J.T. Brown

On Episode 2 of Crunch Chronicles Lukas Favale is joined by J.T. Brown. Brown played parts of two seasons for the Syracuse Crunch in 2012-13 and 2013-14 during the first two years of the team's affiliation with the Tampa Bay Lightning. As a rookie in 2012-13, Brown had 28 points in 51 regular season games. He then added nine points in 18 playoff games to help the Crunch earn their first berth in the Calder Cup Finals. He started the 2013-14 season in Syracuse, where he formed a dominant line with Nikita Kucherov and Vlad Namestnikov, before earning his NHL call-up in November.    After leaving Syracuse, Brown played for the Lightning into the 2017-18 season. He was ticketed for a return to the Crunch during that season, but was claimed on waivers by the Anaheim Ducks. He spent his last two seasons (2018-20) in North America playing in the Wild organization, then spent the 2020-21 season in Sweden. After retiring this summer, Brown was hired by the Seattle Kraken as their first television color analyst.     On the show, Brown discusses his new role in Seattle, his experience with the Crunch and his life-changing moment in Syracuse.