A Eulogy For The Boogeyman, Hockey's Quintessential Goon
He had no hockey skills to speak of. He couldn't skate, pass, or shoot, and he couldn't check. Derek Boogaard could do one thing: fight. He died Friday of unknown causes, at age 28. If fighting killed him, as some fear, it was also the only thing that gave him a career. READ »
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School Of Fight: Learning To Brawl With The Hockey Goons Of Tomorrow | Our writer goes to the notorious hockey fight camp for kids, where Boogaard once served as a guest instructor, and finds the bruised soul of the game. READ »
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