Brashear Faces Assault Charge
Vancouver enforcer Donald Brashear, the victim of a stick attack by Marty McSorley last season, was charged with assaulting a man at his home.
No one was seriously hurt and Brashear was not arrested after the confrontation Monday. He was issued a summons to appear in court Jan. 2.
Brashear is accused of assaulting a man who had told the player's wife to leave the townhouse's weight room because she was with her baby, police spokeswoman Anne Drennan said Wednesday.
Canucks general manager Brian Burke said the team would wait until the "appropriate time" to comment on the case.
Brashear, a winger who has been with Vancouver since 1996, was struck on the head by Boston's McSorley. He missed 20 games because of the injury.
McSorley was convicted this year on charges of assault with a weapon. He was given a conditional discharge, which means he will have no criminal record. He was suspended indefinitely and later allowed to return to the NHL in February.
Brashear, who had a team-leading 209 penalty minutes in 1998-99, missed training camp this season in a contract dispute. But he re-signed with the Canucks on Sept. 20.
The 28-year-old forward has three goals, three assists and 52 penalty minutes in 22 games this season.
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