Against the Nashville Predators a few nights later, Brown would be clean-shaven.
It appears Brown was just trying to fit in on the kid line for the Oilers after being demoted to the third line. In the words of Oilers reporter Tony Brar.
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The fact that two 22 and 24-year-old linemates are clean-shaven and young adds to the quirkiness of the situation.