Boy on Ice, Life and Death of Derek Boogaard

[Derek Sutton]

Read this book while on vacation, WOW. Much of the early stuff was pretty pedestrian, but the NHL stories will really make you question how the league handles(ed) substance abuse and injury assesment/ disclosure. The recent suspension to Carter Ashton I believe is some fall out for many fialings in the past. I find it easy to say that the league (NHL, NHLPA, Wild and Rangers) failed Derek Boogaard and his family. It really is a good read for such a sad story, and further skews my personal postion on fighting in hockey.

For something lighter and funny I would suggest Journeyman by Sean Pronger which I read as well... Do not recommend "Hockey Night in Dixie" this was a great concept that really fell on its face.

Anyways has anyone else read Boy on Ice? And what did you think?

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Derek Sutton

Read this book while on vacation, WOW. Much of the early stuff was pretty pedestrian, but the NHL stories will really make you question how the league handles(ed) substance abuse and injury assesment/ disclosure. The recent suspension to Carter Ashton I believe is some fall out for many fialings in the past. I find it easy to say that the league (NHL, NHLPA, Wild and Rangers) failed Derek Boogaard and his family. It really is a good read for such a sad story, and further skews my personal postion on fighting in hockey.

For something lighter and funny I would suggest Journeyman by Sean Pronger which I read as well... Do not recommend "Hockey Night in Dixie" this was a great concept that really fell on its face.

Anyways has anyone else read Boy on Ice? And what did you think?

Nope, but I love hockey books, so I'm going to pick it up because of this. So thanks. I'm assuming it's at all the major bookstores, chapters, indigo etc?

Read Sean Pronger's book and loved it. Really interesting to see the true way teams operated and the culture within the teams and all that.

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I've always been interested about scouting and the book "Future Greats and Heartbreaks" by Gare Joyce was a real eye opener.

Thanks for the recommend.

[Derek Sutton]

They are dong a 5th estate episode right now on CBC on the the death of Derek Boogaard, or it seems it is on team doctors and prescription drugs.