Brown, 25, has registered four points (1g, 3a) in nine games with the Checkers this season and ranks tied for second on the team in plus/minus (+5). The Bloomfield Hills, MI, native has recorded two points (1g, 1a) in 28 career NHL games with Carolina and skated in a career-high 14 games with the Hurricanes last season. Brown signed with Carolina as a free agent on April 12, 2014, following his four-year collegiate career at Boston College.