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Derek Boogaard - A boy learns to brawl

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Tinga
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Great article on Derek.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/sports/hockey/derek-boogaard-a-boy-learns-to-brawl.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2

I don't know why but reading stories about how enforcers get their start and how they operate are some of the most interesting stories I've read recently.
Dec 7 2011 3:29PM
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mistaT
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Great, long read....you know there's three parts yeah?

Forgot to post this in the NHL thread....so I'll do that too
Dec 7 2011 3:40PM
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Zimmerman
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wonderful article i'd  suggest you all read it. I read it a few days ago and am a huge hockey fan.

R.I.P. Boogey Man
Dec 7 2011 3:41PM
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Anathema
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crazy that when they did the autopsy, he had so much scar tissue on his brain that he was absolutely not going to live into old age. he was a ticking time bomb. loved the guy, but it's scary reading doctor's reports on the autopsy results and seeing them all baffled at how much damage their was to his brain. being a fighter in the nhl pretty much killed him. and even then, he was a winning fighter. he wasn't some little dude getting bounced around and pummeled. yikes..
Dec 7 2011 4:00PM
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northeast
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so sick. makes me wish i had continued playing hockey, weighing 230 now. lacrosse is a great alternative though haha.
Dec 7 2011 4:10PM
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