'I Could Have Died!' | Marty McSorley's HORRIFIC Attack On Donald Brashear 

I hated it so much when the B's picked up McSorley, but even I was surprised how bad it ended. Brashear was a piece of crap too, though.

At least Marty didn't assault an innocent civilian in his apartment building. That was Brashear. The goon.

WHY ARE WE YELLING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VIDEO

The Bruins only made the 2nd round in 1998-1999, not the conference finals. Lost to the Sabres in 6.

Marty wasn't protecting Gretz that night in Toronto '91 when he tried to take Gilmore's head off. This guy was an ass clown.

Why is nobody talking about Brashears helmet? When he landed on ice, the helmet was off. If he had used the helmet strap as it is created for, he wouldn´t been injured. Helmet is used to protect the head, but players, even today don´t tighten the strap.

Brashear was a thug too to say the least. McSorley actually had SOME skills while Brashear had none at all. Hockey has not become "better" or "safer". It's pretty boring now, with no intensity at all.

Lets just be honest here Brashear was no saint

Mcsorley took it too far, but Brashear injuring the Bruins goalie and then mocking the bemch earned him some serious payback. Never go after a goalie! When Marty wanted to fight and Brashear chickened out, it showed who the true coward was... Then Marty should have just kept getting in Donalds face until the cowards dropped his gloves.

The voice over guy's high pitched voice is a bigger crime than whatever mcsorley did

All I know is that I’ve met quite a few professional hockey players in situations where it was the time and the place to make conversation. Marty McSorley was the most affable of any of them. Made time to talk hockey with me and my friends, bought us a round of drinks and even talked about the Brashear incident and was very candid about it. I have a very good bullshit detector and none of it was an act. Very nice man and I’ll never say a bad word about him.

Wayne Gretzky couldn't have a better man for a Bodyguard than Marty McSoreley!

Marty and probert were why i watched alot of hockey in the 90s

People fail to mention the reason McSorley was losing his mind was because Brashear ran the goalie. Thanks for including that part! Brashear would rather taunt the bench after he sent the goalie off on a strecher then fight Marty again. But the coaches are just as much to blame. Canucks send the goon out with 30 seconds left , So of course Boston has to send out McSorley . Had Brashear just fought him again it never would have happened. And besides all that, he didnt even slash him that hard, I been double handed tomahawked right over the head and I didnt go down. Dave Browns shots to the head of Tomas Sandstrum were way worse .....And he did it twice!!!

I'm not saying what Mcsorley did wasn't bad but nobody ever mentions The Rocket who broke his stick over a player's back and than punched a linesman. No we name a trophy after him??

Why are you even still talking about this? This one incident does not define Marty McSorley. Have you ever played hockey?

A huge example of the principle: Decisions made in blind anger can NOT be taken back!

2:00 Ha! Burger King jersey. Terrible terrible jersey

McSorely was pure garbage. On every team for which he ever played. Incredible strength and stamina, to be sure. But pure garbage If he’d have been better coached, like say Scott Stevens was to control his goonish tendencies, he could’ve been a helluva player - Almost like Stevens, who himself started off as little more than a goon but was crafted into a top defenseman by playing smarter and letting his notoriety do most of the work for him. McSorely clearly had the skills to become such a player, but his fighting was deemed a more valuable asset to teams like the Oilers, Kings and Rangers. Interestingly enough, ALL of which retained his services to make sure no one ate Gretzky’s lunch at school. And while Brashear will never be mistaken for an altar boy, McSorely’s assault on him was beyond gutless. Right up there with some of the biggest stains in the NHL, along with some of the ones mentioned in the comments.

I’m more pissed about his curved stick in ‘93 Final. Brashesr was a pos

Teddy Green and Wayne Mackie was the worst hockey assault I ever saw. Worse than this!

Why does Brashear's helmet keep coming off? Half the footage his helmet is off. Been playing hockey for 20 years never lost my helmet once.

They should’ve thrown brash out of the game for running the goalie and this wouldn’t happen same with Steve Moore if he was kicked out and suspended for that vicious hit on naslund things would have been different it’s boils down to the refs and the league not doing enough to de escalate situations

Brashear was a f*cking hack too. Swinging his stick like a baseball bat.

believe me Mcsore was the real deal & he was loved here in LA even after the fat stick incident & I AIN'T TALK'N THE HEAD SHOT FOLKS! In any case what I loved about Big Mac was he never ever backed down & Bra had his number, Mac still was willing after 9 rounds of which he lost more then to anyone else, that's a player! & he scored some big big goals for us always when we needed it so badly every now & then he would come through. Had a beer & a hot dog with him at the Staples Center VIP Stogie with Rogie night he spoke to everyone came by to speak with each & every person that night then he'd go back to a quite far corner & wolf 3 more hotdogs, great guy.

Bertuzzi on Moore was still worse

Mcsorley was the coolest player, loved watching him. In Los Angeles he was great

I am so blessed. I grew up watching hockey since 1981. Man the 80s and 90s were so kick ass!

Trouba did this same thing earlier this season and the NHL made an excuse for it. Had Brashear worn his helmet correctly he’s probably not out 20 games and McSorley probably doesn’t get suspended for as long as he was.

Don’t pick on the other team’s stars and expect to get away Scott free. Motto from the good ‘ol’ days.

Brashear brought this on himself. You can't act the tough guy and try to intimidate the Bruins bench then decline the fight. People swing sticks on occasion he just happened to catch Brashear in the noggin.

His illegal curved stick is his legacy.

The number of people defending McSorley in this comment section is hilarious. Yes, Brashear was also a POS at times who did bad things off the ice, on the ice, and ran their goalie, but so did McSorley many times off the ice, on the ice, etc. and that still doesn't justify assault with a weapon, even if he meant to hit his shoulders which sounds like an excuse. Also, tell me a single enforcer, grinder, power forward, agitator, etc. who hasn't gone too far, ran the goalie, etc. to get under the opponents skin? Literally all of them have and McSorley has been all bark no bite in other incidents too with refusing to fight others while talking trash. And him refusing to fight him there isn't being cowardly. That's being smart for his team when they need it earlier in the game. It's McSorley's fault for taking the bait. This is like the people debating between Marchand or Burrows being worse all over again and when both of them are equal with their past incidents. Furthermore, for the people who are bringing up that off-ice incident involving Brashear, that was an accusation which never went anywhere. There was a verbal argument that led to the police showing up. There were no serious injuries on the accuser or punches thrown and he didn't press charges. He did get into other incidents off the ice since retirement too and is low on money, but so have many tough guys in that era now. It's what happens when they were used, suffered drug issues, CTE which McSorley gave him more of, etc. and then are discarded. McSorley has gotten into similar off-ice altercations too and hasn't done too well for himself since retirement either. So has the majority of the NHL tough guys including some Hall of Famers. That's the world and if you go outside. He's still respected by many in his 50s playing in the LNAH. He's had issues and incidents, but that isn't him being a terrible person, that's him struggling. He's doing better for himself today. McSorley was a POS and that's all there is to it. Some of you sound like the same people defending Voynov when he was banned lol.

Brashear: “mama, I finally passed my grade tree!”😂

Marty Mcsorley was in bad boys with Will Smith 🤣

What goes around comes around. Karma at its best.

That was the first grade 3 for anything brashear

But Tom Wilson is still allowed to play in the nhl???

Brashear received karma all at once

The Bruins Dave Forbes attack on Henry Boucha was way worse. He never regained much vision in his right eye and his career ended because of the attack.

This will be unpopular, but Brashear had it coming. He had to know that with that behaviour and refusing to fight something was going to happen.

Marty's DNA has been linked to the Hanson Brothers.

That conditional discharge was a joke. He should have been charged and have a record. “I was disappointed in him as a hickey person?” After the fact? McSorely was an unrepentant goon. PS I love that you called him the consummate goon and have subscribed. He was exactly that.

Jonah is so annoying. Makes the videos unwatchable.

The best hit ever!!! 😅 Hahaha now that's hockey 🏒 Thank you McSorley for great memories ! Hahaha 😂 que Viva los turcasos.

The good ole days of hockey

*Eastern Conference Finals in 99 was Buffalo and Toronto.

Donald Brashear is the grand nephew of Carl Brashear. Carl was the first black Navy Diver in the US Navy and his story is in the movie “Men of Honor” with Robert DeNiro. Sounds like Donald is following Carl’s tradition; there are few black hockey players but that didn’t stop him. “I don’t know why ANYONE would want to be a [hockey player]/Navy diver!” DeNiro’s famous speech

Content is good… Editorial is trash. Get a new narrator, and a new editor. Not defending McSorley. His attack was vicious and cowardly. But, take a comprehensive look at Brashear’s history, and this incident smacks of Poetic Justice

McSorley is a psychopath. he has zero remorse and still tries to blame Brashear for his own actions.

This incident and Todd Bertuzzi’s hit on Steve Moore defined the post Gretzky NHL era before the 04-05 lockout

If you watch it in slow motion, Marty did go for Donald's shoulder pad. But at the end of the day if you bring your stick up that high you run the risk of something bad happening. In which case it did.

This was a great video but i felt like i was being yelled at the whole time

Safer game?? Show me the stats that add up to it being "safer". The slew foots and chicken wing hits to the head etc etc.. There are still targeted injuries. Lots...

McSorley was trying to kill him because he was humiliated by Brashear in a fight. Dude was always that kind of guy.

What is it with Vancouver and dirty hits ? The Bertuzzi-Moore incident happened there too 😮

Mcsorley says after the fact that he was disappointed in Brashear as a hockey person…Gaslighting much?

If Mcsorely wasn't a hockey player in that era, guy would have been a criminal thug...just a joke of a human

It's pretty wild how such reprehensible and unforgivable behavior was essentially tolerated, or at least punished very differently compared to today. I got into hockey in the 90-91 season in my tween years and saw more of the tail end of it but the 90s were still pretty brutal. Essentially anytime Scott Stevens was still playing was still the brutal, intent to injure era.

I cant read the guys name who talking about incident?

It should have not involved the police. A 10 game suspension would probably been fine. McSorley lost his mind for a moment and went over the line as has happened many times in the game. Still, Brashear, no choir boy, was taunting and showing no class at all. And he knew better. He knew the culture and unwritten rules. Hockey, going way back before my day in the 70s, was a violent game. Everyone knew the danger. It was part of the attraction. That feeling before starting was palpable. A total rush, unknown and unwanted by the current generation. Oh, it was good. Competition was fierce. The game policed itself. Skilled players were balanced out by guys less skilled but willing to look past their fear and take on whatever came at them. I was always a small guy (140-145) but never turned down a fight. It always felt good to know that you "showed up". Today, in our risk averse society, the focus on everything is on safety. That's what the people want and I'm an anachronism. I get that. But they took a great game that was almost primal in its attraction and turned it into figure skating with a puck. Yes, the skill level today is better than ever, and no one ever has to worry about defending themselves or their mates. Not saying that it is better or worse; it's just 2 separate sports now. I miss the hockey that was played for the first 80 years or so and am bored by the game of today. Others, dare I say most, do not. Masculinity is being slowly drilled out of boys...it's toxic, violent, scary, or whatever. Or so they say. Today's men believe it's honorable to hide behind an authority figure, even a woman, when facing danger. Old time hockey and its attendant moral structure are no longer valued, not in the sport or in life. And that is a shame.

Im glad that when the world hears the name Marty McSorley, they think of this. He was a low caliber hockey player and an even lower caliber human.

McSorley is one of the greatest HeavyWeights in NHL history. We watched Brashear go from not very good with Montreal to also one of the greatest Heavyweights in NHL history. Probably the greatest shoulder/upper body strength the way he could rag-doll some monsters.

Marty is a fuckin joke for that hit, probably shouldve seen jail time

Ditch the overdramatic background music.

I'm glad they took out WWF out of nhl. It was ridiculous

When he was on the Kings, he was Dave Coulier to Gretzky's Bob Saget.

Bretuzzi was worse

First time coming across the Score on youtube. Yall need aa new narrator. Loo

Too hard to take Marty acting like he was the victim of this.

Brashear is being a drama queen. McSorley clearly wanted to fight - Brashear was out there solely to fight. If Brashear didn't want to go, he should have gotten off the ice ......

True story, the Police DID NOT take Marty's game stick. I know exactly where it is!! He gave it away to a cousin.

It was always humorous to hear McSorely name drop whenever he'd get himself in trouble. Then you'd hear Gretzky, Coffey, Messier repeat the same defenses of him word for word.

Brasher never lost to Marty. Brashear rag dolled him every time

7:18 lol knock it off Don. You weren’t ever going to score 20 goals in the NHL. You would’ve finished the season with 12 goals, y’bum

NHL set the rules and the style of play, McSorley was just following them. NHL wants blood and guts and they got what they wanted. Don't be shocked when McSorley does what he was taught to do.

If that happened today he would be charged for a hate crime

He was Mack the co-pilot in Con Air

I met Marty after a game in LA in the winter of 2014. We talked about this incident and he stated to me in the most sincere way that he meant to hit Donald in the shoulder to get his attention. I honestly don't think this dude had any intentions to hurt Brasher the way he did. They were both enforcers in a league that glorified them for what they did. His mistake was the pinnacle to why hockey has been pussified since. I think Marty only wanted to fight and not hurt him that way. It's too bad that his legacy had to end up with this black eye because of an honest mistake. Those who know, know.....And Brasher knows it was an honest mistake also.

People often forget that many of these enforcers were also skilled players. Goonery was just part of the game. Despite the NHL’s overall softening, nothing gets the crowd on its feet faster than a good old hockey fight…

Thinking?

Brashear was a clown and no heavyweight looked for brashear!'s respect and as remember brashear was acting like an idiot and coward that night, thus lead to the blow up. Totally not excusing Marty's actions but brashear shouldn't cry is a river.

MacSorley was just tired of getting his ass kicked and knew he couldn't beat Brashear in a fair fight

1988: Dino Ciccarelli hits Luke Richardson pretty hard with his stick. Richardson still standing 2000: McSorley BARELY tapped Brashear and Brashear is a little bitch about it

McSorley was a SKILLED PLAYER AND PLAYED RHE GAME VERY WELL!!! INTIMIDATION GOES A LONG WAY IN A GAME...

Marty did a bad move. Aside from that one moment, Marty was a class act. It was a bummer of a move though.

I love hockey you are a protector I spent 15 years with my son in New York City on the ice he was a little Gretzky Crosby 8 goals in one game my son and the Vengeance on the ice tired of fighting with referees of stupidity hockey is life the rest is just details my mom bought me that shirt but you what you did with your sick is unreasonable I'm not the referee they are stupid the NHL is fixed I'm done I'm done

Mc Sourley and Bretuzzie are two completely different stories. Bert was trying to stand up for his teammate. What was done to Naslund was on McSourley's level

Yea Marty let his emotions get the best of him but he is an honestly good dude.

I remember Brasher playing for the Fredricton Canadians and getting his ass beat by the animal frank billows of the st.johns maple leafs. Toughest guy I ever seen fight and I remember the banner saying welcome to the animals house!!!

Sickening !

The “code of violence” is not senseless. It evolved out of an extremely fast and dangerous and physical game. The Americanization of hockey has not benefited the game. It is far less physical now and - as a result - less passionate. It’s basically soccer-on-ice.

homie is way too excited to talk

One guy Brasheat had a tough time with was Domi. Hon mention to George laracque Imo a decent lad

Brashear deserved it. Worst fighter in the league and dirty. Cheapshot connoisseur. Belak said he was the smelliest guy in the league, too lol

I remember Gretzky talking about this in an interview afterward. He said Marty, "Wasn't that guy." Except we caught it on video, so he was that guy.

I remember this game well as a fan in Vancouver. I didn’t think it then and I don’t think now that the slash was the dirtiest thing I ever saw. It’s not even close. Dirty? Sure. Suspendible? Naturally. It was pretty surprising to me that Brashear would be seriously injured from the slash. I imagine it had more to do with him falling and hitting the back of his head on the ice, with his loose helmet flying off. The suspension was extreme mostly because the optics were so bad, and the video got so much attention - and it embarrassed the NHL enough that they chose an extreme response to protect their brand. The attention in Vancouver also led police to lay charges. Let’s be clear. If injuring a player was to be prosecuted as a rule, the docket would be full hockey players at all levels. This case has very strong parallels to the Bertuzzi incident. In that case, a player who was expected to fight due to giving a concussion to the Canucks captain in a previous game refused to do so repeatedly - and exposed himself to the sort of action that fighting is supposed to replace . Moore was put on the ice by his coach just before the end of game specifically to face the music lest the Canucks take their anger out on the teams star players. It was expected of Moore to fight and he wouldn’t. In both cases, if you asked NHL players of the day off the record , they would not condemn either player for their actions. The reason being that they or their teammates could have also found themselves in this predicament. A player will be held accountable one way or another, and bad things happen when you refuse to be accountable. That’s a reality that many casual fans and the wider public doesn’t understand. These unofficial codes about fighting are about the players self regulating fighting on their own terms and for their protection. Marty was part of the old school tough guy that followed the code about being an enforcer and fighting. In Brashear’s position, it was absolutely expected that you would answer the bell if you are taunting your opponent. The players know it and generally accepted it. Right or wrong, Brashear opted to do the very things he knew would infuriate McSorely and his refusal to answer the bell - just as Steve Moore did in his incident. Had they stuck to the accepted players norms, each would have been far better off. That fact is often lost on fans. That’s certainly how the NHL players would see it and the outside observers opinions don’t matter much if we are being honest. They don’t have to suffer the consequences of what happens when unofficial codes on fighting are ignored and things devolve into widespread mercenary actions of loose cannons. That’s what the codes are designed to prevent. People outside of hockey will say their is just no place for such violence in sports and will condemn anything that is violent. They are re entitled to their opinion but they don’t have to live with the unintended consequences of “fixing” the problem. As such, the players will simply ignore them.

Brashear was a goon and played that up. Stop making Brashear as experiencing a near death moment

Some Elite Athletes, Who Mostly Only Experience Winning In Their Sporting Life, Have Little Emotional Practice Or Opportunity To Properly Deal With Losing...Since It Seldom Occurred To Them. I Myself...Have Lost Many More Times Than I Have Won...For Me, It Is Simple To Be Gracious In Defeat. The Majority Of Sports *Stars Know Where The STUPID LINE IS. Emotions Can Run Wild...The Speed Of Hockey Is Explosive💥 Do You Remember "Tie Domi's" Mental Slip ...When He "Lost It" And Elbowed "Scott Niedermayer"? I Love "Tie" But, He Did Pull Off A Bonehead Move. Emotions Run High. Thank You

Marty never tied down his jersey