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Fighter's Dad Hates Fighting in NHL

By Adam GretzMar 12th 2009 – 5:30PM

Andre Roy's role in the NHL is to log roughly three minutes of ice-time per game and use his fists more than his hockey stick. He's one of the league's tough guys. A fighter that's dropped the gloves 122 times in his career, according to his fight card over at hockeyfights.com. As the debate rages on about the place of...

Boogard Posts His Own $10,000 Bond

By Eric McErlainApr 2nd 2007 – 10:49PM

As part of the effort to curb fighting at the end of blowout games, the NHL mandates that any coach who sends a player onto the ice who instigates a fight in the last five minutes of a game is subject to a $10,000 fine -- unless your name is Gretzky. In Minnesota, enforcer Derek Boogard didn't like the fact that he wasn't...

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Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter Call It Quits

Aug 27th 2011 - 08:55PM

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Michael Giltz: Theater: Derek Jacobi's Soft-spoken "Lear"

By Michael Giltz May 10th 2011 - 06:58PM

Shakespeare's King Lear is a famously stormy part and one that actors can look forward to tackling late in their careers.

Background on Derek Boogard

Derek Leendert Boogaard (June 23, 1982 – May 13, 2011) ( ; later ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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