Donald Brashear

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Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens Vancouver Canucks Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality	Canada
Born	January 7, 1972, Bedford, IN, US
Pro Career	1992 – present

Donald Brashear (born January 7, 1972 in Bedford, IN, USA) is an American-Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals. He also played for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 Career statistics 4 Notes 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Playing career

Brashear started his NHL career when the Montreal Canadiens signed him as a free agent in 1992. He has played for the Montreal Canadiens, the Vancouver Canucks, and the Philadelphia Flyers, primarily being known as one of the NHL's top enforcers throughout his career. Brashear also ranks high in penalty minutes. He has trained with boxing legend Joe Frazier.

In 1996, Brashear was sent to Vancouver shortly after he had a heated verbal exchange with then-Canadiens head coach Mario Tremblay during a team practice in Denver. The full incident was filmed by an RDS cameraman.

During the February 21, 2000 Vancouver-Boston game, when Brashear played for Vancouver, Marty McSorley struck Brashear in the side of his head with his stick. Brashear fell to the ice, his head bounced, and his unsecured helmet flew off. Brashear suffered from a grade 3 concussion and memory lapses. He returned to play after several weeks and has fully recovered.

Brashear testified he has no memory of what happened. Marty McSorley was found guilty of assault with a weapon but wasn't sent to jail. He had to complete 18 months of probation, in which he could not play against Brashear. McSorley claims that he tried to hit Brashear in the shoulder to start a fight with him and didn't mean to hit his head.

Brashear returned the next season and was traded to Philadelphia on December 17, 2001 for Jan Hlavac. In 2002-03, he was awarded the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial, an annual trophy given to the Flyers most improved player. He played a role in starting a brawl in a game between the Flyers and Ottawa Senators in 2004 which in the end was the most penalized game in history, with Brashear getting the most minutes of penalties.

Since the lockout came to an end, Brashear has had trouble adjusting to the new, more wide-open game. After a game in which he went after Darius Kasparitis who had taken a run at Peter Forsberg earlier in the game, he said he did not like the "new" NHL stating that you can't do anything anymore. Following the 2005-06 season, the Flyers indicated that they would not re-sign him as they preferred to go with younger players.^[1] Brashear was signed by the Washington Capitals on July 14, 2006 to a one-year contract. The Washington Capitals signed Brashear to a one-year, $1.1 million contract extension on February 12, 2007.^[2]

Donald Brashear is also an accomplished pianist. He is also part of the NHL diversity task force. Brashear's uncle, Carl Brashear, was the inspiration for the movie Men of Honor, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.

[edit] Awards

• 2002-03: Pelle Lindbergh Memorial (Philadelphia Flyers)

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989-90	Longueuil College-Francais	QMJHL		64	12	14	26	169		7	0	0	0	11
1990-91	Longueuil College-Francais	QMJHL		68	12	26	38	195		8	0	3	3	33
1991-92	Verdun College-Francais	QMJHL		65	18	24	42	283		18	4	2	6	98
1992-93	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		76	11	3	14	261		5	0	0	0	8
1993-94	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		62	38	28	66	250		-	-	-	-	-
1993-94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		14	2	2	4	34		2	0	0	0	0
1994-95	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		29	10	9	19	182		17	7	5	12	77
1994-95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		20	1	1	2	63		-	-	-	-	-
1995-96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		67	0	4	4	223		6	0	0	0	2
1996-97	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		10	0	0	0	38		-	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		59	8	5	13	207		-	-	-	-	-
1997-98	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		77	9	9	18	372		-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	8	10	18	209		-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		60	11	2	13	136		-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		79	9	19	28	145		4	0	0	0	0
2001-02	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		31	5	8	13	136		-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		50	4	15	19	109		5	0	0	0	19
2002-03	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	8	17	25	161		13	1	2	3	21
2003-04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		64	6	7	13	212		18	1	3	4	61
2004-05	Quebec Radio X	LNAH		47	18	32	50	260		14	7	9	16	46
2005-06	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		76	4	5	9	166		1	0	0	0	0
NHL Totals				769	75	104	179	2165		49	2	5	7	103

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• Violence in ice hockey
• Violence in sports
• Fighting in ice hockey
• Enforcer (hockey)

[edit] External links

• Donald Brashear on Internet Hockey Database
• Brashear has a Pedigree of Greatness