Usually, there isn’t much hullabaloo about a player switching jersey numbers ... 24 is synonymous in Minnesota Wild history with cult-star tough guy Derek Boogaard, who passed away suddenly ...

Derek Boogaard, the former enforcer for the Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers ... and that is exactly why he will have his jersey retired by his former USHL team on Saturday.

The New York Times is reporting that former Wild and Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard had a degenerative brain disease, caused by repeated trauma to his head. Boogaard, who died earlier this year ...

The Minnesota Wild honored the late Derek Boogaard with an emotional five-minute video tribute before Sunday's game against Calgary. The team also presented the Boogaard family with a painting and ...