, he tallied 24 goals and 96 assists for 110 points in 119 games. As a junior, he captained the Eagles to the 1990 NCAA Frozen Four in Detroit, and was a two-time First Time All-America selection and a two-time Hockey East Player of the Year honoree. His brother, Doug, preceded him at BC as a player, while Brown later coached his nephews, Chris and Patrick, with the Eagles.
Drafted 26th overall by Buffalo in 1986, Brown collected four goals and 18 points in 94 career NHL games with the Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets, and also skated for the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team. He also played with Rochester (AHL) and Cleveland (IHL), before finishing his professional career with eight seasons in Europe, including stops in Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Germany.
Brown's hiring continues the tradition of having a BC alumnus at the helm of the BC men's hockey program, one that dates back to at least the 1932-33 campaign with the venerable John "Snooks" Kelley.
