Did the NHL Kill Derek Boogaard?
Derek Boogaard spoke with his fists, now his family is doing the talking for him (courtesy of ESPN.com)
It was May of 2011 when the NHL world was turned upside down with the loss of New York Rangers and former Minnesota Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard. After an autopsy revealed that Boogaard’s death was due to an accidental overdose on painkillers and alcohol, it was revealed that...
Column: Boogaard a sad example for hockey goons
(Eds: With AP Photos.) By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist The lawsuit doesn't read nearly as well as the story, which laid bare the life of an NHL enforcer for all to see. The way John Branch wrote about Derek Boogaard in the New York Times should have been enough to cause even the most hardcore hockey fan to reconsider the peculiar role that goons play in the sport.
It was...
Family of Derek Boogaard File Wrongful Death Suit Against NHL
On the two-year anniversay of his passing, the family of the late Derek Boogaard have filed a wrongful-death suit against the NHL. In the complaint, the family argues the NHL is responsible for the physical trauma and brain damage Boogaard suffered during his six NHL seasons and his addiction to pain killers.
Williams Gibbs, attorney for the Boogaard family, has this to say when...
Boogaard family sues NHL for son's death
Derek Boogaard's family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League, The New York Times reported Sunday.
The newspaper reported the family claims in the lawsuit that the NHL is responsible for the brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as an enforcer in the league, and for his addiction to prescription painkillers.
NHL Deputy Commissioner...
Boogaard family sues NHL in wrongful death case
Disclaimer: This is one of those rare circumstances where we will not opine on the news. We do not have any facts other than what is being reported, and it is unfair to pass judgment without having all the facts. All we can do is send our prayers to the Boogaard family.
News broke yesterday that the family of the late Derek Boogaard is suing the NHL in the wrongful death of the former...
Boogaards Family Suing NHL
The family of the NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard, who died of an overdose of painkillers in 2011, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League. “To distill this to one sentence,” said William Gibbs, a lawyer for the Boogaards, “you take a young man, you subject him to trauma, you give him pills for that trauma, he becomes addicted to those pills, you promise...
Derek Boogard’s Family Said to File Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Against NHL, Claims League Responsible for Brain Damage
Derek Boogaard‘s family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League, The New York Times reported Sunday.
The newspaper reported that the family claims in the lawsuit that the NHL is responsible for the brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as an enforcer in the league, and for his addiction to prescription painkillers.
NHL Deputy Commissioner...
Report: Boogaard's family sues NHL
The New York Times is reporting that Derek Boogaard's family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League.
In the lawsuit, the family says the NHL is responsible for the brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as an enforcer in the league, and for his addiction to prescription painkillers.
Boogaard was found dead of an accidental overdose...
Report: Boogaard family sues NHL for son's death
The New York Times is reporting that Derek Boogaard's family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League.
In the lawsuit, the family says the NHL is responsible for the brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as an enforcer in the league, and for his addiction to prescription painkillers.
Boogaard was found dead of an accidental overdose...
Boogaard Family Sues NHL For Wrongful Death
((HT: NY Times/Branch))
Derek Boogaard spent his career as an NHL enforcer and was very good at his gig... too good until injuries sidelined him while he was under contract to the New York Rangers.
He was found dead last May after an accidental overdose of painkillers and alcohol. Now, his family is suing the NHL saying that the league is responsible for all the trauma his...
NHL Hit With Wrongful-Death Lawsuit By Family Of Derek Boogaard
from John Branch of the New York Times,
The family of the Derek Boogaard filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League.
It contends that the N.H.L. is responsible for the physical trauma and brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as one of the league’s top enforcers, and for the addiction to prescription painkillers that marked his...
The Derek Boogaard Story Coming Soon
Focus Features and Peter Berg are tackling the issue by focusing on renowned enforcer Derek Boogaard. A shy, oversized player who learned to use his fists to make it to the National Hockey League, Boogaard became hooked on painkillers from years of damage, and was found dead at age 28 after mixing prescription drugs with booze. As a brother in law of two NHL players having one no...
Peter Berg Producing A Film On Derek Boogaard
from Mike Fleming JR of Deadline,
Attention on the long-term brain damage suffered by contact sports stars has primarily fallen on pro football because of the tragic suicides of superstars like Junior Seau and Dave Duerson, both of whom left behind their brains for study on how on-field collisions made retirement life too much to bear. But the problem reaches other sports, including...
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NHL: Spotlighting Hockey & Mental Health Issues
Credit: Geoffery Kehrig/Flickr
The summer of 2011 was a tough one for the hockey community. Fans, teams and players alike were forced to mourn the loss of many National Hockey League (NHL) players, some of them teammates. The toughest part for this tight-knit community was the fact that some of these losses could have potentially been avoided. It’s known that one of those players...
Boogaard Lawsuit Could Target Rangers, Wild As Enablers
Jeff Klein at the New York Times reports that the lawsuit the family of Derek Boogaard filed against the NHLPA for squandering a chance at a possible financial claim by not filing a grievance against the Rangers for stopping Boogaard's salary payments to the family, alleges that the Blueshirts and Wild contributed to Boogaard’s death by repeatedly prescribed painkillers and...
The Boogaard Lawsuit
from Michale Grange of Sportsnet,
The question, ultimately, may be who or what the family of Derek Boogaard deems unworthy of suing?
The teams he fought for, who knew of his drug problem and allegedly contributed to it?
The affiliated medical professionals that supplied him with the pain killers and sleeping pills that became part of his daily routine until the night...
Boogaard Family Suing NHLPA
((HT: TMZ via Howard Bloom))
It appears the family of former NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard is suing the NHLPA because the family thinks the player's association didn't act fast enough in getting the remainder of his contract paid off.
Boogaard, who died from an overdose of pain medication and alcohol last May, had US$4.8-million left on his deal with the New York Rangers...
NHLPA has not seen Boogaard lawsuit
The NHL Players' Association says it hasn't seen a lawsuit reportedly filed by the parents of late enforcer Derek Boogaard seeking $9.8 million from the union.
TMZ reported Friday night that Boogaard's family is suing the union to collect the $4.8 million remaining on the contract for their son, who died last year, and an additional $5 million in punitive damages.
According...
Report: Boogaard's parents sue NHLPA
The NHL Players' Association says it hasn't seen a lawsuit reportedly filed by the parents of late enforcer Derek Boogaard seeking $9.8 million from the union.
TMZ reported Friday night that Boogaard's family is suing the union to collect the $4.8 million remaining on the contract for their son, who died last year, and an additional $5 million in punitive damages.
According...
Report: Derek Boogaard's Parents Suing NHLPA for $9.8 Million for Failing to Collect on Contract After His Death
Derek Boogaard tragically passed away in 2011 after overdosing on a mixture of painkillers and alcohol. Now, the tragedy may head to the courts, with a report that Boogard's parents are taking legal action against the players' union. The late enforcer's parents are suing the NHLPA, according to TMZ, after the union failed to file a grievance to collect on Boogaard'...
TMZ claims that Derek Boogard’s family has sued the NHLPA
Via FriesenNHL on Twitter, and the perfect source for a Friday night hockey story after a week's worth of posturing from both the NHL and NHLPA--TMZ--the kings and queens of tabloid news, are reporting that Derek Boogard's family has filed a lawsuit against the NHLPA's substance abuse program for failing to prevent their son's death:
The parents of former NHL...
Derek Boogard's Family Files Lawsuit Against NHLPA
According to gossip queens TMZ, Derek Boogaard's family has officially filed a lawsuit against the National Hockey League Players' Association worth 9.8 million dollars, claiming that the NHLPA failed to file a grivance in time for the family to collect the remainder of Boogaard's paycheck. From the article: "In the lawsuit, Derek's parents claim he was addicted...
Documentary takes on concussions
The North Side Raiders look like little men as they take the field for their Pee Wee football game in the opening scene of ''Head Games,'' their shoulder pads and helmets dwarfing the rest of their small bodies.
Only the Raiders aren't little men and, the film argues, the games they're playing could do irreparable damage to their brains.
''We'...
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