CHICAGO — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by former NHL player Derek Boogaard’s parents, who blamed the league for their son’s brain damage and addiction to ...

In "The NHL Fight That Cost Him His Life at 28," we explore the tragic story of Derek Boogaard, an NHL enforcer known for his ...

Exactly four years have passed since former Wild player Derek Boogaard died because of a drug and alcohol overdose. After an investigation that spanned parts of two years, officials in Minnesota have ...

Derek Boogaard, known as ''The Boogeyman,'' was one of the most feared fighters in the league. The 6-foot-7-inch, 265-pound forward racked up 589 penalty minutes in 277 career games. He left the Wild ...

NEW YORK -- New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was found dead Friday in his Minneapolis apartment. He was 28. The team announced Boogaard's death on Friday night, but gave no details. The Star ...

Anaheim Ducks right wing George Parros, left, fights with Minnesota Wild left wing Derek Boogaard, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn.

“What if?” As NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke about the future of fighting in hockey at an NHL Board of Governors meeting this week, that question kept nagging at me. As in, what if there is in ...

Aaron Boogaard, left, breaks down while speaking about his brother Derek Boogaard during a public memorial service at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., for Derek, who was found dead in his ...

NEW YORK — New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was found dead Friday in his Minneapolis apartment. He was 28. The team announced Boogaard's death on Friday night, but gave no details. The Star ...

Last month, at a forum in Canada on concussions and sports, the Mountie sitting in the audience stirred and considered asking a question. But at his wife's urging, Derek Boogaard's father held off.

MINNEAPOLIS — NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard had been out of drug rehab for just one day before his younger brother gave him an unprescribed narcotic pain pill at the start of an evening of ...