Brett MacLean enters his seventh season with the Warriors. Brett was a 32nd overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft, and he scored 108 goals in a two-season span with the Oshawa Generals from 2006-2008. After some time among the AHL's scoring leaders, he was called up to the Phoenix Coyotes, where he scored his first NHL goal in his third career shift.
In July of 2012 MacLean suffered a cardiac arrest, which carries with it a 5% survival rate without immediate response. Luckily for MacLean, some friends in the building – including a Physical Eduaction teacher and firefighter with training in CPR and defibrillator use – jumped to his aid and revived him using the arena's AED unit. His NHL career was over after only 18 games.
MacLean now works with kids, both on the ice in his hometown of Port Elgin, Ont., and through his work with the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation. He continues to be a valued addition to Warrior coaching staff.
