by John Branch
Ontario Hockey League, 38, 258
Opana, 265
Orr, Bobby, 58
Orr, Colton, 180, 248, 250–251, 252
Osgood-Schlatter disease, 32
Ottawa, Ontario, 24, 203, 223, 271, 304, 326
Ottawa Senators, 151–152, 212, 257, 258, 261, 279
Ottawa Victorias, 50
oxycodone, 182, 206, 207, 220, 265, 286, 314, 317
OxyContin (oxycodone), 182, 207, 212, 214, 239, 240, 241, 292, 296, 316
oxymorphone, 265, 286
Panerai watches, 269
Pankewich, Don, 65
Parker, Brent, 44–45, 47
Parker, Jonathan, 71
Parker, Scott, 172
Parros, George, 8–9, 173, 180, 216, 222, 224
Pennsylvania, 223
Percocet, 207, 212, 214, 292, 296, 300, 314, 315
Perry, Corey, 5, 173, 174
Peters, Andrew, 133
Peterson, Dan, 189, 206, 245, 255, 263, 274
Philadelphia, Pa., 277, 280
Philadelphia Flyers, 53, 57, 138, 145, 156, 180, 252–253
“Broad Street Bullies” of, 58, 145, 173
Philbin, Regis, 232
Phoenix Coyotes, 111, 152, 169
Pittsburgh Penguins, 175, 183, 240
Portland, Oreg., 71, 80, 89, 98, 105, 114, 164
Portland Winter Hawks, 88–90
post-concussion syndrome, 141, 261, 263, 264, 273, 284, 292, 294, 318–319
symptoms of, 261, 263, 264, 265–266
Primeau, Keith, 145, 319
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, 42, 43, 44, 102
Prince George, British Columbia, 70–71, 72, 78, 79, 89, 91, 92, 94, 116, 118, 125, 232
Prince George Cougars, 70–71, 72–74, 75–78, 79–82, 83, 85–90, 91, 93–94, 95–96, 97, 187, 224, 269, 281
Derek’s fights for, 73, 74, 76–77, 76, 80–82, 86–87, 88, 95, 97, 100, 113, 170, 250
Derek’s rare offensive output with, 87, 88–89
grueling roadtrips of, 71, 72, 89, 95
in 2001 playoff series vs. Winter Hawks, 88–90
Prince George Secondary School, 78
Princeton University, 224
Probert, Bob, 32, 61, 88, 134, 151, 155, 276, 277, 320
Probert, Dani, 276
Pronger, Chris, 8–9, 319
Prust, Brandon, 222, 248
puck bunnies, 79, 98, 120, 162
Pump Roadhouse (Regina bar), 163
Quality Meats, 285
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, 38
Quest Diagnostics, 265
Quinn, Emmett, 50–51
Raleigh, N.C., 111, 273
Ramsey, Mike, 133
Ray, Rob, 32, 62
Red Deer, Alberta, 68, 95
Reed, Willis, 200
referees, violence against, 56, 57, 103–104
Regina, Saskatchewan, 14, 15, 18, 20, 23, 27, 39, 43, 44, 47, 61, 65–66, 68, 82, 85, 92, 95, 100, 105, 118, 150, 156, 175, 177, 203, 212, 223, 230, 232, 281, 300, 304, 317–318, 326
Derek’s condominium in, 164, 165, 204
Derek’s funeral in, 306–314
Derek’s off-seasons in, 83, 90–91, 113, 129, 159, 163, 166, 175, 176, 204
Lonsdale Boxing Club in, 176–179
Regina Capitals (Junior B team), 65, 66
Regina Pat Canadians, 61, 64–65, 66, 177
Regina Pats, 44, 56, 59–61, 63, 65, 66–69, 71, 72, 76, 80, 86, 101, 177, 185, 212, 224, 278, 307, 321
Derek scouted and claimed by, 45, 46–48, 175
Derek’s training camps with, 53–55, 59, 66–67, 138
Renney, Tom, 231
Restoril, 262
Richard, Maurice “Rocket,” 57
“Richard Riot,” 57
Richards, Todd, 215
Richter, Mike, 145, 237
Rickard, Tex, 56
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees, 318
Ripplinger, Todd, 44, 47–48, 65, 175, 307
Risebrough, Doug, 9, 115, 116, 117, 118, 128, 131, 132, 139, 147, 183, 202, 206, 211, 223, 231–232, 308, 311–312
Derek’s prescription drug abuse and, 214, 242–243, 247
NHL playing career of, 116–117
Riverhurst, Saskatchewan, 15
Rochester (AHL team), 123
Rock Rest Lodge, 308
Rocky (film), 122
Roosevelt, Theodore, 51
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), 16, 17, 18, 23–27, 29, 30, 32–33, 34–35, 65, 90, 96, 203, 223, 303
as community outsiders, 25–26, 28–29
Depot Division of, 14, 17, 25, 54, 91, 212, 306–307
Len’s homicide investigations with, 23–24
uniforms of, 24–25
Russell, Erin, 167–168, 192, 202–204, 206, 208, 211, 217, 218, 223, 232, 239, 243, 244, 256–257, 263, 266, 269, 295, 297
at Derek’s funeral, 309–310
Derek’s prescription drug abuse and, 209–210, 211, 212, 257, 292–293
family and friends as distrustful of, 203–204, 205, 209, 217, 225, 239–240, 256, 257, 309–310
Russia, 183, 194
Russo, Michael, 139, 284
Ruutu, Jarkko, 183
Rypien, Rick, 320–321, 322
Rypien, Wes, 320
Saddledome, 97, 104, 105, 170
St. Catharines, Ontario, 223
St. George, Matthew, 316
St. Lawrence College, 17
St. Louis Blues, 38, 57, 171–172, 226
Saint Paul, Minn., 1, 93, 94, 133, 150, 159, 170, 192, 195, 206, 208, 231, 245, 268
Salcer, Ron, 192, 211, 217, 223, 238, 246, 249, 266, 267–270, 275, 293, 297, 298, 299–300
Derek’s prescription drug abuse and, 212, 214, 238, 242, 243, 268–269, 271, 272, 291
San Antonio, Tex., 125
San Jose, Calif., 159
San Jose Sharks, 138–139, 189, 201, 252
Saskatchewan, 2, 10, 15, 20–21, 24, 26, 27, 44, 56, 58, 65, 76, 96, 100, 119, 159, 165, 177, 204, 221, 223, 226, 254, 304
extreme temperatures in, 21
geography of, 20–21, 23
hockey culture in, 21, 22, 27
population of, 20, 27
size of, 20
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, 36, 43, 119
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 20, 34, 39, 40, 41, 100, 187, 213, 321
Saskatoon Blades, 106, 119, 187
Saskatoon City Hospital, 18, 24
Sather, Glen, 117, 231, 233, 243, 249, 287
Schoenfeld, Jim, 288–289
Schultz, Dave “The Hammer,” 21, 58
Schultz, Nick, 175
Schwarz, Alan, 276, 277
Scotiabank Place, 259
Scott, John, 202, 216, 217, 222, 223–226
Scott, Mark, 108, 109
scouts, 6–7, 43, 44–45, 46–48, 65, 75, 91–92, 94, 175, 307
Selanne, Teemu, 5
Semenko, Dave, 61
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 94
Sgroi, Mike, 124, 128
Shack, Eddie, 57
Shaw, Brian, 213, 219, 220, 221, 243, 265, 271, 323
Shaw, Matt, 118, 131, 198–199
Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, 67
Shelley, Jody, 152, 182, 201, 252–253
Shockey, Parry, 59, 60, 61
Shore, Eddie, 21, 56–57
Simon, Chris, 180, 182–183, 225
Simple Saline, 264
Singer, David, 63
skateboarding, 33, 39, 78
Slap Shot (film), 55, 111
Sloan, Tyler, 253
Smith, Jeff, 95
Sneaky Pete’s, 190–192, 208, 239, 241, 243, 263, 264, 268, 273, 274, 296, 298, 300, 301, 316
soccer, 52, 141
Society for International Hockey Research, 49
Sommerfeld, Mat, 67–68, 81, 83, 87, 250, 254
Southan, Jim, 4
South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, 66
Spiller, Matthew, 152
Sports Legacy
Institute, 319
Stanley Cup, 57, 58, 61, 116, 230, 231, 286
of 1927, 56
of 1955, 57
of 1994, 237, 287
Staubitz, Brad, 230
Stempfle, Ryan, 106
Stern, Robert, 319, 324–325, 326
Stevens, Scott, 145, 319
Stewart, Dave, 110
Stoll, Jarrett, 39
Sugar Land, Tex., 118
Sugden, Brandon, 123–124
suicide, 320–322
Sullivan, Doris, 100–101, 102, 104
Sullivan, Kelly, 100–101, 104
Super Bowl III, 286
Supperclub, 298
Swanson, Jim, 72, 75
Swift Current, Saskatchewan, 82
Swift Current (junior team), 27, 67, 81, 87, 103
Syracuse, N.Y., 125
Syracuse Crunch, 123
Tampa, Fla., 279
Tampa Bay Lightning, 111, 189, 212, 229, 231, 255, 279
Target Field, 190
team dentists, 243, 252, 255, 256
team doctors, 126, 128, 186, 189–190, 218, 220, 252, 256, 263, 323
drugs freely prescribed and administered by, 169, 173, 182, 184, 189, 200, 201, 206–207, 209–210, 211, 220, 221, 243, 245, 252, 255, 256, 257, 262, 263, 265, 267, 271, 274, 282, 283, 284, 285, 291, 315, 323
Toradol administered by, 200–201, 226, 255
Terhaar, Dan, 5
Thompson, Dallas, 79–80, 85, 89
Thompson, Tommy, 92–93
Thornton, Shawn, 5, 133, 172, 251–252
Throop, Arthur, 50
Ting, Arthur, 189
Tkachuk, Keith, 258
Tobin, Caren, 83–84, 91, 92–93, 101
Tobin, Mike, 83–84, 85–86, 91, 92, 93, 94, 101, 116, 120, 205
Tome Reid’s Hockey City Pub, 206
Top Team (gym), 192, 194, 208
Toradol, 200–201, 226, 255
Toronto, Ontario, 16, 26
Toronto Maple Leafs, 18, 36, 37, 38, 56–57, 123, 247–248, 249, 250, 251
Torrance team, 49
Tortorella, John, 231, 247, 249, 260, 261, 273, 284
Toyota Center, 122, 130, 131
training camps, 2, 47, 93, 94–95, 97, 99, 108, 132–134, 163, 211, 224, 241, 246, 247, 267, 268
in junior leagues, 53–55, 59, 66–67, 103, 138
in minor-league hockey, 118
tramadol, 220, 255, 315
Trans-Canada Highway, 27, 59, 100
trazodone, 220, 256, 262
Tri-City Americans, 82, 86–87, 129
Trinity (bulldog), 121, 159, 161, 302
Twist, Tony, 151
Twitter, 168
Tylenol, 182
Ustnul, Libor, 127
Utah, 125
Utah Grizzlies, 124, 130
Vail, Jody, see Boogaard, Jody Vail
Valium, 292
Vancouver, British Columbia, 26, 71
Vancouver, Wash., 114
Vancouver Canucks, 58, 145, 147, 148, 287, 321
Vandermeer, Jim, 152
Vicodin, 182, 207, 214, 285, 291, 315
see also hydrocodone
Victoria Cougars, 70
Victoria Skating Rink, 49
Vioxx, 127
Voros, Aaron, 237
Vrouwe, Anna, 15–16
Vrouwe, Theodorus “Ted,” 15
Walgreens, 206, 263, 274, 283
Washington Capitals, 230, 253, 294
Webster, Mike, 142
Weissman, Ronald, 256, 265, 267, 271, 274, 283, 284, 315
Weller, Craig, 201
Wells Fargo, 262
Western Hockey League (WHL), 38–39, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 63, 65, 66, 68, 70, 72, 73, 74, 79, 80, 87, 88, 89–90, 92, 95, 100, 104, 106, 108, 110, 119, 120, 129, 169–170, 171, 187, 231, 250, 254, 308, 320
drafting of players for, 38, 39–40, 71–72, 90, 96, 104
ECHL vs., 111, 112
education program of, 77
scouting of players by, 43, 44–45, 46–48
2001 Cougers vs. Winter Hawks playoff series in, 88–90
see also junior hockey; specific WHL teams
Westgarth, Kevin, 224
Whitten, Damon, 109
Wichita Thunder, 318
WildEnforcers.com, 123
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 208, 211
Williams, Dave “Tiger,” 21
Williamson, Mike, 89
Wilson, Devin, 88, 280–282, 285, 295–296
Winchester, Jesse, 257
Winnipeg, Manitoba, 21, 71
Winnipeg Jets, 321
Wolski, Darryl, 247
World Wrestling Entertainment, 318
wrestling, 62, 318, 319
Wright, Tobin, 167, 192, 211–212, 217, 238, 266, 307, 308, 309, 312
Xanax, 256, 262, 271, 274, 292, 296
Xcel Energy Center, 93, 133, 159, 167, 181, 194, 206, 228, 229, 244, 308, 317, 321
pregame tribute to Derek at, 324
2007 Wild vs. Ducks playoff series at, 1–2, 3–6, 7, 172–175
Yarema, Brendan, 127
York Regional Police, 26
youth summer camps, 175–176
Zeidel, Larry, 57
zolpidem, see Ambien
Zubov, Sergei, 237
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