Donald Brashear
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Brashear with the Washington Capitals during the 2008-09 season.
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| Born |
January 7, 1972 Bedford, IN, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Vancouver Canucks Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals New York Rangers Modo Hockey |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2015 | ||
Donald Maynard Brashear (born January 7, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who 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.
Brashear is the youngest of three children born to an African-American father, Johnny Brashear, and French Canadian mother, Nicole Gauthier, in Bedford, Indiana. His father was an alcoholic who relentlessly abused his family, including slashing Donald with belts and electrical cords. On one occasion, when Donald was only six months old, he picked him up and hurled him through a window. Nicole, afraid that Johnny might kill her, left the family and returned to Canada. Later, she came back to take the children, but left Donald to live with his father for another four years, until Donald's paternal grandmother sent him to Canada. Donald's mother later stated that she left him behind because her future husband was prejudiced and wanted to avoid having another mixed-race child in the house.
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