Emily Brown

Photo by: Bruce Kluckhohn

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
Defense
Shoot/Catch:
L
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Blaine, Minn.
High School:
Blaine HS

PRONUNCIATION

2021-22 • 5th-Year Season:

All-WCHA Third Team
WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic team, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Preseason All-WCHA Team
Team co-captain for second straight season
WCHA Defender of the Week (Feb. 7)
Played in 150th career game on Dec. 4 at Wisconsin
Blocked career-high 11 shots in 5-3 road win at Ohio State
Scored Minnesota's first goal in a 3-2 win over Colgate (Oct. 23)
Had two assists in 4-2 loss to Ohio State (Oct. 1)
Scored Minnesota's first goal in 5-1 win over St. Cloud State in U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Face-Off Classic (Nov. 20)
Tallied two points (1g-1a) in 5-1 win over Minnesota Duluth in WCHA Final Faceoff semifinal
Blocked five shots in 3-2 overtime loss to Ohio State in Frozen Faceoff title game
Tallied career-high 10 shots in 2-1 loss to Minnesota Duluth in NCAA quarterfinal
Finished career second in program history in games-played (167), ninth in points by a defender (86), and tenth in goals by a defender (20)
Finished second on the team and sixth in the WCHA in blocked shots (65)

2020-21 • Senior Season:

All-WCHA Second Team
Preseason All-WCHA Team
WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
Named team captain
Ranked third among WCHA defense and fifth on the team with 12 points (3g-9a)
One of 14 Gophers to appear in all 20 games
Ranked third on the team with 43 shots on goal
Tied for the lead among WCHA defense with four points on the power play
Tied for second on the team with 27 blocked shots
Had three multi-point games
Tied career high with three points (1g-2a) in a road sweep at Bemidji State (Feb. 19-20)
Had two assists in a 5-3 loss to Wisconsin (March 6) in the WCHA Final Faceoff semifinals
Ended the season with five points (1g-4a) during a three-game point streak

2019-20 • Junior Season:

All-WCHA Second Team
WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic, Academic All-Big Ten, and CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree
Named team assistant captain
WCHA Defender of the Week (Oct. 22)
Recorded 20 points (5g-15a)
One of 15 Gophers to play in all 36 games
Ranked second among WCHA defense and tied for fourth on the team with a +32 plus/minus rating
Ranked second on the team with 47 blocked shots
Four multi-point games
First career two-goal game in 4-2 win over St. Cloud State (Oct. 20)
Scored four goals in the first eight games of the season (Sept. 27-Oct. 20)
Recorded 50th career point with an assist in 4-3 win at Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 23)
Recorded three points (1g-2a) in WCHA First Round sweep over St. Cloud State (Feb. 28-29)

2018-19 • Sophomore Season:

All-WCHA Second Team
AHCA All-American Scholar, WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
WCHA Defender of the Month (Sep./Oct.)
WCHA Defender of the Week (Oct. 30)
Tied for sixth on the team with a career-high 27 points (4g-23a)
One of 11 Gophers to play in all 39 games
Second on the team with 23 assists
Tied for third on the team and led WCHA defense with three game-winning goals
Third on the team with 58 blocked shots
Fourth on the team with a +28 plus/minus rating
Led the WCHA with 15 points (2g-13a) on the power play
Second among WCHA defense and 12th among NCAA defense with 0.69 points per game
Had four multi-point games
Had a career-high three points (1g-2a) in 7-1 win at Yale (Nov. 30)
Tied her career series high with three points (1g-2a) in sweep over Robert Morris (Dec. 7-8)
Named to WCHA Final Faceoff All-Tournament Team after recording two assists in two games
Made NCAA Frozen Four debut

2017-18 • Freshman Season:

AHCA All-American Scholar
One of 14 Gophers to play in all 38 games
Recorded 12 points (4g-8a)
Ranked fourth on the team with 40 blocked shots
Recorded first career point with an assist in 4-1 over Merrimack (Oct. 1)
Scored first collegiate goal in 4-3 win over St. Cloud State (Nov. 18)
Had first career multi-point series (1g-1a) in series split with Bemidji State (Dec. 1-2)
Scored the game-winning goal in 4-2 win over Minnesota State (Jan. 26)
Recorded two points (1g-1a) in WCHA First Round series win over St. Cloud State (Feb. 23-24)

High School/Club: A 2017 graduate of Blaine High School where she played for the Bengals under coach Steve Guider • a three-sport athlete who earned 12 varsity letters in soccer, hockey, and track & field and captained all three teams • earned all-conference, all-metro, and all-state honors • three-time academic all-state honoree • named 2016 and 2017 USA Today High School Sports All-USA Second Team honoree • 2017 Herb Brooks Award recipient • 2017 Minnesota Ms. Hockey finalist • 2017 Athena Award recipient • recorded 45 points (16g-29a) in 30 games to lead Blaine to a 24-4-2 record and state runner-up finish at the 2017 Minnesota State Class AA Tournament as a senior • led the Bengals to the 2015 Minnesota State Class AA Tournament consolation championship as a sophomore • helped Blaine to a Northwest Suburban Conference title and a 22-5-2 record as a freshman in 2013-14 • two-time Minnesota State Class AA all-tournament team member • member of U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team • won gold with the U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2016 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships • has attended USA Hockey Development Camps • attended 2016 USA Hockey Women's National Festival • competed in Under-18 Three-Game Series between the U.S. and Canada in August 2015 • has played club hockey with the Minnesota Junior Whitecaps and the Upper Midwest High School Elite League.

Personal: Daughter of Deb and Brian Brown • has three siblings, Alexis, Jessie, and BJ • Mechanical Engineering major • shoots left • National Honor Society member • four-time academic letterwinner • enjoys playing sports, spending time outside, hunting, fishing, wakeboarding, playing with her dog, and playing monopoly.