A Minnesota judge threw out a felony charge against the brother of hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard on Thursday for supplying a painkiller that contributed to the players overdose death earlier this year. Aaron Boogard, 24, told police he gave his brother an oxycodone pill at the start of a night of partying that led to [...]
The Buffalo Sabres have signed prospect forwards Riley Boychuk and Jonathan Parker to three-year entry level contracts. Boychuk was Buffalos seventh-round pick in the 2010 draft. From Abbotsford, British Columbia, he completed a four-year career with the Western Hockey League Portland Winterhawks, where he had 39 goals, 44 assists and 391 penalty minutes in 194 [...]
The crowd will be hoping for many goals from two of Finlands top offensive players. Anaheim and Buffalo both hope their defenses are what really shine. The Ducks take on the Sabres in their regular-season opener in Helsinki on Friday as part of the NHLs annual European tour, with Anaheims Finnish veterans Teemu Selanne and [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge has dismissed a felony charge against the brother of hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard in the players overdose death earlier this year. Aaron Boogard was accused of giving his brother an oxycodone pill at the start of a night of partying that led to Boogaards death May 13 at age 28. [...]
Brendan Shanahan never won the Lady Byng Trophy, awarded to an NHL star exhibiting sportsmanship and gentlemanly play. He was suspended five times during his 21-year, Hall of Fame-bound career. Shanahan was even suspended for a cross-check he delivered in his Detroit debut. Hi and bye all at once. For the most part, Shanahan knows [...]
BOSTON — Researchers studying the brain of seven-time All-Star Rick Martin found damage consistent with the trauma they found in other former NHL players. The difference is Martin wasnt a fighter. Martin is the first non-enforcer who has been diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy by researchers at a Boston University brain bank. Martin died of [...]