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Derek Boogaard update

Posted on June 19th, 2007 – 4:35 PM
By Michael Russo

Chatted with the Boogeyman this morning and he’s obviously relieved his legal woes are over. His assault charge stemming from last summer was dropped Monday.

“I’m excited it’s over,” Boogaard said. “It’s just too bad it had to go this long. It should have been over last summer.”

Boogaard and his brother Aaron, who just signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, just completed their first Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fight Camp in Regina.

It’s the first of probably three they’re doing this summer. More than 40 12-18 year-olds attended the school.

“We weren’t there to show the kids how to hurt someone,” Boogaard said. ”We were showing them how to protect themselves in a fight so they don’t get hurt like I did when I was 17 and broke my jaw.

“It was to show them what to do and how to do it and not to be dirty with it, as well.”

The kids were also learning how to keep their balance on the ice during a fight, something Boogaard said took him three years to master.

Boogaard says he has been getting some flak for teaching children how to fight.

“One of the radio stations said it’s a stupid idea, but that’s all right. No big deal. All the parents were happy with it, and we’re not teaching them how to hurt anybody.”

Boogaard will be back in Minnesota Sunday-Friday for the Wild Road Tour. For more info on that, see wild.com.

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200 Responses to "Derek Boogaard update"

smuggla says:

June 20th, 2007 at 10:15 am

Let me be the first to proclaim that I think the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fight Camp is a Great idea!!!

Sam says:

June 20th, 2007 at 10:44 am

Dude. Where do I sign up?

slapshot6 says:

June 20th, 2007 at 2:43 pm

I agree but I’d like to know why you think it’s a great idea, smuggla?

smuggla says:

June 20th, 2007 at 3:12 pm

Because when fights break out in a game the crowd goes nuts and it usually raises the intensity of play.

The Boogaard Fight Camps insure that young fighters in the NHL will continue up through the feeder system as an intergral part of the game.

Eddie Shore says:

June 20th, 2007 at 3:33 pm

Blood, blood, and more blood!!! right smuggla

You need UFC,MMA, or WWE for your fix man.

slapshot6 says:

June 20th, 2007 at 3:43 pm

I was just wondering if you had read the whole article. I was roasted for a comment I made about Boogaard awhile back in regards to “the code”. If you read the article I think DB lightly touches on that with comments like “we’re not there to show the kids how to hurt someone” and “it was to show them what to do, how to do it and NOT TO BE DIRTY with it”. I said I didn’t think Boogie was a dirty fighter like May. I didn’t think he would sucker punch or double-team someone and I was told my comment was laughable. I don’t think so…….

slapshot6 says:

June 20th, 2007 at 3:56 pm

smuggla, I owe you an apology. RM lambasted me for that comment so that last post should have been directed toward RM. Again, I don’t think so…..

smuggla says:

June 20th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

Yes, slapper, that was RM…

Becky says:

June 20th, 2007 at 4:48 pm

I’ve always thought Boogaard had class and followed “the code.” Fighting is going to happen regardless of the rules and kids need to know how to protect themselves as well as make a point, if need be, without truly huring someone else. I’d rather have more Boogaard types than the likes of May, frankly. Sports injuries and shortened careers could be avoided, perhaps. I don’t think it’s much different than teaching kids how to check and be checked properly.

On a different note, I’m trying to find the Hossa/Radio article referenced on hockeybuzz and in another stream of Russo’s. It appeared today in the Strib and was a nice counter to a lot of the negative behavior we see from other athletes. Something about Hossa/Radio breaking up an attack by neo-Nazis on some kid.

Seamus says:

June 21st, 2007 at 9:02 am

The Radio/Hossa story is awesome. It’s reported here as well:

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/sports/story.html?id=a2bd97f7-16f8-4e16-8b34-59c83d3e0ded

kj says:

June 21st, 2007 at 9:10 am

Boogaard Fight Camp = Old Time Hockey

None of this Bertuzzi from behind crap.
None of this May sucker punch crap.
None of this Pronger on Holmstrom crap.

Notice the one thing in common with all three of those players?

Brian Burke.

Boogaard ‘gets it’.

Nick in New York says:

June 21st, 2007 at 9:33 am

Grist for the mill:

Courtesy of the NHL:

BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVES FOUR RULE CHANGES

Rule 24 — Gross Misconduct.

Rule 25 — Penalty Shot.

Rule 56 — Interference.

Rule 76 — Face-offs.

All face-offs must be conducted at one of the nine face-off dots painted on the rink.

Previously, there had been instances, such as when a puck left the playing surface, which caused the face-off to occur on unmarked ice, parallel to the dot nearest the place where the puck departed.

Referees were given discretion to assess a major penalty and a game misconduct when an injury results from an act of interference.

Previously, only a minor penalty could be assessed for interference.

A player may be awarded a penalty shot if he is fouled on a clear breakaway outside his defensive zone (i.e., anywhere in the neutral zone or in the attacking zone).

Previously, a penalty shot was awarded only when the player on a clear breakaway was fouled on the attacking side of the center line.

The term “Gross Misconduct” was eliminated from the rule book.

Any act that would have been assessed a Gross Misconduct penalty will receive a Game Misconduct penalty.

Accumulated Game Misconduct penalties can lead to fines or suspension.

The National Hockey League’s Board of Governors today approved four rules changes, effective the start of the 2007-08 season.

Nick in New York says:

June 21st, 2007 at 9:38 am

That penalty shot rule change will definitely lead to some more breakaways.

To the extent that it leads to defensemen pulling out of the attacking zone sooner than later you might actually see less offense overall out of this.

But on the other side of the coin, to the extent that it negates the abilities of a Pronger to just corral you as you skate past him in the neutral zone it might open up more of a counter-attack.

But it’s going to be predicated on you having control of the puck when you’re interfered with, if I’m reading it correctly.

It’s a good thing JL doesn’t have more hair because he’d lose it for sure with all the cheating to the NZ that Gaby’s going to want to be doing now!

slapshot6 says:

June 21st, 2007 at 9:51 am

I think DB and the “baby Boogie” should run a camp in Minnesota. Say down in St.Paul at the X but allow older “campers”. Such as much of the Wild. If JL doesn’t want to use Boogie on the ice too much then use him off the ice. Any thoughts?
Hopefully, Boogie will be seeing much more ice time this season, but just in case….

smuggla says:

June 21st, 2007 at 10:32 am

I think slapper brings up a great idea. I think the entire Wild team should be sent to the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fight Camp in Regina. The Wild needs to come back next season with a meaner attitude. A take-no-shit-mentality. The Wild needs to transform themselves into a team that should be feared.

Nick in New York says:

June 21st, 2007 at 10:38 am

I would love to see the Wild be tougher. And maybe they will be.

But they have too many guys who simply don’t have the physique to actually instill fear in anyone.

Guys like Foster have the size to back up the attitude, and he clearly needs to get tougher.

But Bouchard? It would be like getting pushed around by a midget. No way Butch ever scares anyone.

Demitra, Rolston, Parrish, Walz, Carney, Johnsson (please!), SRV, White, Nummelin for the love of Mike??

Nope, with our current lineup we are simply not BUILT to play the Fowl’s game - even IF we prove willing.

smuggla says:

June 21st, 2007 at 10:41 am

Maybe they Wild should enroll PMB in midget mud wrestling events to increase his toughness. Once he masters that, he can move up from there…

Nick in New York says:

June 21st, 2007 at 1:02 pm

Take Horton off the list of possible trade bait for Manny.

He just signed for $24M over 6 years.

Nick in New York says:

June 21st, 2007 at 1:03 pm

…with Florida

smuggla says:

June 21st, 2007 at 1:26 pm

They over-spent on that one…

scott says:

June 21st, 2007 at 1:45 pm

is there any chance that we will be suprised and we will go after souray? i get the feeling that we aren’t going to make any significant free agent moves.

looks like another 1st round playoff exit

Eddie Shore says:

June 21st, 2007 at 1:51 pm

Scott - zero chance, too much money, too many years, too one-dimensional.

Nick in New York says:

June 21st, 2007 at 3:56 pm

from Eklund:

“The Rumoured Leafs/Wild deal that would send Kubina to Minny for Manny is gaining a “GREAT” amount of momentum this afternoon. But the Leafs have some other feelers out to including one to try and get Mason out of Nashville.

I had one source tell me straight up, “The Flames are going to land Ryan Smyth. It is absolutely going to happen. Something went down this afternoon.” I can’t get the details, but I am working on that…”

Nick in New York says:

June 21st, 2007 at 3:59 pm

Giguere resigns with Fowl for $24M over 4 years.

Fasten your seatbelts!

Nick in New York says:

June 21st, 2007 at 4:00 pm

one thing: It’s hard to justify Manny for $4.5M when you’ve got Nik at $3.1 and Giggy at $6.

Wild RoadTripper says:

June 21st, 2007 at 5:07 pm

Just great. Get rid of one piece of Euro-trash (Skouba) just so we can sign another one (Pavel Kubina)? OMG, DR, give it up, will you? No more European defensemen! Please!!

Mind you, Tampa Bay gave up on Kubina in order to sign…you guessed it! Filip Kuba!!

Kubina-for-Manny is a blatant rip-off of the Wild by the Maple Laffs, who are stuck with this overpaid stiff for two more seasons. You think Johnsson last year was bad? Kubina was, by accounts of most Toronto fans, worse.

Ugh.

Lemmiwinks says:

June 22nd, 2007 at 10:45 am

If we could just get our forwards to start playing like a goal-scoring Stephane Veilleux I think we’d be quite alright. He was an animal the second half of last season, not afraid to hammer any big forwards or defenseman. Proof that the Boogey Fight Camp works!

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