Donald Brashear

Ice hockey player

Born

7 January 1972, Bedford

Citizenship

United States, Canada

Sport

ice hockey, mixed martial arts

Occupation

ice hockey player, mixed martial arts fighter

Height

191 cm (6 ft 3 in)

Weight

109 kg (240 lb)

Team / club

New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks

Donald Brashear (born January 7, 1972) is an American-born Canadian former professional hockey player. He played for five organizations in the National Hockey League (NHL) over a 16-year career, in which he played the role of an enforcer.

He was among the NHL leaders in penalty minutes for six seasons, while finishing his career 15th all-time in penalty minutes. He remains the Vancouver Canucks' all-time single-season leader in penalty minutes, which he set in the 1997–98 season.

He was involved in one of the most publicized incidents of on-ice violence in NHL history during the 1999–2000 season, when he was slashed in the head by Marty McSorley.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q283795 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.