Donald Brashear Ice hockey player
Donald Maynard Brashear (born January 7, 1972) is an American-Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Modo Hockey of the SHL. He previously played for five organizations in the National Hockey League (NHL), in which he was considered one of the most effective enforcers. His aggressive style led to being among the league leaders in penalty minutes for six seasons, while currently ranking 15th all-time in NHL history, and resulted in multiple suspensions as well. He remains the Vancouver Canucks all-time single season leader in penalty minutes, which he set in the 1997–98 season. He was the victim of one most publicized incidents of on-ice violence in NHL history, when he was slashed in the head by Marty McSorley, during the 1999–2000 season.Brashear was born in Bedford, Indiana but moved to Val-Bélair, Quebec as a child. He has represented his native United States twice internationally, playing in consecutive IIHF World Championships in 1997 and 1998.
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| Career start | 1992 |
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| draft | Undrafted |
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| shoots | Left |
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