USA Hockey

Josh Brown is in his first season as an assistant coach at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. He will help guide the U.S. National Under-18 Team during the 2012-13 season.

Brown comes to the NTDP from Robert Morris University, where he served as volunteer assistant coach and hockey operations coordinator with the men's Division I hockey program. Prior to his time with the Colonials, Brown spent four years (2007-11) as an assistant coach at Northern Arizona University, while also serving as head of recruiting for the Ice Jacks.

Also a former player at Northern Arizona, Brown helped the program to three American College Hockey Association national tournament appearances (2006-09). Brown was a two-year captain for Northern Arizona (2005-07) and earned ACHA Division III First Team All-West in 2006-07.

Prior to attending NAU, Brown helped the Detroit Lightning win the Continental Elite Hockey League championship in 2002-03 was named a CEHL All-Star while skating for the Traverse City Enforcers during the 2003-04 season. Brown has also spent time with the Springfield Jr. Blues and the Soo Indians of the North American Hockey League.

A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., Brown graduated from Northern Arizona in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.