Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Nickname(s)	Boogeyman
Height Weight	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (123 kg)
NHL Team	Minnesota Wild
Nationality	Canada
Born	June 23, 1982, Saskatoon, SK, CAN
NHL Draft	202nd overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild
Pro Career	2005 – 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. The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. ... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... “Stature” redirects here. ... Weight, in the context of human body weight measurements in the medical sciences and in sports is a measurement of mass, and is thus expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg), or units of force such as pounds (lb). ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... “NHL” redirects here. ... The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... A childs first birthday party. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area  Ranked... Motto (Latin for From Sea to Sea) Anthem O Canada Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Ottawa Largest city Toronto Official languages English, French Government Parliamentary democracy and federal constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II  -  Governor General Michaëlle Jean  -  Prime Minister Stephen Harper Establishment  -  Act of Union February... The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. // The first NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 5, 1963 at the... The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida. ... The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area  Ranked... A professional can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training / education) or in sports (a sportsman / sportwoman doing sports for payment). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... “NHL” redirects here. ...

Boogaard was drafted in the 7th round, 202nd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He is noted for his size and as a vicious fighter and enforcer. The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida. ... A large fight in an OHL hockey game between the Sudbury Wolves and Ottawa 67s Fighting in ice hockey is a established aspect of the sport with a long history[1] involving many levels of amateur and professional play and including some notable personal rivalries and notable acts of violence. ... Enforcer is an unofficial role in ice hockey. ...

Trivia

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. [1] Minnesotans still love him though. Mostly beacuse they are scared of him and his "Boogeyman" ways.

Boogaard's knockout of fellow enforcer Todd Fedoruk helped spark debate over increasing the punishment for fighting in the NHL [2] Todd Fedoruk (born February 13, 1979 in Redwater, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers. ...

Career statistics

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External links

• Derek Boogaard's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Yahoo Sports
• The Boogeyman Drops the Gloves from City Pages
• Boogaard's prospects camp incident
• Career Stats from NHL.com