Harrison Browne

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Harrison Browne
File:HarrisonBrowne.jpg
Browne with the Metropolitan Riveters in 2017
Born (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 32)
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 128 lb (58 kg; 9 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for
Playing career 2015–2018

Harrison Browne (born May 13, 1993) is a Canadian actor and former professional ice hockey player. Before transitioning, he was a centre for the Metropolitan Riveters and Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League.

Early life and career

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Browne was born on May 13, 1993, in Oakville, Ontario.[1] He was assigned female at birth and played in women's competitions during his ice hockey career; he came out as a transgender man in 2016 and was the first openly transgender athlete in a professional team sport during his career.[2] As a young adult, he attended Appleby College in Oakville. While he was on the school's team, they won two Ontario championships.[3] Browne was a member of the Ontario provincial team that gained the silver medal at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[4]

Playing career

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Junior

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Before entering college, Browne played in the Provincial Women's Hockey League. In the 2009–10 season, he led the Hamilton Jr. Hawks in scoring with 22 goals and 48 points. He moved to the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs the following year.[5]

Collegiate

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Browne received a scholarship to Mercyhurst University and made his NCAA debut on September 30, 2011. With the Mercyhurst Lakers, Browne scored five points in 34 games.[1] After one season with the Lakers, Browne transferred to the University of Maine.[6][7]

Browne's debut with the Maine Black Bears took place against the Quinnipiac Bobcats on October 12, 2012. He scored his first goal with Maine on January 19, 2013, against the Vermont Catamounts. The last goal of his NCAA career occurred on February 21, 2015, against the UConn Huskies.[citation needed]

Professional

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Buffalo Beauts

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Browne signed a professional contract with the Buffalo Beauts of the newly formed NWHL on August 29, 2015.[7] In the 2015–16 season, he played in 18 games, scored 5 goals and had 12 points. He played in 5 games in the NWHL postseason, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists.[8]

On May 14, 2016, Browne signed a second one-year contract with the Beauts.[9] In October 2016, Browne came out publicly as a transgender man and thus became the first openly transgender athlete in professional American hockey; he had previously privately disclosed his gender identity to coaches while playing at Maine. Browne stated that he would not hormonally transition until the end of his professional playing career, as the hormones involved in female-to-male gender transition violate anti-doping regulations.[10]

Playing for Team Kessel, Browne scored two goals at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.[11]

On March 14, 2017, Browne announced he would be retiring from the NWHL at the end of the season to begin hormone replacement therapy and continue his gender transition in privacy.[12] On March 19, 2017, Browne won the Isobel Cup with the Buffalo Beauts, becoming the first openly transgender athlete to win a national championship on a team sport.[citation needed]

Metropolitan Riveters

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On August 7, 2017, he announced he would be putting his retirement on hold and would instead return for the 2017–18 season with the Metropolitan Riveters.[13] On April 25, 2018, Browne won the NWHL championship with the Metropolitan Riveters in the team's first Isobel Cup win.[14]

On April 30, 2018, Browne again announced his retirement from the NWHL.[15]

International play

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Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
World U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sweden

Browne played for Team Canada at the 2011 World U18 Championship, winning the silver medal.[16]

Post-retirement

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Since his retirement from the NWHL, Browne has primarily devoted his time to speaking engagements across North America. He has given talks and spoken on panels at colleges, such as Ohio State University, American University, and Fleming College as well as LGBTQ events, such as Outsports Pride.[17]

In August 2019, Browne announced on his personal Twitter account that he was beginning a new career as an actor.[18] He emphasized that he plans to advocate for more transgender visibility in his new venture as he had in his athletic career.

Browne has made multiple television appearances since his 2018 retirement. He was featured in an episode of both Y: The Last Man[19] and Murdoch Mysteries, in 2021 and 2022 respectively.[20] In 2023, he appeared in three episodes of the mystery drama series Nancy Drew.[21]

In 2025, Browne and his sister Rachel released a non-fiction book titled Let Us Play about transgender inclusion in sports.[22]

In 2024, Browne began developing a short film, incorporating elements of his own life into the story, and gaining funding on Kickstarter.[23] The film, Pink Light, premiered in the Short Cuts program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.[24]

In 2025, Browne played a team-mate of lead character Ilya Rozanov in LGBTQ+ hockey romance series Heated Rivalry.[25]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Oakville Jr. Ice Prov. WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Hamilton Jr. Hawks Prov. WHL 28 9 9 18 55 — — — — —
2010–11 Mississauga Jr. Chiefs Prov. WHL 31 14 16 30 54 — — — — —
2011–12 Mercyhurst University CHA 32 3 2 5 12 3 0 0 0 2
2012–13 University of Maine HE 33 2 4 6 38 — — — — —
2013–14 University of Maine HE 30 3 7 10 49 — — — — —
2014–15 University of Maine HE 33 7 10 17 34 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 18 5 7 12 26 5 2 2 4 10
2016–17 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 17 2 4 6 22 2 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Metropolitan Riveters NWHL 16 3 6 9 8 2 0 1 1 0
NWHL totals 51 10 17 27 56 9 2 3 5 12

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 8
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 8

References

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