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Derek Boogaard

Derek Boogard was born June 23, 1982 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. The seventh round, 202nd overall selection of the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Boogard is a graduate of the WHL.

After suiting for Regina, Prince George and Medicine Hat of the WHL, the hulking forward made his professional debut with Louisiana of the ECHL during the 2002-03 season. In the fall of 2003, Boogard made the jump to the AHL and went on to spend two seasons with the Houston Aeros before making his NHL debut with Minnesota in 2005-06.

On July 1, 2010, the tough guy signed with the New York Rangers as an unrestricted free agent.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1998-99	Regina Caps	SJHL	35	2	3	5	166
1999-00	Regina Pats	WHL	5	0	0	0	17	-2
1999-00	Prince George Cougars	WHL	33	0	0	0	149	-3
2000-01	Prince George Cougars	WHL	61	1	8	9	245	-9	6	1	0	1	31
2001-02	Prince George Cougars	WHL	2	0	0	0	16	-3
2001-02	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	46	1	8	9	178	-3
2002-03	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	27	1	2	3	65	-2
2002-03	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL	33	1	2	3	240	-3	2	0	0	0	0
2003-04	Houston Aeros	AHL	53	0	4	4	207	-7	2	0	1	1	16
2004-05	Houston Aeros	AHL	56	1	4	5	259	0	5	0	0	0	38
2005-06	Minnesota Wild	NHL	65	2	4	6	158	+2
2006-07	Minnesota Wild	NHL	48	0	1	1	120	0	4	0	1	1	20
2007-08	Minnesota Wild	NHL	34	0	0	0	74	-5	6	0	0	0	24
2008-09	Minnesota Wild	NHL	51	0	3	3	87	+3
2009-10	Minnesota Wild	NHL	57	0	4	4	105	-12
2010-11	New York Rangers	NHL	22	1	1	2	45	0
NHL Totals			277	3	13	16	589		10	0	1	1	44


	Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, July 1, 2010. Missed remainder of 2010-11 due to head and shoulder injuries at Ottawa, December 9, 2010.

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