Portland Pirates Assign Brown to Manchester
October 21, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release
Portland, ME - The Portland Pirates today announced the reassignment of defenseman Josh Brown to the Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL.
Brown, a 6-foot-4, 215 pound rookie defenseman from London, Ontario, had yet to skate in a game with Portland this season. The 21 year-old captained the OHL's Oshawa Generals to both the OHL's J. Ross Robertson Cup and the CHL's Memorial Cup championship last season.
Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the Sixth Round (152nd Overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Brown will join the Monarchs ahead of their next game this Saturday on the road against the Adirondack Thunder.
The Portland Pirates look to start the home schedule 3-0 when they play their first Friday Night is Hockey Night in Portland game of the season against the Albany Devils at 7:00 p.m. College students can get $4.00 off a Main Deck ticket with a valid student ID, courtesy of Sun Tan City. The Family Four Pack is also on sale, which gives you four Main Deck tickets, plus a $25 concessions gift card, all for just $80! To get your tickets now, call 207-PIRATES, visit the Trusted Choice Box Office at Cross Insurance Arena, or go online to portlandpirates.com or ticketmaster.com.
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