Vernon's Country Connection With former Vernon Viper Chad Brownlee:

Former Vernon Vipers defenceman Chad Brownlee was a special guest at the 2014 RBC Cup in Vernon.  Brownlee sang at the RBC Cup awards banquet as well as the National Anthem before one of the Vipers games.  Here is a story on Brownlee done by Hockey Canada,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF3jLDPPLRk

Brownlee is a recipient of his first JUNO Award nomination back in February of 2013  Brownlee played two years in Vernon (2001-03). In 113 regular season games with the Vipers Brownlee collected (14-28-42). Brownlee was drafted in 2003 in the 6th round, by the NHL Vancouver Canucks but retired from hockey after a short stint in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) with the Idaho Steelheads before becoming a Country music star.

Chad Brownlee's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=72703

For more on Chad Brownlee visit his website,

http://chadbrownlee.com/