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Video: Does Senators' Matt Carkner Flick Blood at Rangers Bench?

By Kevin SchultzDec 10th 2010 – 3:15AM

Thursday night, the New York Rangers traveled to Ottawa to face the Senators and thanks to some odd actions from Ottawa's Matt Carkner we may have a Colin Campbell Wheel of Justice spin coming in the near future. Towards the end of the first period Carkner got into a fight with Rangers tough guy Derek Boogaard. Carkner got...

Derek Boogaard Gets All He Can Handle From Trevor Gillies

By Bruce CiskieDec 2nd 2010 – 9:45PM

The Minnesota Wild let Derek Boogaard go this summer -- in part -- because he was too good at his primary job, which is fighting. Boogaard was so good, the Wild thought, that no one would fight him anymore, rendering him a useless part of the team because his other hockey skills are no better than marginal. Since signing...

Derek Boogaard Scores First Goal In 234 Games

By Adam GretzNov 9th 2010 – 9:10PM

The New York Rangers received quite a bit of criticism this summer when they inked enforcer Derek Boogaard to a four-year contract that will pay him an average annual salary of $1.625 million. After all, while Boogaard is one of the most feared fighters in the NHL and an elite heavyweight in the pugilism department, he...

Derek Boogaard Spears Chris Neil Below the Belt

By Kevin SchultzOct 3rd 2010 – 2:00PM

Not to be out done by Mike Cammalleri's slash, last night New York Ranger Derek Boogaard left us first impressions of him as a Ranger by taking his stick and delivering a below-the-belt shot to Ottawa's Chris Neil. The Rangers were in Ottawa for their final pre-season game. Halfway through the first period, Boogaard...

NHL Discipline Still Marred by Inconsistency

By Bruce CiskieMar 8th 2010 – 2:35PM

While everyone is yelling for Pittsburgh Penguin Matt Cooke to be suspended -- rightfully so -- for his dirty hit on Boston's Marc Savard Sunday, we should all take some stock as to how we got here.Over the last 10 months or so, numerous incidents have called into question the NHL's ability to hold any sort of consistent...

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Background on derek boogaard

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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