Desc: The Life and Times of Carl Brewer: Directed by Richard Martyn. With Russ Conway, Gordie Howe, Frank Mahovlich, Brad Park. On the ice, Toronto Maple Leaf Carl Brewer was a fast skating, highly skilled defenseman who didn't hesitate to start a fight. His biggest battle would come off the ice, however, when the four time all star took on the NHL Players Association's Executive Director, Alan Eagleson, in a legal battle that would eventually lead to Eagleson's imprisonment and change the game forever