Donald Brashear - The Career

[Juha82]

Originally Posted by Bench Clearer

I still have Brashear as number one. Yes, even ahead of Probert. And I'm sticking to my guns there.

The fact is that no one had as much consistency over such a long period of time. How many fights did he lose from the time he started with the Canucks to his last year with Washington? 15 at the most? Who else can say that? Nobody. Case closed.

His ownership of such overrated pieces of swill as McSorely, McCarthy, Ray, and Domi only further proves his case, and there were very few fighters in general that ever gave him trouble. There were some guys he should've owned and didn't (Dale Purinton immediately jumps to mind, for some reason Purinton was able to keep up with him for the most part). He also split an eight fight series with Probert, although it would have been interesting to see what. He ended up winning the series with BGL because Laraque was too damn nice for his own good. And even though Belak KO'd him Brash still easily won their series as well, which is something a lot of people conveniently forget.

Now, don't mistake me for a Brashear fanboy. I have never hated a fighter as much as him, and I can't recall ever rooting for him in a fight for his whole career. I can't decide who I hate more, his fans or him. Nevertheless, it is blasphemous to me to rank any fighter ahead of Brash.

Brashears and Belaks serie is quite even i say maybe Brashear won it but not sure still.
Great post by you!!
Surely Top5 guy but hard to say is he a number one all the time, maybe you are right dude.

[BENNETTWOLF]

There was a video clip posted not long ago here of a 2nd Belak win over Brash by KD/TKO. I also gave wade the edge in their first matchup while donald was in washington (vs Tor).

[5 4 Fighting]

Nice thread...those are some impressive numbers......Brash will always in my book be one of the greatest fighters ive seen....

[Juha82]

His strenght, hand speed and technic is something very good, particularly he was so so strong guy(strong as ox) and he has a fast hands too like on Laraque.
Two black great fighters.
Black guys rules.(:

He barely loss ever, and always showed his goodness even if most of his fights sucks because of his dull wrestling tactic.

[edwardraffoni]

Originally Posted by OneilltheGiant

Brash has been a quality fighter in the NHL for over a decade.. I have him top 5 all time no question about it..

The guy was very easy to dislike. He was the ultimate bully. If your team had noone to stand up to him, your team was in for a long night. He'd start taking liberties as soon as he got on the ice. After he gave a guy a beating you'd have to see him do his BS handwash. I always thought the guy was an ugly looking bully, but I had to respect his great fighting skills. To me. he was always the bad guy, the guy I wanted to get his ass kicked. I was most always disappointed because the guy's losses were few and far between. In alot of ways I'll miss the mean, ugly SOB.

[Juha82]

Originally Posted by edwardraffoni

The guy was very easy to dislike. He was the ultimate bully. If your team had noone to stand up to him, your team was in for a long night. He'd start taking liberties as soon as he got on the ice. After he gave a guy a beating you'd have to see him do his BS handwash. I always thought the guy was an ugly looking bully, but I had to respect his great fighting skills. To me. he was always the bad guy, the guy I wanted to get his ass kicked. I was most always disappointed because the guy's losses were few and far between. In alot of ways I'll miss the mean, ugly SOB.

They are maybe bullies on the ice but not outside of the rink as we have to remember this thing.
Hockey game is mean one but players are usually good persons, not bullies.
Maybe someone like Avery and Maltby are the bullies too outside of the rink but most of sportmen are good guys.

[edwardraffoni]

Originally Posted by Juha82

They are maybe bullies on the ice but not outside of the rink as we have to remember this thing.
Hockey game is mean one but players are usually good persons, not bullies.
Maybe someone like Avery and Maltby are the bullies too outside of the rink but most of sportmen are good guys.

I don't know Brashear outside the rink. Inside the rink, the guy was definitely a bully. He's sucker punched guys. He's picked on weak guys as well as tough guys. If he's like most hockey players ,he's probably a real good guy outside the rink. However, inside the rink, the guy, more often than not, acted like a piece of sheet.

[T800m101]

Brashear is a beast, and during his reign he was one of if not the best, period.

[Boston Garden]

Originally Posted by jayc948

I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time and with this being one of the more eventful seasons in terms of negatives for Brash, (losing his share of the crown, getting dropped by Doull, etc.) I thought that now might be a good time. Below you will find a thorough synopsis of Brashear's fighting career. The results are listed by opponent and by date in alphabetical and time order. All of his wins, losses, and draws have been noted except for a couple that I wasn't able to find on tape, I listed them in italics - hopefully someone can help us figure out the results of those scraps. I figured that we can use this as a possible resource in the future as well, I will try and update it as often as possible.

One thing to note - for the sake of things, I didn't include preseason fights as I know that some people don't use them to tabulate rankings and other figures. There is a list of notable preseason fights at the bottom. I included the playoffs only because I would probably catch crap if I didn't include the Domi fight from '02. I also didn’t include fights in which Brashear jumped his opponent and only one guy received a fighting major or vice-versa – example: Kasparaitis, Laperriere.

Jamie Allison:
3/15/06: Win

Shawn Antoski:
10/7/95: Win
12/16/95: Draw

Krys Barch
10/25/08: Win

Matt Barnaby:
11/3/00: Draw
3/2/02: Win

Wade Belak:
4/14/99: Edge Brashear
1/27/01: Edge Brashear
10/18/01: Draw
4/8/06: Draw
12/23/06: Edge Belak
3/10/09: Loss (TKO)

Rick Berry:
10/25/01: Win (TKO)

Craig Berube:
3/4/95: Loss
3/4/95: Win
11/1/98: Draw

Byron Bitz
1/27/09: Win

Zach Bogosian
10/10/08: Win

Daniel Bois
12/6/06: Win

Jared Boll
11/23/09: Win

Dennis Bonvie:
10/13/97: Win

Derek Boogaard:
12/10/05: Win
10/12/06: Draw

Bob Boughner:
10/24/96: Win
10/24/96: Win

Eric Boulton:
3/18/03: Win (TKO)
2/26/09: Edge Brashear
11/12/09: Win

Sheldon Brookbank
2/24/08: Win

Wade Brookbank
2/23/08: Edge Brashear
11/6/08: Win

Sean Brown:
3/13/04: Win

Kelly Buchberger:
4/1/98: Edge Brashear
12/27/98: Win (TKO)
12/3/03: Win

Eric Cairns:
10/11/97: Edge Brashear
1/9/03: Edge Cairns
4/11/06: Draw

Matt Carkner
10/3/09: Edge Brashear
1/14/10: Draw
1/14/10: Loss (TKO)

Zdeno Chara
3/3/08: Draw

Kelly Chase:
2/15/95: Win
10/27/95: Win

Shane Churla:
3/16/96: Edge Brashear

Riley Cote
11/23/07: Win
12/20/08: Win (TKO)
12/20/08: Draw

John Craighead:
11/26/96: Win

Phil Crowe:
11/20/99: Unable to find result
11/20/99: Draw

Jim Cummins:
1/22/97: Win
3/27/99: Win (TKO)

Greg De Vries:
10/12/00: Win

Louie DeBrusk:
12/29/93: Edge DeBrusk

Tie Domi:
2/3/96: Loss
11/29/97: Edge Brashear
10/16/00: Draw
3/10/01: Win
3/10/01: Win
1/19/02: Win
1/19/02: Win
4/11/03: Draw

Doug Doull:
2/10/06: Loss (TKO)

Adam Foote:
12/11/96: Draw

Eric Godard:
11/11/03: Win
10/15/05: Draw
10/2/09: Edge Godard

Stu Grimson:
11/3/97: Draw
11/13/98: Draw

Bill Huard:
4/6/98: Win (TKO)

Tim Hunter:
1/20/97: Win (TKO)

Jamie Huscroft:
3/16/95: Draw
3/22/97: Draw

John Jakopin:
10/20/99: Win
11/5/99: Draw

Mark Janssens:
3/26/97: Draw

Matt Johnson:
11/7/96: Draw
1/7/97: Draw
11/11/97: Edge Brashear
3/2/98: Draw
11/26/00: Draw

Kris King:
10/28/96: Win
1/25/97: Draw

Joey Kocur:
1/21/95: Loss
2/15/96: Loss
11/27/98: Draw

Mike Komisarek:
11/25/05: Draw

Dan Kordic:
4/11/96: Edge Kordic
1/31/97: Edge Kordic

Paul Kruse:
3/26/98: Win

Daniel Lacroix:
10.26.96: Win

Denny Lambert:
3/20/98: Win

Darren Langdon:
10/12/96: Draw
2/4/99: Edge Langdon
3/4/03: Draw

Georges Laraque:
12/4/99: Draw
1/25/00: Draw
3/27/07: Draw
10/20/07: Win (TKO)
12/27/07: Draw

Paul Laus:
1/10/98: Edge Brashear

Francois Leroux:
12/7/95: Win
12/6/97: Draw

Scott Levins:
2/8/95: Win

Reed Low:
2/9/02: Edge Brashear
2/13/03: Win

Steve MacIntyre
11/25/09: Loss

Troy Mallette:
11/15/93: Draw

Bryan Marchment:
1/2/02: Draw

Grant Marshall:
12/23/97: Edge Brashear

Sandy McCarthy:
2/17/96: Draw
3/5/98: Draw
1/12/02: Win
12/6/03: Win

Darren McCarty:
12/18/93: Draw
1/11/03: Edge Brashear

Brian McGrattan
3/25/06: Edge McGrattan
1/1/08: Edge McGrattan

Randy McKay:
10/14/95: Draw
12/6/95: Edge Brashear

Jim McKenzie:
1/27/96: Loss (TKO)
12/27/96: Draw
11/20/97: Win (TKO)
1/30/03: Edge Brashear

Marty McSorley:
3/20/97: Win
4/7/97: Win
11/12/97: Win
10/14/98: Win (TKO)
1/14/99: Win
2/21/00: Win

Chris Murray:
11/16/97: Win

Brantt Myhres:
12/31/97: Win (TKO)

Andrei Nazarov:
10/31/02: Win

Cam Neely:
11/4/95: Win

Chris Neil
12/29/07: Win

Brad Norton:
1/2/03: Win

Jeff Odgers:
12/17/98: Win (TKO)

Gino Odjick:
11/12/95: Draw

Sean O'Donnell:
10/23/95: Draw

Colton Orr:
2/4/06: Win
11/11/06: Win
12/30/06: Win (TKO)
2/10/07: Win
12/12/07: Win
2/11/09: Edge Brashear
10/12/09: Edge Brashear

Scott Parker:
10/12/00: Draw
12/23/00: Win
10/9/01: Draw
10/25/01: Draw

George Parros
12/8/06: Edge Brashear
11/19/08: Draw

Stephen Peat:
12/26/01: Win (TKO)
10/19/02: Win
11/9/02: Win
1/25/04: Win (TKO)

Nathan Perrott:
1/16/04: Draw

Andrew Peters
12/26/06: Edge Peters
3/21/07: Win

Rudy Poeschek:
1/28/99: Win (TKO)

Bob Probert:
12/18/93: Loss (TKO)
3/10/97: Loss
2/17/99: Edge Probert
3/7/99: Edge Brashear
4/5/99: Win
1/12/00: Edge Probert
11/14/00: Edge Brashear
10/4/01: Win

Dale Purinton:
4/13/02: Edge Brashear
3/7/2003: Draw
11/8/03: Draw

Jamie Pushor:
4/6/02: Win

Rob Ray:
3/22/96: Draw
4/1/96: Loss (TKO)
12/4/96: Edge Brashear
3/5/04: Win

Robyn Regehr:
2/9/00: Win

Andre Roy:
2/24/01: Win
12/18/03: Win (TKO)
1/11/07: Draw
3/31/07: Win
11/16/07: Draw

Cam Russell:
12/15/95: Win
1/12/98: Win (KO)

Brent Severyn:
3/3/97: Draw
10/3/97: Draw

Brendan Shanahan
12/30/06: Win

Darryl Shannon:
1/15/98: Win

Chris Simon:
2/14/04: Draw

Rocky Thompson:
4/9/98: Win (TKO)

Scott Thornton:
12/29/93: Draw

Shawn Thornton
3/3/08: Edge Brashear
3/8/08: Win
1/9/10: Edge Thornton

Ryan Vandenbussche:
2/26/02: Win

Mark Visheau:
12/12/98: Edge Brashear

Dennis Vial:
3/30/96: Draw

Vitali Vishnevsky
11/22/06: Win

Mick Vukota:
12/22/93: Draw
2/28/95: Draw
10/20/95: Draw
3/11/98: Win

Brendan Witt:
12/26/95: Edge Brashear
3/28/98: Draw

Dody Wood:
2/26/96: Edge Wood
1/27/97: Edge Brashear

Peter Worrell:
10/23/98: Draw
4/8/02: Draw

Doug Zmolek:
11/11/97: Draw
1/5/98: Win (KO)

Preseason Fights:
9/28/96: Scott Daniels - Win
9/23/95: Tie Domi - Win (TKO)
9/21/94: Todd Gill - Draw
10/1/95: Stu Grimson - Loss
9/15/97: Georges Laraque - Win
9/22/98: Georges Laraque - Draw
9/22/01: Georges Laraque - Draw
9/25/98: Georges Laraque - Draw
9/23/03: Grant Marshall - Win
9/30/05: Grant Marshall - Win
10/1/02: Sandy McCarthy - Win
9/29/94: Darren McCarty - Win
10/11/95: Darren McCarty - Draw
9/15/97: Brantt Myhres - Win
9/26/99: Andrei Nazarov - Win
9/22/02: Krzysztof Oliwa - Win
9/29/05: Krzysztof Oliwa - Win
9/30/05: Krzysztof Oliwa - Win
9/21/98: Rocky Thompson - Win (TKO)
9/26/03: Scott Stevens - Win
9/26/07: Riley Cote - Draw
9/20/03: Alex Henry - Win
9/23/03: Sean Brown - Edge Brashear
9/22/02: Matthew Barnaby - Win
10/1/02: Krzysztof Oliwa - Draw
10/2/02: Eric Godard - Edge Godard
9/22/10: Sean Brown - Win
9/16/96: Troy Mallette - Draw
9/28/96: Scott Daniels - Win
9/20/95: Jason Bowen - Draw
9/20/95: Jason Bowen - Win
9/30/95: Stu Grimson - Unable to find result
9/27/96: Bob Probert - Unable to find result
9/25/98: Georges Laraque - Unable to find result
9/26/98: Drake Berehowsky - Win
9/23/99: Terran Sandwith - Unable to find result
9/29/08: Pierre-Luc Leblond - Win
10/3/08: Riley Cote - Draw
9/24/09: Brandon Sugden - Edge Sugden
9/24/09: Brandon Sugden - Win

Now I'm not that good at math, but if my calculations are correct, that would leave Brashear with an unofficial regular season record of approximately 90 wins, 16 losses, and 52 draws - pretty impressive in my book.

The point of this thread was to shed some new light on the man who is most likely the most hated and controversial fighter to ever step foot in the NHL. Through all of the negative comments about his fighting style, his personality, and the way he conducts himself on and off the ice, there is no denying that Brashear should and will go down in history as one of the greatest ever.

His fight card is stocked with premiere heavyweight fighters from three different generations. He has held his own with just about every single one of his opponents- garnering victories over most. Brashear's winning percentage is among the best in history. He has shown a perfect mix of power, speed, and strength that overwhelmed opponents for the last 12 seasons. Even though he may be considered a boring fighter in the long run, there is no denying that his strategy was an effective one and he was an extremely skilled fighter.

With Domi, Twist, and the other new generation fighters climbing the all-time rankings at a rapid pace, there is no doubt that Brashear will be right up there with them. In all honesty, it is very possible he may even crack the top 10.

Gotta disagree with some of those fight calls, The ones bolded are the ones I recall off hand that were draws IMO or a loss for Brash. I won't get into his style in itself....but I also know Simon KO'd him in the minors and McSorely KO'd him as well.

[Phila26Flyers]

Originally Posted by pingpang69

You're a tool. Go away.

Says the guy who has made 23 posts on this site, all in Brashear threads. Usually I'm good at picking out alts, but you have me stumped.

[Boston Garden]

Originally Posted by pingpang69

You're a tool. Go away.

Don't like what I have to say? Don't read it....Simple.

[acdcrocksno1]

Originally Posted by Boston Garden

Gotta disagree with some of those fight calls, The ones bolded are the ones I recall off hand that were draws IMO or a loss for Brash. I won't get into his style in itself....but I also know Simon KO'd him in the minors and McSorely KO'd him as well.

Same could be said for some of the others which jayc gave as a loss ir a draw

[Boston Garden]

Originally Posted by acdcrocksno1

Same could be said for some of the others which jayc gave as a loss ir a draw

True. I was just going off of fights I remember off hand....that I don't agree with.

[mikebflorida]

Originally Posted by pingpang69

Do you just enjoy coming off as an uneducated a$$hole on purpose?

Come on man.

So anyone who disagrees with you or posts something you disagree with is an uneducated a$$hole? Really??

You can make your points without resorting to name calling. I guarantee you're not always right, no one is so just stop with the insults.

The Remember When section is populated by very intelligent and knowledgeable fight fans, I have learned a TON of things I didn't know before coming here. Your kind of posts are common in the fight threads, they're not welcome here.

[acdcrocksno1]

Originally Posted by pingpang69

I know what I'm talking about and back up what I say with facts. That Boston homer comes off as a huge idiot and needs to be called out as such. Defending him just worsens your credibility.

He's not actually defending him just attacking you