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The much-anticipated debut from the Pulitzer Prize - winning New York Times reporter, Boy on Ice is a moving human story and behind-the-scenes account of a life lived in the glare of sporting fame. The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at 28 was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, acclaimed reporter John Branch tells the shocking story of Boogaard's life and heartbreaking death. Boy on Ice is the richly told story of a mountain of a man who made it to the absolute pinnacle of his sport. Widely regarded as the toughest man in the NHL, Boogaard was a gentle man off the ice but a merciless fighter on it. With great narrative drive, Branch recounts Boogaard's unlikely journey from lumbering kid playing pond-hockey on the prairies of Saskatchewan, so big his skates would routinely break beneath his feet; to his teenaged junior hockey days, when one brutal outburst of violence brought Boogaard to the attention of professional scouts; to his days and nights as a star enforcer with the Minnesota Wild and the storied New York Rangers, capable of delivering career-ending punches and intimidating entire teams. But, as Branch reveals, behind the scenes Boogaard's injuries and concussions were mounting and his mental state was deteriorating, culminating in his early death from an overdose of alcohol and painkillers. Based on months of investigation and hundreds of interviews with Boogaard's family, friends, teammates, and coaches, Boy on Ice is a brilliant work for fans of Michael Lewis's The Blind Side or Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights. This is a book that raises deep and disturbing questions about the systemic brutality of contact sports - from peewees to professionals - and the damage that reaches far beyond the game. Six Great Hockey Documentaries You Can Watch Online (Part 1) Leaving the Ice In 2011 the hockey world was shaken by the tragic loss of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team The KHL team was headed to play Dinamo Minsk in The Globe 100: The best books of 2014 - The Globe and Mail Globe Books editors and reviewers name their favourite reads of the year from fiction to poetry to kids picks - and everything in between Obituaries Death Notices - Legacycom Where Life Legacycom is the leading provider of online obituaries for the newspaper industry Legacycom enhances online obituaries with Guest Books funeral home information Hockey Book Reviewscom From the author:Yes there is ice hockey in Australia Theres a fragile but thriving national league and my book Reality Check: Travels in the Australian Ice In The News - Corboy & Demetrio 33 N Dearborn Street 21st Floor Chicago IL 60602 3123463191; Toll Free: 8003563191 info@corboydemetriocom NHL Videos and Highlights NHLcom The Official video page of the National Hockey League with the latest highlights recaps and interviews Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Corboy & Demetrio Chicago's Premier Personal Injury Lawyers Corboy & Demetrio a premier law firm of highly experienced and successful Chicago personal injury lawyers represents Years after his son's death Len Boogaard on quest to end Len Boogaard keeps momentoes from Dereks career on his wall He says his son while fierce on the ice was a teddy bear at home Dave Chan/THE GLOBE AND MAIL NHL Videos and Highlights NHLcom NHLcom is the official web site of the National Hockey League NHL the NHL Shield the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo the Punched Out: The Rise and Fall of Derek Boogaard [Full Derek Boogaard was one of the NHL's most feared fighters before overdosing on May 13 2011 The New York Times examined the life and death of the
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