Derek Boogaard
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | The Boogey Man, Boogs, Boogy |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg/19 st 4 lb) |
| NHL Team | Minnesota Wild |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | June 23, 1982 , Saskatoon, SK, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 202nd overall, 2000 Minnesota Wild |
| Pro career | 2006 – present |
Derek Boogaard (born on June 23, 1982 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the NHL.He currently is just a fourth liner.
Boogaard was drafted in the 7th round, 202nd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He is noted for his fighter and enforcer role.
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[edit] Enforcer
Boogaard's knockout of fellow enforcer Todd Fedoruk helped spark debate over increasing the punishment for fighting in the NHL. During this fight, Boogaard landed a brutal punch to the cheek sending Fedoruk to the ice. As a result, Fedoruk had to undergo surgery to reconstruct his shattered cheek using titanium plates. This surgery essentially ended Fedoruk's career with the Anaheim Ducks. Ironically, Fedoruk now is a teammate of Derek Boogaard's on the Minnesota Wild.[1]
Boogaard is noted for a humorous incident that happened during a prospects camp in 2001. When trying to check another player on the ice, Boogaard missed him and crashed into the boards with such force, that he went through a pane of glass, and over the board. Boogaard stepped back onto the ice seconds later. A replacement pane was adorned with a drawing of a person. [2]
Boogaard and his brother Aaron run the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fighting Camp in Regina, Saskatchewan, for children ages 12 to 18. This has sparked some controversy, with some people siding with the Boogaards, saying that they are teaching children how to not get hurt in a fight, and others opposing them, with the position that the Boogaards' camp was merely encouraging children to fight. [3]
Derek's younger brother, Aaron (who stands 6 feet, 3 inches and weighs 245 lbs) also plays Hockey for the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL). Derek, the larger of the two, stands 6 feet, 7 inches and weighs 258 lbs.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Regina Pats | WHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999–00 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000–01 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 61 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 245 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 2001–02 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001–02 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 178 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002–03 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002–03 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 240 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 259 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 65 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 158 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| NHL totals | 113 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 278 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||||
