He started out in junior hockey with the Edmonton South Siders from 1933 to 1935 and the senior Edmonton Dominions from 1935 to 1937. In 1937 Brown moved to Great Britain to play two seasons for the Earls Court Rangers. After playing two more seasons of senior hockey Brown signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings in 1941. He split the 1941-42 season between the Wings and the Indianapolis Capitals. Brown then entered the Canadian military for the duration of World War II. He coached the Oshawa Generals in 1952-53 and the Quebec Aces in 1953-54.