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#Isles announce goaltender Rick DiPietro out with a groin injury. Montoya will play the third
Oh boy....
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KatieStrangESPN
#Isles announce goaltender Rick DiPietro out with a groin injury. Montoya will play the third
Sudafederov said:Punched Out, Part 1
"Over six months, The New York Times examined the life and death of the professional hockey player Derek Boogaard, who rose to fame as one of the sport's most feared fighters before dying at age 28 on May 13.
This article, the first of a three-part series, revisits Boogaard's childhood in the rugged youth and junior leagues of western Canada and his progression from physically awkward boy to renowned brawler on the ice."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/sports/hockey/derek-boogaard-a-boy-learns-to-brawl.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Lots of interactive features. A great read.
CarltonTheBear said:Potvin29 said:So you're saying hockey fans over-reacted and were irrational?
I expected more from Canuck fans...
gilmour4life said:Figured this was the place to put this, someone can move it if not. Good on Paul Gaustad for his response to Jordan Tootoo last night. Loved the fact that he jumped right in the defend his goalie and then took it to a whole new level in smack-talking Lindbeck afterwards too!
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Second installment of the Boogaard piece also excellent. If anyone has any romanticized notions of the hockey "tough guy," this will get rid of them.
A high-profile piece like this will have some impact in the NHL head office.
Sudafederov said:Part III of the Boogard series is now out via The New York Times.
Quite the read and very well done.
Concurrent to the main story was another little nugget which could potentially have large repercussions.
"Len Boogaard, knowing that his son had been enrolled in a substance-abuse program since September 2009, was surprised to see so many prescription bottles in the bathroom with the names of Rangers doctors. He was also surprised to hear from his son that he had been given four days? notice for his next drug test."
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Sudafederov said:Part III of the Boogard series is now out via The New York Times.
Quite the read and very well done.
Concurrent to the main story was another little nugget which could potentially have large repercussions.
"Len Boogaard, knowing that his son had been enrolled in a substance-abuse program since September 2009, was surprised to see so many prescription bottles in the bathroom with the names of Rangers doctors. He was also surprised to hear from his son that he had been given four days? notice for his next drug test."
Anybody who is still a fan of fighting needs to read this series. Boogaard's brain injury had progressed further than Probert's at the time of his death. Had Boogaard lived, he would have had dementia by middle age.
Fanatic said:
hockeyfan1 said:Jordan Tootoo wants everyone to believe he was pushed towards Miller, with an "what was I supposed to do?" line. Truth is, Tootoo nearly dove AT Miller, as the video clearly indicates. What a pickin' liar you are, Tootoo. Suspension definitely due up!