In his second camp with the Regina Pats, the 17-year-old Boogaard fought 12 times in the first four scrimmages. As a member of the Minnesota Wild, Boogaard was beloved. But his game came with a ...

Boogaard went on to play for the Regina Pats, Prince George Cougars and the Medicine Hat Tigers. While Boogaard wasn't the strongest hockey player, his job was to protect his teammates. It was a ...

Derek Boogaard was scared. He did not know whom he would fight, just that he must. Opportunity and obligation had collided, the way they can in hockey. His father bought a program the night before ...

Like so many Canadian boys, Derek Boogaard wanted to reach the National Hockey League on the glory of goals. That dream ended early, as it usually does, and no one had to tell him. Get a $20 VISA ...

AP In this May 15, 2011, file photo, Aaron Boogaard, left, breaks down while speaking about his brother Derek Boogaard during a public memorial service in St. Paul, Minn. In this May 15, 2011, file ...

Davis: Remembering Derek Boogaard, Chris Simon and other CTE victims Pulitzer-winning author John Branch wrote about the toll paid by NHL fighters Author of the article: ...

The death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to a toxic mix of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner announced Boogaard's cause ...

THROUGH THE NIGHT and into the next day, as the scrolls across the bottom of television screens spread the news of Derek Boogaard’s death last May, the calls of condolences came, one after another.

Minnesota Wild winger Derek Boogaard , 24, was charged with assault causing bodily harm in connection with a nightclub fight. A 20-year-old man was injured as a result of the fight outside ...

REGINA, Saskatchewan -- Minnesota Wild winger Derek Boogaard was charged with assault causing bodily harm in connection with a nightclub fight. A 20-year-old man was injured as a result of the ...