Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
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Gilmour, Doug, 37, 38
goals, 61, 80, 87, 88–89, 101, 105, 106, 113, 139, 154, 161, 187, 229, 253–254, 324
Godard, Eric, 73, 80, 169–171
golf, 91
Grand Rapids (AHL team), 127
Grand Rapids, Mich., 125
Graves, Adam, 237
Green, Ted, 57
Gretzky, Wayne, 61, 116, 230, 286
Grimson, Stu, 146
Hafiz, Dillon, 190, 244, 300, 316–317
Hafiz, Peter, 244
Hafiz, Stewart, 190, 244
Hafiz family, 190
Halcro, Floyd, 40, 41–43, 249
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 15
Hall, Adam, 5
Hamhuis, Dan, 92
Hanley, Saskatchewan, 23, 24
Harding, Josh, 101, 150, 175
Hartford, Conn., 125
Heide, Curtis, 96–97, 105, 204–205, 223, 230, 265, 312, 324
Heide, Gladys, 105, 205
helmet campaigns, 287–288
Hennepin County, Minn., 314, 317
Herbert, Saskatchewan, 27–30, 31
Herbert Hawks, 27, 30
Heritage Landing, 296
Hoarau, Eric, 78
hockey, 20, 22, 33, 40, 55, 141
bantam-level of, 40–41, 90
in children’s leagues, 13–14, 21–22, 27, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37
college, 58, 77, 224
fighting in, see fights, fighting
first report of indoor, 49–50
history and evolution of, 49–52, 56
rough and violent plays in, 37, 42, 45, 50, 51, 52, 56, 64, 89–90, 94, 95, 100, 101, 104, 109, 112, 142, 145, 156, 172, 173, 174, 182–183, 201, 222, 226, 248, 257, 276, 311
Saskatchewan culture of, 21, 22, 27
semi-professional levels of, see junior-league hockey; minor-league hockey
southern migration of, 111, 149
see also National Hockey League (NHL); specific teams
HockeyFights.com, 63, 228
Hockey Hall of Fame, 57, 145, 287
hockey players, 98–99, 192
boxing lessons taken by, 117, 129, 176, 177–179, 192–193
CTE in, 276–277, 319–320, 323
Derek’s idolization of, 37–38, 88, 134
drinking by, 79
as “enforcers,” see enforcers, hockey
head injury and concussions in, 5, 50, 56–57, 83, 132, 140–142, 143–146, 170, 174, 201, 276–277, 318–320, 326
lifetime bans of, 56
long-term health concerns for, 141
as molded into specific roles, 6–7, 129
in NHL drafts, 38, 82–83, 90, 92–93, 94, 101, 116, 117, 119, 123, 128–129, 133–134, 171, 187, 258, 317, 321
on-ice deaths of, 50, 51
potential for brain injury dismissed by, 140–141, 143, 146
premature retirement of, 57, 83, 132, 141, 144, 145, 146, 155, 318–319
prescription drug use of, 126, 155, 185–186, 200, 221, 225, 284
puck bunnies and, 79, 98, 120, 162
from Saskatchewan, 21, 38, 56, 58, 148, 171, 187, 221, 226, 254, 321
suspensions of, 57, 89, 93, 95, 96, 101, 113, 155, 182–183, 321
“toughness” as valued in, 9, 143, 145, 155
see also specific players
hockey rinks and arenas, 36, 43, 55, 63, 70, 98, 175, 204
see also specific hockey rinks and arenas
“Hockey Sweater, The” (Carrier), 22
Hollweg, Ryan, 182
Hordichuk, Darcy, 172
Horner, Red, 57
Houston, Tex., 118, 120, 121, 125, 160
Houston Aeros, 116, 117–119, 121, 122, 124, 125–128, 129–131, 134, 150, 174, 198, 224
Derek’s fights for, 122, 124, 126–127, 129–130, 258
in playoff series, 128, 130, 131
prescription drugs supplied by, 127
training camps of, 118
Houston Chronicle, 130, 131
Houston Press, 122–123
Hudella, Shane, 197–198
Huskins, Kent, 5
Hutchins, Jeff, 113
hydrocodone, 182, 189, 206, 207, 220, 243, 252, 255, 256, 286, 291, 292
hydromorphone, 283, 286
Ivanans, Raitis, 124
Jackman, Barret, 63, 66
Jackson Bandits, 110
Jacksonville Lizard Kings, 112
Johnson, Matt, 94, 117, 132, 147
Johnson, Trevor, 86
Johnsson, Kim, 5, 174
Johnston, Denny, 96, 106
Johnstown Chiefs, 111
junior-league hockey, 10, 27, 36, 38–40, 43–44, 63, 65, 71, 77, 83, 93, 98, 107, 138, 139, 143, 171, 175, 183, 187, 223, 231, 258, 278
as assembly line of players, 93
billet families in, 74–76, 79–80, 83–85, 86, 93, 100–101, 102, 104, 161
Derek’s rare offensive output in, 87, 88–89, 101–102, 105, 106
drinking in, 79
fights and fighting stats in, 42, 53, 54–55, 59, 60, 63, 66–69, 72, 73–74, 76–77, 76, 80–82, 86–87, 88, 95, 97, 100, 101, 103–104, 106, 108, 109, 113, 169–170, 224, 250, 254, 320
grueling roadtrips in, 71, 72, 89, 95, 159
puck bunnies in, 79, 98, 120, 162
training camps in, 53–55, 59, 66–67, 103, 138
see also specific junior teams and leagues
Kaczowka, David, 86
Kamloops Blazers, 44, 71, 80, 87, 250
Kansas, 223, 296, 303
Kansas, University of, 204, 260, 296, 299
Kelowna, British Columbia, 119
Kelowna Rockets, 53, 68, 80, 81
Kelvington, Saskatchewan, 38
ketorolac, see Toradol
King, D. J., 171–172, 176, 226–228, 227
Koci, David, 9–10, 217–218
Kocur, Joey, 21, 237
Koharski, Don, 288
Koivu, Mikko, 92
Konopka, Zenon, 229
Kootenay Ice, 86
Kovalchuk, Ilya, 92
Krahn, Brent, 105
Kunitz, Chris, 156
Lafayette, La., 107, 114, 120
LaFontaine, Pat, 145, 318
Lapp, Kevin, 60
Laraque, Georges, 61–62, 146, 148, 150–151, 152–153, 155, 169, 174, 179
Laurie (Derek’s girlfriend), 263–264, 265, 274, 285–286
Laurin, Alcide, 50
Leacock, Stephen, 20
Lee, Mike, 82, 86–87
Leetch, Brian, 237
Lemaire, Jacques, 4, 6, 7, 95, 132, 134, 168, 172, 173, 202, 206, 223, 249, 308
Lethbridge Hurricanes, 73–74, 170
Level 10 Fitness, 83
Lewis, David, 213, 214, 219, 220, 221, 243, 262, 265, 299, 323
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey, 125
Liles, John-Michael, 311
Lindros, Brett, 145
Lindros, Eric, 145, 258, 318–319
line brawls, 86, 109–110, 112
lockouts, 129, 130, 132, 133, 145, 192
Loney, Allan, 50
Long Island, N.Y., 261, 262, 264–265, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 295
Lonsdale Boxing Club, 176–179
Los Angeles, Calif., 214, 217, 223, 281, 290, 293, 297, 298, 299
Los Angeles Kings, 61, 129, 217
Loucks, Bob, 100, 103
Louisiana, 111, 114, 120
Louisiana IceGators, 4, 107–111, 112–113, 115, 117, 224
Derek’s fights for, 108–111, 113
Louisville RiverFrogs, 112
Love, Mitch, 103–104
Lubiniecki, Daryl, 72, 79, 93–94, 95–96, 187
Lundqvist, Henrik, 248
Lynn, Tom, 107, 132–133, 199–200, 223
Macaluso, Claude, 260, 264, 271
MacDonald, Leo, 64, 65
MacGregor, Roy, 250
MacIntyre, Steve, 68, 254–255, 260
MacKenzie, Barry, 102–103
Madison Square Garden, 56, 180, 232, 237, 242, 245, 247, 248,
250, 253, 254, 268, 283, 287
Main Arena (Melfort), 31, 43, 44, 175
major-junior hockey, 38–40, 42, 43, 44, 63, 67–69, 78
see also Western Hockey League; specific major-junior teams
Major League Baseball, 201
Major League Soccer, 213
Maki, Wayne, 57
Malibu, Calif., 214, 216, 217, 290
Manhattan Beach, Calif., 238, 299
Manitoba, 28, 71, 108, 201
Manitoba Moose, 321
Manny’s Steakhouse, 274
Manson, Dave, 21
Martin, Rick, 320
Masson, Charles, 50
Matsu, Eddie, 128
May, Brad, 5, 174
Mayrand, Dean, 125
McClelland, Kevin, 61, 318
McCourt, Owen “Bud,” 50
McDonald’s, 102, 103, 274
McGrattan, Brian, 151–152, 220, 222
McKee, Ann, 305, 306, 319, 324–326
McLellan, Todd, 118–119, 131, 198
McMorrow, Sean, 123
McSorley, Marty, 61, 116–117
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, 171
Medicine Hat, Alberta, 27, 100, 102, 120
Medicine Hat Tigers, 63, 96, 100, 101–105, 106, 112, 224
training camps of, 103
Meins, Jerry, 127–128
Melfort, Saskatchewan, 30–31, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 48, 65, 67, 78, 90, 95, 118, 148, 178, 232, 240, 249
Bantam AA team of, 40, 41–42, 44–47
hockey rinks in, 31, 43, 44, 175
Melfort Mustangs, 36, 43–44, 119
memory loss, 142
Mennonites, 27–28
Messier, Mark, 237, 286–288
Messier, Mary-Kay, 287
“Messier Project,” 287–288
Metropolitan State College, 308–309
Miami, Fla., 111
Michigan Tech, 224
midget-level hockey, 61, 64
Milwaukee (AHL team), 124
Milwaukee, Wisc., 125
Minneapolis, Minn., 162, 166, 194, 195, 202, 204, 207, 213, 223, 231, 232, 238, 245, 263, 266, 274–275, 281, 285, 296, 299, 300, 303, 305, 307–308, 314
Derek’s nightlife in, 162–163, 167, 190–192, 209, 238, 239, 264, 274, 297, 300, 301–302
investigation into Derek’s death in, 315–317
Sneaky Pete’s in, 190–192, 208, 239, 241, 243, 263, 264, 268, 273, 274, 296, 298, 300, 301, 316
Warehouse District of, 190, 293, 301
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 195, 241
Minnesota, 99, 108, 149, 160, 165, 167, 177, 205, 213, 223, 237, 263, 266, 273–275, 296, 299
Derek’s homesickness for, 243–245, 273
Minnesota Army National Guard, 197, 198
Minnesota North Stars, 149
Minnesota State Fair, 210–211
Minnesota Timberwolves, 263
Minnesota Twins, 190, 196
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, 195
Minnesota Vikings, 244
Minnesota Wild, 91–93, 100, 101, 102, 107, 116, 117, 118, 123, 128–129, 143, 149–150, 159, 160, 162, 175, 178, 180–181, 183, 192, 197, 198, 199, 201–202, 203, 205, 211, 213, 214–215, 218, 222, 223, 224, 228–229, 230, 231, 232, 237, 238, 240, 249, 252, 263, 268, 274, 276, 279, 284, 307, 308, 311, 313, 321
contracts and salaries offered by, 9, 115, 132, 154, 174–175, 318
Derek drafted by, 92–93, 94, 100, 103, 117, 129, 133–134, 242
Derek’s diminishing role with, 202, 216, 217, 221, 225
Derek’s fights for, 7–8, 9–10, 133, 137–138, 139, 140, 147, 149, 150–152, 156–158, 157, 167, 169–172, 175, 187–188, 188, 190, 201, 217–218, 221–222, 226–228, 227
Derek’s rare offensive output with, 2, 4, 10, 138–139, 147, 154, 161, 173, 187, 189, 201, 229
Derek’s rookie season with, 137–140, 147–148, 149, 150–152, 160, 161, 222, 253
drugs freely prescribed or administered by, 169, 173, 182, 184, 189, 200–201, 206–207, 209–210, 211, 220, 221, 245, 255, 263, 274, 291, 323
off-ice events of, 149, 150, 164, 210–211
pregame tribute to Derek held by, 324
training camps of, 93, 94–95, 97, 99, 108, 132–134, 163, 211, 267
2006–7 season of, 2, 156–158, 167–175
2007–8 season of, 9–10, 181–182, 183, 184
in 2007 playoff series vs. Ducks, 1, 4–6, 7, 8–9, 10, 172–175, 187
2008–9 season of, 187–190, 201, 224–225
2009–10 season of, 217–218, 221–222, 223, 226–228
minor hockey, 307
bantam-level in, 40, 41–42, 44–47, 71, 90, 96, 104
children’s teams in, 13–14, 21–22, 27, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37
midget level in, 61, 64
minor-league hockey, 4, 44, 55, 63, 93, 107, 110, 116, 120, 124, 130, 132, 147, 153, 170, 180, 192, 194, 198, 208, 224, 243, 254, 269, 281, 307, 311, 312, 318, 321
contracts and salaries in, 115, 118, 125, 174
Derek’s fearsome reputation in, 110, 111
Derek’s rare offensive output in, 108, 113, 122, 123, 128, 130, 131, 254
erratic and mundane schedules in, 125–126
fights and fighting stats in, 108–111, 112–113, 122, 123–125, 126–127, 129–130, 137, 148, 208, 258
gimmicks and promotions in, 112, 115, 130
grueling roadtrips in, 125
multiplayer brawls in, 112, 113, 130
supplying and administering of prescription drugs in, 126, 127
top enforcers in, 123–125, 129–130, 171
training camps in, 118
see also specific leagues and teams
Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 107
Mississippi Sea Wolves, 107, 112–113
Mobile Mysticks, 112
Montreal, Quebec, 49
Montreal Canadiens, 57, 116, 152, 258, 268
Montreal Forum, 57
Moore, Steve, 145
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, 27, 39
Moose Jaw Civic Centre, 60
Moose Jaw Warriors, 59–60
morphine, 286
Multiplex (Prince George arena), 70, 87, 88
Murphy, Eddie, 79
Myhres, Brantt, 155, 272
Nabokov, Evgeni, 138
Namath, Joe, 286
Nashville Predators, 92, 111, 221, 322
Nasonex, 264
National Football League (NFL), 143, 200–201, 276, 319, 323
National Hockey Association, 50–51
National Hockey League (NHL), 1, 7, 19, 21, 51, 55, 56, 64, 79, 80, 103, 109, 112, 114, 129, 132, 133, 134, 154, 166, 168, 180, 194, 203, 208, 223, 254, 269, 270, 273, 276, 278, 279, 307, 312
brain injury threat as mishandled or dismissed in, 143–145, 146, 287, 323
contracts and salaries in, 9, 115, 118, 154, 170, 174–175, 223, 229, 230, 248, 249, 270, 321
culture of “concussion denial” in, 143, 144, 170, 201, 261
Derek’s rare offensive output in, 2, 4, 10, 138–139, 147, 154, 161, 173, 187, 189, 201, 229, 246, 248, 253–254, 324
difficulty in reaching level of, 39, 112, 116, 123, 124, 125
drugs freely prescribed or administered in, 169, 173, 182, 184, 186, 189–190, 200, 201, 206–207, 209–210, 211, 220, 221, 243, 245, 252, 255, 256, 257, 262, 265, 267, 271, 274, 282, 283, 284, 285, 291, 315, 323
expansion of, 59, 111, 149
fighting in, see fights, fighting
lifetime bans in, 56, 272
1970 Finals of, 200
official rules and penalties in, 51–52, 58–59, 147, 193, 250, 323
player drafts in, 38, 82–83, 90, 92–93, 94, 101, 116, 117, 119, 123, 128–129, 133–134, 171, 187, 258, 317, 321
in response to mysterious deaths of players, 322–323
southern migration in, 111, 149
substance abuse program of, see NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program
suspensions in, 57, 155, 182–183,
321
2005 lockout in, 129, 130, 132, 133, 145, 192
violence against referees in, 56, 57
see also specific players and teams
Nelson, Rob, 244, 266
Netherlands, 15, 17
Neuvirth, Michal, 253
New Jersey Devils, 145, 223, 286, 288
Newman, Paul, 55
New York, N.Y., 4, 10, 94, 231, 232, 241, 242, 246, 256, 257, 263, 264, 265, 267–268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 275, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285–286, 287, 295–296, 298, 299, 316
Derek as having trouble adjusting to life in, 243–245, 266, 273, 278
Derek’s anxiety over move to, 237–238, 239, 240, 244
Derek’s loneliness in, 10, 266, 268, 269, 273, 277–278
New York Islanders, 119, 145, 146, 170, 180, 183, 244, 247, 255–256, 281
New York Jets, 231, 244, 286
New York Knicks, 200, 231, 232
New York Rangers, 4, 56, 145, 180, 182, 223, 237, 240, 241, 242, 244, 245, 246–247, 250, 260, 261, 262–263, 264, 268, 269–270, 273–274, 280, 281, 284, 287–288, 291, 308, 311, 313, 317
in confronting Derek’s prescription drug addiction, 243
contract offered by, 230, 249, 270, 288
Derek’s decision to sign with, 230, 231–233
Derek’s distant and strained relationship with, 246, 249, 267, 269, 273, 278, 284, 288, 291, 294, 299
Derek’s fights for, 250, 251–253, 254–256, 257–260, 259, 279
Derek’s offensive output with, 248, 253–254
drugs freely prescribed by, 243, 252, 255, 256, 262, 265, 267, 271, 274, 283, 284, 285, 291, 315, 323
1994 championship of, 237, 286–287
training camp of, 241, 246, 247, 268
2010–11 season of, 247–256, 257–260, 272–273, 284, 294
New York Yankees, 231
NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program, 10, 183, 213, 218–221, 222–223, 242, 243, 252, 262, 265, 300, 323
“aftercare plan” contract in, 218–219, 221
Derek’s rehab center stints and, 214–215, 216–217, 222, 225, 242, 256, 267, 268, 269, 272, 279, 289, 294–295, 298–299, 323
drug testing in, 220–221, 256, 257, 262, 265, 267, 269, 271–272, 275–276, 283, 286, 291
privacy protected in, 219–220, 291
NHL Players’ Association (NHPA), 218, 220, 322, 323
Nilan, Chris, 152, 155
Nordstrom’s, 274
Norrie, Jason, 110–111
North American Hockey League, 223
North Battleford (bantam-level team), 45–46, 119
Northern Lights Palace, 43, 44
Nowinski, Chris, 318–319, 320
O’Brien, Mrs., 197
O’Brien, Pat, 195–197, 263, 274
O’Brien, Shane, 156, 167
Officine Panerai, 269
Oklobzija, Kevin, 123
Olynyk, Ryan, 100
Ontario, 21, 24, 26, 50, 192