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ANDY BROWN: Loves his Job, Loves the Game

By Jordan Todd

ndy Brown currently loves his
Aposition as the Owen Sound
Attack athletic therapist. Growing
up in Cornwall, though, he never
thought hockey was where he would
end up.

Brown studied kinesiology at
Lakehead University, before moving
on to study athletic therapy at Sheridan
College. As part of his placement at
Sheridan, he ended up working with
the Milton Merchants hockey team.
That was his first hockey experience,

and the rest is history.
“It’s one of those things,” said
Brown. “I didn’t choose the path, it
chose me.”

In 2003, Brown was hired by the
Kingston Frontenacs as their head
therapist. After his second year in
Kingston, an opportunity came up in
Owen Sound that offered more job
security. He jumped at the chance. Longevity Acrylics Wildcat (red #16) Tyson Lafave being hunted
down by Wilson Funeral Home Wildcat (blue #41) Braeden Keenan
Ten seasons later, he still loves his

at the Joe St.Denis field. Longevity took the victory in a tight game
job. 20-16 to capture first place overall in the Spring Peewee divison.

“Game nights are my favourite,” Photo by Julie Hickman
said Brown. “That’s why you do it, to
be part of the action, be on the bench.
There isn’t anything better.”

Brown has even worked some
international events before, and he’s
hoping more are in his future. He
worked for Team Ontario at the U-17
world challenge in 2006, and the
Canadian U-18 team in the summer
of 2009. Some of the players on those
teams: John Tavares, P.K. Subban,
and Drew Doughty - to name a few.

However, Brown says the highlight
of his career was Owen Sound
winning the OHL championship in
2011.

“There wasn’t anything that beats
that moment,” said Brown. “That
was the absolute best.”
Andy Brown say’s game nights are his favorite part of the job. Photo credit icelevel photography

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