Derek Boogaard (June 23, 1982 – May 13 ... Boogaard played Major Junior Hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Regina Pats, Prince George Cougars and Medicine Hat Tigers.

Regina Pats scouts in attendance were so impressed ... noting gaps of communication between counsellors and Boogaard. “Derek never really paid a price, even when he was failing drug tests ...

New York Times reporter Branch’s chronicle of Derek Boogaard’s winning but ultimately ... days in the rinks as a member of the Regina Pats to his days with the Minnesota Wild and eventually ...

Regina, Saskatchewan – In commemoration of the tragic passing of Derek Boogaard this past weekend, the Regina Pats have set up a memorial to Derek outside of their office for people who wish to ...

REGINA, Saskatchewan — Derek Boogaard might have been “The Boogeyman” during his rough life as an NHL enforcer, but he was remembered Saturday as a gentle giant off the ice. Rain fell as ...

Hello from Regina, Saskatchewan, where this morning Derek Boogaard was mourned at his funeral by family, friends and hockey people from all over. The son of a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted ...

Derek Boogaard amassed 2094 penalty minutes since starting with the Regina Caps in the 1999-2000 season; most of which resulted in five-minute major penalties for fighting. Many people don't ...

In his final three seasons playing in the NHL, before dying last year at age 28 of an accidental overdose of narcotic painkillers and alcohol, Derek Boogaard received more than 100 prescriptions ...

Boogaard went on to play for the Regina Pats, Prince George Cougars and the ... "I think people will read Derek's story and think and come away with a lot of different possibilities for who ...