Brown could see time on PK
New acquisition Mike Brown might see some penalty-kill shifts, Randy Carlyle said after practice yesterday.
"We're going to
try and experiment, probably, with some penalty killing because (Brown) did kill
penalties in the American Hockey League," the coach said. "There's some versatility there we hope
he can tap into."
"Actually I PK'd a lot in school, back in Michigan, and for years before that," Brown said. "I played a lot of PK in the minors, for Manitoba (in the American Hockey League) for a couple years. I've always been a PK guy since this year in Vancouver. Part of the year last year."
Asked if he could re-learn the role quickly, Brown left little doubt.
"Oh yeah, I think for sure, I work hard every time I'm out there," he said. "I love playing against five guys out there who don't think the PK is going to be going out and running around like crazy. I use my speed and try to get on pucks quick, close gaps. I like blocking shots, getting in lanes. I actually had five goals in the minors one year on the PK, just off blocking shots and getting in on breakaways. So it's a big part of my game. I want to establish that I can do that, too."
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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