Los Angeles Kings forwards Dustin Brown and Patrick O’Sullivan will represent the United States at the 2008 World Championship tournament, the Kings announced Wednesday in conjunction with USA Hockey. The World Championship is scheduled for May 2-18 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Quebec City, Quebec.
Brown, 23, most recently played for Team USA at the 2006 World Championship where he led his club in both goals and assists. He has also skated for Team USA at the 2004 World Championship where he won a bronze medal; at the 2003 World Junior Championship where he won a gold medal; and at the 2002 World Junior Championship where he was the youngest member of the team.
For the Kings this past season, Brown played in 78 games and led the Kings in goals with 33. He also finished third in points (60), tied for sixth in assists (27), tied for first in power-play goals (12) and second in game-winning goals (four). Brown also led the NHL in hits with 311, and this past Saturday he was named the club’s Most Inspirational Player/Ace Bailey Memorial Award (as voted by his teammates) and the Most Popular Player (as selected by the Kings Booster Club). He was originally selected by the Kings in the first-round (13th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, and is a native of Ithaca, NY.
Los Angeles Kings - News: BROWN, O'SULLIVAN NAMED TO U.S. TEAM - 04/09/2008