Brown, 24, split the 2015-16 season between the Hurricanes and the team’s AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. The Bloomfield Hills, MI, native totaled two points (1g, 1a) and four penalty minutes in seven NHL games with Carolina, and notched 25 points (13g, 12a) in 70 AHL games, ranking tied for fifth among Checkers in goals. Brown (6’1”, 210 lbs.) originally signed with Carolina as a free agent in April 2014, and made his NHL debut in the team’s 2014-15 season opener. He has earned two points (1g, 1a) in 14 career NHL games with the Hurricanes and 35 points (15g, 20a) in 130 career AHL games with Charlotte.