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Derek Boogaard: A Boy Learns to Brawl
Study Details
- Authors
- John Branch
- Published
- 12/03/2011
- Citation
- Branch, John. 2011. A boy learns to brawl. The New York Times (December 3): http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/sports/hockey/derek-boogaard-a-boy-learns-to-brawl.html (retrieved 5-29-13).
Derek Boogaard was scared. He did not know whom he would fight, just that he must. Opportunity and obligation had collided, the way they can in hockey. His father bought a program the night before. Boogaard scanned the roster, checking heights and weights. He later recalled that he barely slept.