Derek Boogaard of the New York Rangers passes away at 28

[fireguardian]

This is just shocking to me. I'll be interested in hearing what they find on the autopsy and if it had anything to do with the concussion that benched most of the season.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Derek-Boogaard-of-the-New-York-Rangers-passes-aw?urn=nhl-wp4873

 

[Big_Dogg85]

I read that too through TSN here...what a shame too. As I said on a certain other social networking site, I wasn't fond of him as a player but after reading the sheer amount of involvement he partook in the community in New York and Minnesota I couldn't help but feel very sad for the hockey world. A good soul was lost and those souls are a dying breed... 🙁

 

[simon420]

Derek's death still saddens me to this day. As a huge fan of the MN Wild and of Derek's, I was just shocked when he died. I met him a little over two years before his death at an autograph signing in my hometown-he called me "his little buddy." Another time a few months later, I was spending a few days in Minneapolis and going to a Wild game. I went out with some friends to eat and Derek was at the restaurant. As I was passing by his table, I just said to him- "Let's win tomorrow Derek." He stopped me and told me he remembered me and he invited my friend and I to sit with him. I met his brother Aaron and we all just sat and talked. It was very nice to get to know him off the ice, and he'll also bee remembered as a kind and caring man, in addition to one of the most impactful hockey players to me. RIP Derek.