Minneapolis (AP) - A forensic pathologist in Minnesota ruled the death of enforcer Derek Boogaard Rangers was an accident caused by a mixture of alcohol and oxycodone.The medical examiner released Hennepin County Boogaard cause of death on Friday. The coroner said no further information will be disseminated.The 28-year Boogaard was found dead in his apartment in Minneapolis last Friday, five months after suffering a concussion late season with the New York Rangers.The 6-foot-7, 265-pound enforcer has become a fan favorite in his later years with the Minnesota Wild. He played in 255 games with the Wildcats from 2005 to 10.Oxycodone is a potent analgesic that can be addictive and has participated in death by overdose.
Boogaard representative and spokesman for the Boston University School of Medicine, said earlier this week that the brain Boogaard looks at the symptoms of a degenerative disease that often occurs among athletes who have suffered repeated attacks on the head.
Boogaard has been known as "The Boogeyman" - one of the most feared fighters in the league. He accepted $ 6.5 million, four-year contract with the Rangers in July and appeared in 22 games last season, finishing with one goal, one assist and 45 penalty minutes.
His last game was on 9 December in Ottawa, where he fought Matt Carkner and suffered a concussion and shoulder. It is the struggle of the 70 anniversary of his career in the NHL.
He was released over the last 52 games of the regular season because of his injuries and has not played in the playoffs. He did not skate again until three months after the concussion. He was sent to Minnesota at the end of the season to work on conditioning.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Boogaard was drafted by Minnesota in the seventh round in 2001, 202: Election e. He drew attention in 2007 when he and his brother Aaron ran a hockey game against the Saskatchewan class. Some expressed concern at such a camp. Boogaard insisted he was not teaching children to hurt each other, but rather how to protect themselves to avoid being injured on the ice.
This is the second death of a player in the Rangers organization for the past three years. Alexei Cherepanov, drafted in 2007 but never signed by New York, died at 19 years of Chekhov, Russia in 2008 after collapsing on the bench during a game.
Roman Lyashenko, who played briefly with the Rangers several years ago, was found dead in a hotel in Turkey in 2003. His death was suicide.
Earlier this year, Boston University revealed that the former executor Bob Probert suffered from chronic degenerative brain disease, encephalopathy (CTE). Probert died of a heart attack last July 45. Reggie Fleming, the executor of the 1960's who played before helmets became mandatory, also took ETC.
Fans wild in the service a memorial mass held last Sunday and Boogaard Xcel Energy Center. Family, friends and former teammates of origin, and to remember the rough-and-tumble guy like Boogaard on the ice, but the giant, when he was not on the ice.
"He had an aura about him that people want to be around him," Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher said Sunday. "It will bring smiles to the faces of all time." This, according to information.
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Boogaard has been known as "The Boogeyman" - one of the most feared fighters in the league. He accepted $ 6.5 million, four-year contract with the Rangers in July and appeared in 22 games last season, finishing with one goal, one assist and 45 penalty minutes.
His last game was on 9 December in Ottawa, where he fought Matt Carkner and suffered a concussion and shoulder. It is the struggle of the 70 anniversary of his career in the NHL.
He was released over the last 52 games of the regular season because of his injuries and has not played in the playoffs. He did not skate again until three months after the concussion. He was sent to Minnesota at the end of the season to work on conditioning.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Boogaard was drafted by Minnesota in the seventh round in 2001, 202: Election e. He drew attention in 2007 when he and his brother Aaron ran a hockey game against the Saskatchewan class. Some expressed concern at such a camp. Boogaard insisted he was not teaching children to hurt each other, but rather how to protect themselves to avoid being injured on the ice.
This is the second death of a player in the Rangers organization for the past three years. Alexei Cherepanov, drafted in 2007 but never signed by New York, died at 19 years of Chekhov, Russia in 2008 after collapsing on the bench during a game.
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| Oxycodone |
Earlier this year, Boston University revealed that the former executor Bob Probert suffered from chronic degenerative brain disease, encephalopathy (CTE). Probert died of a heart attack last July 45. Reggie Fleming, the executor of the 1960's who played before helmets became mandatory, also took ETC.
Fans wild in the service a memorial mass held last Sunday and Boogaard Xcel Energy Center. Family, friends and former teammates of origin, and to remember the rough-and-tumble guy like Boogaard on the ice, but the giant, when he was not on the ice.
"He had an aura about him that people want to be around him," Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher said Sunday. "It will bring smiles to the faces of all time." This, according to information.
