Family members and fans of Derek Boogaard tears Sunday as they recalled the former tough guy NHL as a "teddy bear", who was also kind and generous burly and difficult, it was a sad end for a weekend in which his distraught family agreed to donate his brain to medical researchers.
The 28-year-old Boogaard was found dead in his apartment in Minneapolis Friday, five months, after that that he has suffered a concussion late in the season with the New York Rangers.
Boogaard officer and a school of medicine, Boston University spokesman confirmed Sunday that his brain is examined for signs of degenerative disease is often found in athletes who undergo hits repeated head.
"This is an amazing thing he did and his family have been." I hope, will provide some information, "said Officer Ron Salcer." "We do not exactly know the impact that concussions could play."
Salcer spent three days with Boogaard in Los Angeles earlier in the week. Salcer was noted on the brightened his client behaviour, after suffering for a winter of not being able to play or even be active while his head healed.
"It seemed very good, and this is what makes it more painful" Salcer said. "It was really begins to feel any better." He was in great shape. ?
Police in Minneapolis said there was no outward sign of trauma, but the results of the autopsy should take several weeks. There was no known link concussion to his death, but Boogaard wish his family signed papers to donate his brain to the Centre of the BU for the study of traumatic encephalopathy. The donation was for the first time by the Star Tribune of Minneapolis.
Salcer said that Boogaard was approached by investigators after the death of the former enforcer of NHL Bob Probert, who died the year last at the age of 45 years. The Centre of the BU found in the brains of Probert of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is associated with cognitive problems and behaviour and ultimately causes dementia.
"He had had a concussion. They played the similar styles, "stated Salcer."
The Centre previously also concluded that Reggie Fleming, a man of the 1960s who played before helmets became mandatory, had CTE, like Dave Duerson, a star of the NFL whose brain was given after he committed suicide.
The parents of Boogaard, Len and Joanne, sister, Kyrsten and brothers, Aaron and Ryan Curtis, all attended the memorial in Xcel Energy Center, where 6-foot-7, 265 - pound enforcer became a favorite of fans with Minnesota for his prowess Wild fight despite scoring all two goals in five seasons with the team. They did not address the cause of the death of Boogaard or comment on his decision to donate his brain to science.
Politely, Ryan refused to be interviewed in detail after the event. He said that it was already in town to visit his brother, before everyone planned to attend degrees their sister in the University of Kansas next weekend.
With a few hundred fans, many replicas wearing the Jersey of no. 24 of the Boogaard with Wild, standing in the arena lobby, Director General Chuck Fletcher, his former teammate Wes Walz and the brother and sister Boogaard has in turn telling stories and tributes reading.
The Memorial germinated a Facebook page, urging fans to gather in the arena for a candlelit vigil. Katie Haag, the creator, had tears streaming on her face that she and her friend, Shelby Leske, talking about how much they liked watching Boogaard to play.
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