Rest in peace.
Posted on 05/13/2011 8:23:06 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
NHL winger Derek Boogaard has died, the New York Rangers announced in a news release on Friday night.
The news was first reported by Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune who said that Boogaard, 28, was found dead at his apartment in Minneapolis on Friday.
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Geez. 28 and found dead in his apartment presumably alone. Doesn’t sound like natural causes. RIP.
Wow!
Had concussion problems after a mid-season fight. Wonder if that has anything to do with his passing?
28????
Not even out of childhood :(
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God rest his soul. :(
He was nicknamed "the Boogie-Man," and was known for his enormous size for a hockey player (6'7", 270 lb.) and his reputation as an intimidating enforcer.
I can't imagine what could have caused this. I sure hope it had nothing to do with head injuries or anything of that sort.
Boogie was always one of my favorites RIP
Really hard to believe he was only 28, way too young
yes. I would bet so.
At his size I would suspect a heart attack.
Could be heart attack brought on by steroids.
I hope they don’t try to tie this with head injuries. It seems that sports physicians are playing a dangerous game of PC. If they keep it up, boxing, football, hockey, basketball, baseball and MMA will be shadows of their former selves. I still can’t get over the helmets with facemasks on rodeo performers.....without the cowboy hats, they just seem......gay?
Rest in peace.
A sudden death at that age makes me suspect an aneurysm first.
It was probably his heart. It couldn’t take another cold and rainy day in the middle of May.
Very sad news.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/121813554.html
Boogaard, who signed a four-year, $6.5 million contract with the Rangers last July after five seasons with the Wild, was limited to 22 games in New York because of a serious concussion. In March, he talked about how he never had experienced anything like it. He barely could leave his West Side apartment for weeks and had to wear sunglasses outdoors because he was bothered by sunlight.
He took solace in walks around Central Park.
In a text message to the Star Tribune last month, Boogaard said: “I did not want to have the year I had for my first year. I disappointed a lot of people. So I gotta work my (butt) off this summer so I can get back to what I was doing in Minny, you know?”
http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Boogaard+found+dead+Minneapolis+home/4783628/story.html
Boogaard, from Regina, had spent the past week in Los Angeles with his brother, Aaron, a minor-league hockey player, who played two seasons for the Calgary Hitmen from 2002 to 2004. In a text message to the Star Tribune on Thursday, Boogaard said he had just met with a public relations firm and planned to start a Twitter account.
He was ecstatic to be returning to Minnesota, where he was going to be joined by his other brother, Ryan, a Royal Canadian Mountie in Saskatchewan.
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http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/slapshot/rangers_boogaard_working_with_doctor_7demqBno5Wz7ac7wJq9QtO
February 3, 2011 By LARRY BROOKS
Derek Boogaard is the forgotten man. Out of sight and out of mind. Beyond that, the concussed Rangers’ winger is out of New York as well. For the time being, that is.
The Post has learned that Boogaard, who has been sidelined since taking a Matt Carkner punch to the face during a fight in Ottawa on Dec. 9, is in Minneapolis, working with a doctor of osteopathic medicine with whom he has a previous relationship from his tenure with the Wild.
There is no timetable for Boogaard’s return, but sources have said the 28-year-old winger is making progress toward a recovery from the symptoms that had plagued him following the fight and leading up to the All Star break.
Posted: 1:39 AM, April 12, 2011
Derek Boogaard, who has not played since sustaining a concussion on Dec. 9, has been sent home by the Rangers, The Post has learned.
Boogaard had started to skate on his own and participated in several optional morning skates at the practice rink during the middle of March even though a return this year had been ruled out. General manager Glen Sather declined to elaborate on the out-of-the-ordinary decision to send the player home.
http://1500espn.com/blogs/Deaths_great_mystery_hits_hard_again
RIP.
Hockey Ping....
Sad news from the NHL...possibly related to his recent concussion.
Prayers for the Boogaard family and friends.
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