Minnesota Wild tough guy Derek Boogaard is facing a charge of assault causing bodily harm.
A 20-year-old man suffered injuries as a result of the alleged altercation at a nightclub just east of the city's downtown at about 2 a.m. on Aug. 12, Regina Police spokeswoman Elizabeth Popowich said Friday.
Boogaard, 24, was arrested last Thursday. He's to make his first court appearance Sept. 20.
The Wild, who signed Boogaard to a $525,000 US one-year deal earlier this summer, said the winger denies the charge.
"We understand that Derek has received a summons to appear on an allegation of assault and that Derek denies the allegation and will defend himself in any legal proceeding that may take place as a result of the allegation," the team said in a statement. "Because the investigation is ongoing, we cannot comment further at this time."
Boogaard, a six-foot-seven, 250-pound native of Saskatoon, appeared in 65 games for the Wild last season, collected 158 penalty minutes along with two goals and four assists.
Boogaard lives in Regina where he spent part of his junior career in the Western Hockey League playing for the Pats.
I know where you're coming from: fights happen everyday, and mostly without serious injury. However, it only takes one punch, or falling down badly, and somebody can get badly hurt, especially when the guy doing the punching is a six-foot-seven, 250 pound guy who has been employed to fight people.
Of course, I don't know anything more about the incident than the article mentions. I have no idea if Boogard started it or, or if some lunatic picked a fight with a giant.
Boogard's big problem is that the people that do really care about it are in a position to make life very difficult for him.
You missed my point, actually. Obviously he did enough to have the cops involved, but if I did this, it wouldn't be pasted all over the internet for people to comment on. One thing that sucks to be even a little well know is that if you make a mistake, everyone will hear about it. What bugs me more than that is that people judge these people by these single mistakes. But its just as much the publics fault that these stories get aired or written because we show so much interest in what should be someones personal life. The whole world doesn't need to know.
You missed my point, actually. Obviously he did enough to have the cops involved, but if I did this, it wouldn't be pasted all over the internet for people to comment on. One thing that sucks to be even a little well know is that if you make a mistake, everyone will hear about it. What bugs me more than that is that people judge these people by these single mistakes. But its just as much the publics fault that these stories get aired or written because we show so much interest in what should be someones personal life. The whole world doesn't need to know.
Well when you get into professional sports or acting it's bound to happen. You know the risks when you become a part it.
Stations/Internet sites make millions of dollars publicizing these stories. It doesn't matter if it happens to Wayne Gretzky or Derek Boogard. It is going to get out.
The good thing about being little known is that people don't really care about it. Nobody is going to remember this come season time. But if it happened to a Gretzky it will go down in history.
Well when you get into professional sports or acting it's bound to happen. You know the risks when you become a part it.
Stations/Internet sites make millions of dollars publicizing these stories. It doesn't matter if it happens to Wayne Gretzky or Derek Boogard. It is going to get out.
The good thing about being little known is that people don't really care about it. Nobody is going to remember this come season time. But if it happened to a Gretzky it will go down in history.
But this is something that noone should care about. We shouldn't have even heard about this. Its trivial. I don't care who did it. It was a fight, why should anyone outside of the authorities care?
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