Donald Brashear
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"Donald Maynard Brashear" is an American-Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League/SHL. He previously played for five organizations in the National Hockey League (NHL), in which he was considered one of the most effective Enforcer (ice hockey)/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 NHL season/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 NHL season/1999–2000 season.

Brashear was born in Bedford, Indiana but moved to Val-Bélair, Quebec City/Val-Bélair, Quebec as a child. He has represented his native United States twice internationally, playing in consecutive IIHF World Championships in 1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships/1997 and 1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships/1998.

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This game is gay now. You can't even do anything anymore. They changed the game to favor the superstars. You can't do anything anymore to get some respect out there.

I had my hands down and he threw a big left hand at me and he got me. He got me buzzing. You learn quick that if you keep your hands down, you better get them up quick.

You can't do anything anymore. Sometimes you can't touch the guy. They changed the rules to favor the superstars.

It's a move I practice a lot. I see good players do it. I just shot it.

Maybe next time. If he keeps playing like that, maybe it will be worse.

We had bad performances from a lot of players. If we're going to play that way in the playoffs, we're not going to make it very far.

That is why things happen to him. That is why he has to take a punch every once in a while. He is lucky I didn't drop my gloves and (punch him) harder. It was just a little reminder, and the next time, if he keeps going, maybe it will be worse.

It's embarrassing. We know we were brutal. We sucked. The fans told us and they were right about that. But this is our day job and we're going to get better. We know how good a team we have.