Friday Night Fights: I Was Saying Boo-gaard
The enforcer is supposed to be a dying breed in today's NHL game. Well, don't tell that to Derek Boogaard. The 6'7", 255 lb. behemoth has spent the last 4 seasons with the Minnesota Wild, and what he does to opponents who are dumb enough to throw down with him is frightening.
For example, take one Todd Fedoruk. Fedoruk, for some stupid reason decided one night that he just HAD to take on Boogaard. Fedoruk follows Boogaard all the way down the ice, trying to goad him into a fight. Finally, Boogaard takes the bait, and here's what Fedoruk gets for his trouble:
2 minutes for holding
2 minutes for instigating
5 minutes for fighting
10 minute misconduct
A shattered cheek bone that is now held together by titanium plates
Youtube infamy
What more could a guy ask for?
I think the announcer says it best: "I don't know why you'd want that"
For example, take one Todd Fedoruk. Fedoruk, for some stupid reason decided one night that he just HAD to take on Boogaard. Fedoruk follows Boogaard all the way down the ice, trying to goad him into a fight. Finally, Boogaard takes the bait, and here's what Fedoruk gets for his trouble:
2 minutes for holding
2 minutes for instigating
5 minutes for fighting
10 minute misconduct
A shattered cheek bone that is now held together by titanium plates
Youtube infamy
What more could a guy ask for?
I think the announcer says it best: "I don't know why you'd want that"
Posted by CT at 8/21/2009 9:26 PM 
Categories: Friday Night Fights, Fights
Tags: Derek Boogaard Friday Night Fights Fights
Categories: Friday Night Fights, Fights
Tags: Derek Boogaard Friday Night Fights Fights
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7/1/2010 7:54 PM
HOCKEE NIGHT - home of FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS and THE HOCKEENIGHT PUCKCAST wrote:
Weird things happen in free agency. Bizarre, frightening things.
Take for example, the contract of one Mr. Derek Boogard.
Today, Derek became an unrestricted free agent. Now, Boogard is a tremendous fighter. Frightening even. But his other skills are, uh, underdeveloped to say the least. Boogard averaged 6 minutes of ice time for the Minnesota Wild. He currently holds the longest active goalless streak in the NHL. What is all this worth to a team?
Oh, no. That's not right.
I felt bad for Fedoruk for a second ... Then, I remembered him running Cristobal Huet while a helpless Brian Campbell looked on last season.
Serves him right.
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Watching that video hurt me. Ouch.
By the way, after I got done watching the news the other night, I noticed that the Luna Schnozz is gone. There are a couple new girls but either of them have a humongous shnozz. They both still however, get the "dick eyes" at the end of the commercial while looking at the carpet book.
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