Ottawa Senators defenceman Mark Borowiecki fights crime on his days off from the rink.

Vancouver Police have confirmed that the 30-year-old Borowiecki halted an attempted robbery on Sunday in the city while he was out for a walk.

Borowiecki witnessed an unidentified person breaking into a parked car. He confronted the individual before wrestling away the stolen property from the alleged thief.

Also Mark Borowiecki witnessed a car break in yesterday in Gastown. Clotheslined the guy off his bike when dude tried to flee. About to meet cops to give back the bag which had passports in it.

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Vancouver Police said on Monday that the alleged thief got away, but B次元官网网址淢r. Borowiecki was able to retrieve the property,B次元官网网址� which was returned to the original owners.

Vancouver Police are investigating the incident. No arrests have been made.

The Senators are in Vancouver to play against the Canucks on Tuesday night.

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Borowiecki, an Ottawa native, was drafted by the Senators 139th overall in 2008 and broke into the league with the club in 2011.

He has 10 goals, 43 points and 620 penalty minutes in 349 career NHL games, all with Ottawa.

Borowiecki, known to teammates as B次元官网网址楤oroCopB次元官网网址�, was named an alternate captain in September.

THE CANADIAN PRESS

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