Education
Neither brother was drafted to the National Hockey League in 2006, but both attended Detroit Red Wings rookie camp.
Neither brother was drafted to the National Hockey League in 2006, but both attended Detroit Red Wings rookie camp.
Justin played with his identical twin brother Tyler Donati on the Toronto Saint Michael"s Majors of the OHL, but this was ended when Tyler was traded to the Belleville Bulls. Justin is the younger of the Donati twins by 7 minutes. In 2007, Justin was invited to participate in the Calgary Flames rookie camp as a non-draft invitee.
In February 2007 Justin was acquired from the Toronto Saint Michael"s Majors to the Sudbury Wolves.
Justin signed with the UPEI Panthers of the Atlantic University Sport conference in December 2007. A shoulder injury kept him out until early February, but he posted 10 points in his four games with the club
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On July 10, 2014 a free agent after a single season with Innsbruck, Donati signed a one-year contract in Sweden with Vita Hästen of the HockeyAllsvenskan. She died in July 2006.
The "points for Cancer" fundraising continues in her name.