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Is Donald Brashear's tenure as a Canuck understated? I mean, he played 6 seasons with us but I never hear him mentioned around Nuck Nation - other than the McSorley incident...
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Yes I believe so. Despite being a better player and fighter than Gino Odjick, Odjick gets far more fanfare from the locals due to his association with Pavel Bure and 1994. Odjick also stuck up for his teammates far more while Brashear didn’t always fulfill his role (I.e. he started to eventually see himself as being more of a player than a fighter).
In a lot of ways, Brashear was like the Alex Mogilny of enforcers in Vancouver, in that Mogilny was overshadowed by the more popular Bure.
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Gino's was well earned. He was heart and soul Canuck and was involved in a lot of family/community events when he was here. (I remember we tried dunking him in the dunk tank at the family carnival once).
It also ties in to "when"....1994 was HUGE as far as team identity and fan following go. The entire team was "beloved" in this city.
Then Messier/Keenan arrived on the scene and killed it...poor Brashear was linked in with that forgotten nightmare period.
Back then his child went to school with my cousin's daughter...he said Donald was super nice and very involved. -
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Wanted: Canucks gradient 3rd jersey (01-06) with a name & number. Size L-XL
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@CanucksCountry is super skilled at finding jerseys, maybe he can help you out! if its not too much trouble. otherwise I recommend posting in the jersey thread and places people talk about hockey jerseys.
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Sounds like Crazy P is Calgary bound...