For a brief and bloody time, Derek Boogaard was among the most feared players in the NHL. He spent nearly all of his six years in the NHL with the Minnesota Wild. He died of an accidental drug ...

Long before NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard hit his head on the ice in December, the man who was paid to scare, intimidate and pummel his opponents was dealing with his own share of pain.

"Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard" grew out of the three-part New York Times series John Branch wrote after Boogaard's death. At times, the book feels padded-out. Branch gives blow ...

The family of former Rangers left winger Derek Boogaard is enduring another round of heartache. Derek's brother was charged Friday with providing the prescription drug that contributed to the NHL ...

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 in May, the calls of condolences came, one after another.

Derek Boogaard, the friendly but at times troubled soul who spent this past season with the Rangers, has died at the age of 28. An autopsy to determine the cause of death will be performed on Booga… ...

Derek Boogaard was one of the most respected, admired, and revered individuals in the realm of hockey fighting the NHL had been graced with over the past 20 years ...

Derek Boogaard's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the NHL. May 13, 2013— -- The family of former New York Rangers hockey player Derek Boogaard, who died in 2011 of an ...

On Sunday afternoon, Derek Boogaard served the first of what is a two-game suspension for a knee-to-knee hit on the Edmonton Oilers Ryan Jones. There has been much made about the hit so far, with ...

Derek Boogaard signed with the New York Rangers this past summer. Timothy T. Ludwig/US Presswire. But now he was back, even if it was for only a few days, ...