Brown selected as NHL Foundation Award finalist

Posted by Rich Hammond on 2 May 2011, 10:30 am

Kings captain Dustin Brown has been named as a finalist for the NHL Foundation Player Award, which annually “recognizes an NHL player who applies the core values of hockey — commitment, perseverance and teamwork — to enrich the lines of people in his community.” Brown has been nominated for the award for three consecutive years, and the winner will be announced at the NHL Awards on June 22 in Las Vegas. Washington’s Mike Green and Vancouver’s Daniel and Henrik Sedin are the other finalists. Brown has done extensive work with charitable organizations, including partnerships with Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, the KaBOOM! project for playground-building, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Children’s Cancer Research Fund and the Kings’ Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Night, among other works.

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BrokeKingsFan says:

May 2, 2011 at 10:34 am

Good for you Dustin!!!!! true Sportsman and community reinvester!

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DesertKing says:

May 2, 2011 at 10:35 am

Nice job Captain!!

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kozak says:

May 2, 2011 at 10:36 am

A leader on and off the ice

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Sebastian says:

May 2, 2011 at 10:42 am

“take the C away from him!” j/k congrats DB

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Stuart says:

May 2, 2011 at 10:43 am

Congrats Brownie

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King Alex says:

May 2, 2011 at 10:45 am

Captain Brown leaves it all on the ice & also gives his all off the ice. What a leader we have in Dustin Brown! Congratulations Dustin! You are truely deserving!!!

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Bodoe Reply:
May 2nd, 2011 at 10:50 am
@King Alex, If you have ever met him on the street like I have, you’d see how he actually gets excited to meet a Kings fan. He thanked me quite a few times for being a fan

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King Alex Reply:
May 2nd, 2011 at 11:33 am
@Bodoe, That’s awesome! I hope I get the chance to meet him at Hockeyfest this year or possibly after a practice.

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iansez Reply:
May 2nd, 2011 at 11:50 am
@Bodoe, Great story! Nice to hear that he’s genuine and appreciates his position…

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KingsFanFTW says:

May 2, 2011 at 10:45 am

go Brown i hope u score 30 goals next season for sure

Hope Kopi scores 40 too

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IwantTheCup says:

May 2, 2011 at 10:54 am

Made me feel good to read this…I love that not only does he donate his time and money, but you know the guy genuinely cares. We love you Dustin! Congratualations, good luck!! Can’t wait to see you on the ice again!!

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spidey35 says:

May 2, 2011 at 10:55 am

Charities, Captain of an NHL team, husband, father, it’s amazing Dustin has time to play Portal 2.
What a stud. Congrats Cap

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Sebastian says:

May 2, 2011 at 11:20 am

is there anything the Sedins dont do together?

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GkingsG99 Reply:
May 2nd, 2011 at 11:36 am
@Sebastian, Hahaha, exactly… I don’t know why that irritated me so much seeing the BOTH of them nominated for 1 spot. They’re TWO different people… Anyway Congrats to Brown and good luck! Always a class act!

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Darrell Reply:
May 2nd, 2011 at 5:21 pm
@GkingsG99, Well, considering that individually they donated a considerable amount more than Brown I think they’re going to win..

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JD Reply:
May 13th, 2011 at 10:23 am
@Darrell,

They also make $6.1 Mil each compared to Brownie’s $3.5 Mil. Not chump change but what the heck.
KC23 says:

May 2, 2011 at 11:40 am

I got a feeling Dustin gonna walk away with it this year.

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iansez says:

May 2, 2011 at 11:53 am

This is the award that the recipient should be most proud of, they’re all winners just for being nominated, think of the good that they do..

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puddle says:

May 2, 2011 at 1:20 pm

We should thank our lucky stars we have a guy like this representing our franchise. With guys like Brown, Kopi, Quick, and Williams leading our team with as much class as they have talent, it makes me proud to be a fan.

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HawKings says:

May 2, 2011 at 1:53 pm

A great honor for all of the nominees, but most proud of our Captain. He has used his “gifts” well.

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SLIM says:

May 2, 2011 at 3:04 pm

i think this wonderful award is what has changed
Brown’s game…Although He still is a “top”
Hitter in the NHL, his numbers have dropped
in the last few years…It must be hard to be this
caring off the ice and such a menace on the ice..
As he got older with children. i believe his conscience
caught up with him and we see him trying to be more
of a finesse player, with his stick handling….
It’s “ironic” and of course just a theory..

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408KingsFan says:

May 2, 2011 at 3:32 pm

Brown is a class act and so is Jennifer Weinstein for all her work with the Kings Care Foundation.
These are great people. They sent Baily to visit my nephew when he was sick in the hospital. It really lifted the little guys spirits. Keep it up Brownie

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