Past Avalanche Drafts (Round 6)
Mile High Hockey — ... 6 196 Charlie Stephens  Guelph  8 0 2 2 -1 4 Derek Boogaard (202) 2000 6 189 ...

2009 Free Agency: Toronto Maple Leafs Sign Colton Orr
Pension Plan Puppets — ... , and Derek Boogaard are close in age and all make around the same amount. Boogaard and Tootoo are UFAs so it'll be interesting to see what deals they get. Not to mention that if Orr turns out to be a dud as an enforcer he can always take the streetcar down to Ricoh for the life of his contract. As long as he hits like this though no one will care what he makes: ...

Summer fill: A conversation with Matchsticks & Gasoline
Silver Seven — ... ), but Sutter never likes to be without a meathead on the roster, thus the one-way contract. I can imagine McGrattan playing only when the Flames see a club with a similar roster player (Minnesota with Derek Boogaard for example) and being limited to something like 4 minutes a night on those rare occassions he does suit up. ...

Summer fill - conversation with Silver Seven Part II
Matchsticks and Gasoline — ... ), but Sutter never likes to be without a meathead on the roster, thus the one-way contract. I can imagine McGrattan playing only when the Flames see a club with a similar roster player (Minnesota with Derek Boogaard for example) and being limited to something like 4 minutes a night on those rare occassions he does suit up.  ...

Summer Hockey Fill: Get to know the Minnesota Wild
Blueshirt Banter — ... themselves in Lemaire's doghouse for taking risks in the offensive zone and abandoning their defensive responsibilities or not back-checking as hard as possible, will likely find the new system refreshing, as they'll probably have much more latitude with the puck. Guys like Andrew Brunette and Owen Nolan can find a home in any system. Anyone who can create traffic and score down low will find a spot on an NHL roster and succeed. Guys like John Scott, Derek Boogaard and Craig Weller were a staple in the old NHL, but ...

Training Camp Roster Released
Hockey Wilderness — ... LEFT WINGS             2008-09 Team 24 Derek Boogaard   Minnesota           NHL 15 ...

Daily Links: Boogaard scoring? Havlat sitting? Probert and Domi toe-picking?
Hockey Wilderness — ... Officer Matt Majka said. Busy schedule means Wild will sit some players tonight - TwinCities.com After signing top forward Petr Sykora of the Czech Republic to a one-year contract for $1.6 million Thursday, the Wild announced a lineup for the first home exhibition game at 7 tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets. On the ice for the Wild will be Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns, Niklas Backstrom, Cal Clutterbuck, Derek Boogaard and Marek Zidlicky. Sitting out will be Mikko ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Preseason Game 2
Hockey Wilderness — ... Forwards Erik Belanger, Derek Boogaard, Pierre-Marc Bouchard Kyle Brodziak, Cal Clutterbuck, Colton Gillies Andy Hilbert, Danny Irmen, Petr Kalus Antti Miettinen, Benoit Pouliot, James Sheppard Defense Brent Burns, Ryan Lannon Brandon Rogers, Jaime Sifers Clayton Stoner, Marek Zidlicky Goalies Niklas Backstrom Josh ...

Minnesota Wild @ Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Recap
Hockey Wilderness — ... and Derek Boogaard are also hurt, and that’s just who we know about. I have seen other players wrapped up like a mummy, too. Richards, and the Wild highers-up, says the ice at the X has been terrible, and that’s a large reason for all the leg injuries. - ...

Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks: Game Recap
Hockey Wilderness — ... The final cuts will be interesting. The Wild is $797,000 of the $56.8 million cap with 24 players, one more than they’re allowed. But Derek Boogaard probably starts the season on IR to get to 23, but that doesn’t solve the cap problems - Russo ...

Daily Links: Bouchard back; Who backs up Koivu?: Wild players generous; Johnsson a family man and more
Hockey Wilderness — ... career is very, very short. I go home to my kids, and there's no time to think about bad games and good games because you're just dad." Russo’s Rants " Monday practice update; Johnsson extra The news is getting better for the Wild, which is slowly getting players back on the ice. Petr Sykora and Kim Johnsson are practicing this morning. The only players not practicing are Benoit Pouliot, who was expected to be sidelined at least a week with a groin, and Derek Boogaard. Pierre-Marc Bouchard is practicing for a second ...

Michael Russo Interview with Hockey Wilderness
Hockey Wilderness — ... to 1995 in Florida, where I covered 7 of his 9 years there. Who has been the best quote you've covered? Jeremy Roenick, Brett Hull were always fantastic, though I never got a chance to cover them extensively. Of the guys I have covered, Mark Parrish, Len Barrie, Ray Whitney, Mike Sillinger, Olli Jokinen were always great. Currently Eric Belanger is brutally honest and a great quote. Derek Boogaard and Brent Burns are hilarious. Brian ...

Concussions? Check Your Headgear
Silver Seven — ... It's October, and you know what's really hot this time of year? Concussions. Looking at the Sens, Ryan Shannon is out with what is believed to be a concussion, and Anton Volchenkov almost certainly gave one to Viktor Stalberg on Tuesday night. Jared Boll of the Blue Jackets, Derek Boogaard and Pierre-Marc Bouchard of the Wild, James Van Riemsdyk of the Philadelphia Flyers and Andreas Lilja of the Red Wings are just some ...

Cal Clutterbuck Out; Petr Sykora Doubtful; Derek Boogaard Practices
Hockey Wilderness — ... Per the Wild's twitter: Cal Clutterbuck (ankle) to go on IR, to return to Minnesota Tuesday for tests. Full coverage soon on Wild.com. Petr Sykora "doubtful" for Wednesday's game vs. Ducks but remains with team on this trip. Sykora not on ice today He's back on the ice! Derek Boogaard has rejoined the team after a concussion. Look for the Wild to not add ...

Minnesota Wild @ Anaheim Ducks: Game 5
Hockey Wilderness — ... Mikko Koivu - Martin Havlat Antti Miettinen - James Sheppard - Owen Nolan Benoit Pouliot - Eric Belanger - Kyle Brodziak Nathan Smith - Andy Hilbert - Derek Boogaard ...

Minnesota Wild @ Edmonton Oilers: Game 6
Hockey Wilderness — ... Brodziak - James Sheppard - Owen Nolan Benoit Pouliot - Eric Belanger - Nathan Smith Jaime Sifers - Andy Hilbert - Derek Boogaard Defense Nick Schultz - Marek Zidlicky ...

Minnesota Wild @ Vancouver Canucks: Game 7
Hockey Wilderness — ... Andy Hilbert - James Sheppard - Owen Nolan Jaime Sifers - Nathan Smith - Derek Boogaard ...

Game 9 Preview: Avalanche at Wild
Mile High Hockey — ... Cal Clutterbuck and Pierre-Marc Bouchard are all on the IR. Sykora is skating but not practicing and is not expected to play.  It also looks like new arrival Chuck Kobasew - who had his only point of the year against the Avs - will make his Wild debut tonight. The Avalanche sent down Chris Stewart yesterday so the only potential lineup change would be the inclusion of recent healthy scratch T.J. Hensick. With the presence of heavyweight Derek Boogaard (and possibly John Scott), though, I suspect ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game 8
Hockey Wilderness — ... Derek Boogaard - ...

Minnesota Wild @ St. Louis Blues: Game 9
Hockey Wilderness — ... Derek Boogaard - ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game 10
Hockey Wilderness — ... Derek Boogaard - ...

And On The 11th Game, He Returns: Havlat, Wild @ Blackhawks Preview and GDT
Second City Hockey — ... Last year the Wild pretty much had the Hawks number (winning 3 of 4) but with the departure of Lemaire we may actually see a hockey game that doesn't bore us to tears.  Unfortunately the Wild seem to be struggling to adapt to this watchable style of hockey. So uh, what else to say about the Wild?  Did you know that the Wild have two players who are 6'8" and 250+lbs?  One is of course throwback enforcer Derek Boogaard who has played only 3 games so far this year and is questionable for tonight's game after a concussion, illness and lack of ...

Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks: Game 11
Hockey Wilderness — ... Derek Boogaard - Benoit Pouliot -  ...

Wild Ink Deal with ECHL Team
Hockey Wilderness — ... "The Johnstown Chiefs have a long and storied history in hockey, and the Wild and Aeros are pleased to partner with them for the 2009-2010 season. Fans need to look no further than Derek Boogaard, who began his career in the ECHL, to see how vital a secondary minor league partner can be," said Wild assistant to the general manager/Houston general manager Jim Mill. ...

Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers
Hockey Wilderness — ... It was nice to see Havlat get an assist, as he was pointless in his last seven games. Heck, even Derek Boogaard looked good tonight with two quality scoring chances. I love when Boogey has a chance to park in front of the net. He's so big, takes up so much space and is so hard for the opposition to move, that he wreaks havoc down low. He hasn't scored since January of 2006, but if he continues to get decent minutes and get work in the low slot, he's going to get his garbage goal. ...

Minnesota Wild @ Pittsburgh Penguins: Game 14
Hockey Wilderness — ... Sykora - Eric Belanger -  Martin Havlat Chuck Kobasew - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - James Sheppard - Owen Nolan ...

On The Road Again: Canucks-Wild Preview
Nucks Misconduct — ... solid hockey in front of Andrew Raycroft now. Can they keep this intensity up? They'll have to against a terrific goalie in Niklas Backstrom. -Ryan Kesler's 5 points in 2 games has everyone talking not only about him being a lock for Team USA (16 points in 16 games), but also for the captaincy to be handed to him. Trust me, I thought the same thing after the last game. Not going to happen though. Get over it. -Can we please see Rick Rypien fight Derek Boogaard? The Canucks won the first of 6 encounters with the ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game 15
Hockey Wilderness — ... Sykora - Eric Belanger -  Martin Havlat Chuck Kobasew - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - James Sheppard - Owen Nolan ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Recap
Hockey Wilderness — ... The negatives? Backstrom had an off night, giving up four goals, including two softies. Martin Havlat was a pitiful -3. Derek Boogaard backed up three good games with a stupid double minor and was essentially benched the rest of the night. The Wild gave up an NHL-leading fourth shorthanded goal of the season. ...

On Player Availability
Hockey Wilderness — ... I remember a story I read last year, but do not remember who wrote it. If someone recognizes it, let me know. The story was discussing why bloggers are not allowed in the press box, and giving some justifications for that. One of the reasons was that beat writers, such as Russo, have to own up to any comments they make in print, and they have to show up in the locker room the next night and face the music. If Russo were to call out Derek Boogaard for taking a stupid penalty, he has to go in there and look Boogaard in the chest and take his proverbial ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars: Game 16
Hockey Wilderness — ... Sykora - Eric Belanger -  Martin Havlat Chuck Kobasew - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - James Sheppard - Owen Nolan ...

Marc Crawford Shaking Things Up; Steve Ott In Trouble Again?
Defending Big D — ... Wild players all were talking about the hit this morning and how the league "better suspend" Ott. We will see. Unlike Derek Boogaard's elbow last year on ...

Minnesota Wild @ Tampa Bay Lightning: Game 18
Hockey Wilderness — ... Nolan - Eric Belanger -  Martin Havlat Chuck Kobasew - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - James Sheppard - Benoit Pouliot ...

Minnesota Wild @ Washington Capitals
Hockey Wilderness — ... Nolan - Eric Belanger -  Martin Havlat Chuck Kobasew - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - James Sheppard - Benoit Pouliot ...

Minnesota Wild @ Carolina Hurricanes: Game 20
Hockey Wilderness — ... Nolan - Eric Belanger -  Martin Havlat Robbie Earl - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - James Sheppard - Benoit Pouliot ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Phoenix Coyotes: Game 21
Hockey Wilderness — ... Nolan - Eric Belanger -  Martin Havlat Antti Miettinen - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - James Sheppard - Danny Irmen Defense Greg ...

Minnesota Wild vs. New York Islanders: Game 22
Hockey Wilderness — ... Miettinen Owen Nolan - Eric Belanger - James Sheppard Robbie Earl - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - Nathan Smith - Danny Irmen ...

Andrew Ebbett and Guillaume Latendresse: What's the effect?
Hockey Wilderness — ... So, where does this leave PMB, should he ever return? What about Derek Boogaard? Can you move Robbie Earl back to Houston? Does ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Boston Bruins: Game 23
Hockey Wilderness — ... - Antti Miettinen Owen Nolan - Eric Belanger - James Sheppard Robbie Earl - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - Andrew Ebbett - Chuck Kobasew ...

It is Time - Suspend the Uber Star
Hockey Wilderness — ... foot on Rich Peverley earlier this season (for which he was fined the equivalent of about three seconds of pay): I hate jumping on the suspend Ovechkin bandwagon. I really do. I like the Caps. I like Ovechkin. I like Caps fans, especially our friends over at Japer's Rink. All that said, it's time. It's time for an uber super star to be held to the same rules that Sean Avery, George Laraque, and Derek Boogaard are held to. It is time for players like Mike ...

Game 26 Preview: Avalanche at Wild
Mile High Hockey — ... The teams have met each other once this season, with the Wild taking advantage of a slew of Avalanche penalties and winning in the shootout, 3-2. Neither team really play the sort of style to facilitate this, but the opportunity is there to develop a little bad blood, as they are playing 3 times over the next 2 weeks (today, tomorrow and December 9th). Derek Boogaard and ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game 24
Hockey Wilderness — ... - Cal Clutterbuck Owen Nolan - Eric Belanger -  James Sheppard Robbie Earl - Kyle Brodziak - Guillaume Latendresse Derek Boogaard - Andrew Ebbett - Chuck ...

Game 26 Recap: Wild 5 - Avalanche 3
Mile High Hockey — ... and his porn mustache (the Wild are growing mustaches for charity) made the game 2-1. Kobasew and Kyle Quincey collided in the corner. Quincey got to his feet, but let Kobasew go to pressure Derek Boogaard with the puck in the corner. Bad idea; Boogaard dished the puck to a now wide open Kobasew for an easy goal. ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Recap
Hockey Wilderness — ... The second period started much the same way. The Wild came out hot, and Chuck Kobasew started his big day, scoring on a beautiful pass from Derek Boogaard behind the net. This was Boogaard's first point of the season, and it was much deserved, as Boogaard has been working hard with the puck and vying for position down low. Colorado, however, took advantage of the power play just 1:53 later as ...

Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche: Game 25
Hockey Wilderness — ... - Chuck Kobasew Owen Nolan - Eric Belanger -  James Sheppard Guillaume Latendresse - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Derek Boogaard - Andrew Ebbett - Robbie Earl ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators: Game 26
Hockey Wilderness — ... - Antti Miettinen Owen Nolan - Eric Belanger -  Chuck Kobasew Guillaume Latendresse - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Martin Havlat - Andrew Ebbett - James Sheppard ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators: Game Recap
Hockey Wilderness — ... Questions to Answer Are the Wild going to be rusty after the time off? They got off to a decent start, then fell asleep for the second period, then came roaring back in the third. With Jordin Tootoo back in the lineup for Nashville, will he get under the skin of the Wild, and can someone please knock his teeth out? Tootoo's antics were absent. I like that. The only real scuffle was the boring fight between Wade Belak and Derek Boogaard, which looked like two enforcers looking to prove they still ...

Predators Game Preview & Open Thread: Minnesota @ Nashville
On the Forecheck — ... Martin Havlat - Andrew Ebbett - Derek Boogaard Defense Greg Zanon -  ...

Minnesota Wild @ Nashville Predators: Game 28
Hockey Wilderness — ... Nolan - Eric Belanger -  Chuck Kobasew Guillaume Latendresse - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Martin Havlat - Andrew Ebbett - Derek Boogaard Defense Greg Zanon - Marek Zidlicky ...

Minnesota Wild @ Nashville Predators: Game Recap
Hockey Wilderness — ... finally notched his first goal of the season, and Derek Boogaard even got an assist on a fantastic breakout pass to Martin Havlat, who then fed ...

Let Wade Belak off the leash, already!
On the Forecheck — ... Was Belak only dressed because Derek Boogaard was going to play for Minnesota, and thus was there as an insurance policy in case the Boogie Man stirred up trouble? The rest of the Preds appear to have enough toughness to handle themselves in the face of such aggression, and you'd hate to see roster decisions made in reaction to what the other team is doing - it's preferable to put your best lineup out there and force the other guy to react. ...

Minnesota Wild @ Phoenix Coyotes: Game 29
Hockey Wilderness — ... Nolan - Eric Belanger -  Chuck Kobasew Guillaume Latendresse - Kyle Brodziak - James Sheppard Martin Havlat - Andrew Ebbett - Derek Boogaard Defense Greg Zanon - Marek Zidlicky ...

Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche: Game 30
Hockey Wilderness — ... Nolan - Eric Belanger -  Chuck Kobasew Guillaume Latendresse - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Martin Havlat - Nathan Smith - James Sheppard Defense Greg Zanon - Marek ...

Want to Solve the Concussion Issue?
Hockey Wilderness — ... Gone are the days of bench clearing brawls, of knowing you were going to have to stare down Derek Boogaard if you crossed the line. Now, all you need to do is wait until Boogey is on the bench and take your shot. Not like Boogaard can jump the boards and come take you out. If he does, he gets suspended. So, you simply wait it out and take your shot when the scariest guy on the ice is ...

Minnesota Wild @ Calgary Flames: Game 31
Hockey Wilderness — ... Nolan - Eric Belanger -  Chuck Kobasew Guillaume Latendresse - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Martin Havlat - James Sheppard - Derek Boogaard Defense Greg Zanon - Marek ...

Minnesota Wild @ Vancouver Canucks: Game 32
Hockey Wilderness — ... Sheppard - Eric Belanger -  Chuck Kobasew Guillaume Latendresse - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck Martin Havlat - Nathan Smith - Derek Boogaard Defense Greg Zanon - Marek Zidlicky ...