Derek Boogaard had CTE – a progressive brain disease linked to concussions. Dec. 6, 2011— -- Derek Boogaard, the former National Hockey League player who died from a drug overdose at age 28 in ...

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 ...

News that teammate Derek Boogaard's death was ruled an accident due to a mixing of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone hit the Rangers' Sean Avery pretty hard. The gritty left wing had ...

That was the 70th fight of his NHL career, and by midday Saturday more than 80,000 people had watched replays of that fight on YouTube. Boogaard signed a four-year, $6.5 million deal with the Rangers ...

Family, friends and hockey players filed into a chapel in Canada to remember New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard. The 28-year-old player was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment May 13. A ...

MINNEAPOLIS — It may be weeks before authorities know exactly how and why New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard died, although foul play was not immediately suspected. The 28-year-old player was ...