This is a sad, sad case. Someone that was way too young died. With football, boxing and hockey…. I am not sure how the sports can continue without a risk of brain injury. I love to watch sports, but it is sad to see some suffer for a couple of years of glory. When my son was growing up he was into track and tennis, so I didn’t have to worry (as much) about brain injury.
he knew what his job was, paid well for that job. he was a hooked on drugs that he took himself and now they want to sue, give me a break!!!!! what happned to being responsable for your own action???
Wouldn’t you have to include all of the leagues he played for in the lawsuit? Why does the NHL have to assume all of that responsibility? If you put it into percentages, the majority of the hits wouldn’t have occurred in the NHL(I know, I know…they have the money.) Also, it appears his brother knew about the addiction and even went so far as to hide the pills from him, but did nothing further to get him help. Shouldn’t he be included in the lawsuit?
I am sorry for their loss, but I don’t feel they have a case here.
“Boogaard and his brother Aaron, who plays hockey for the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League, ran the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fighting Camp in Regina, Saskatchewan, for children aged 12 to 18. This sparked some controversy, with some people siding with the Boogaards, saying that they are teaching children how to not get hurt in a fight, and others opposing them, with the position that the Boogaards’ camp encourages children to fight.”
The NHL is not responsible for the player’s addition to pain medication. That is always a personal choice, which means it is also a personal responsibility. Even if the addiction is deemed “accidental”, the player still has the responsibility to stop not only the addiction but also the behaviour that leads to such addiction.
This is a sad, sad case. Someone that was way too young died. With football, boxing and hockey…. I am not sure how the sports can continue without a risk of brain injury. I love to watch sports, but it is sad to see some suffer for a couple of years of glory. When my son was growing up he was into track and tennis, so I didn’t have to worry (as much) about brain injury.
he knew what his job was, paid well for that job. he was a hooked on drugs that he took himself and now they want to sue, give me a break!!!!! what happned to being responsable for your own action???
Wouldn’t you have to include all of the leagues he played for in the lawsuit? Why does the NHL have to assume all of that responsibility? If you put it into percentages, the majority of the hits wouldn’t have occurred in the NHL(I know, I know…they have the money.) Also, it appears his brother knew about the addiction and even went so far as to hide the pills from him, but did nothing further to get him help. Shouldn’t he be included in the lawsuit?
I am sorry for their loss, but I don’t feel they have a case here.
Read the bio on this guy….here is an excerpt,
“Boogaard and his brother Aaron, who plays hockey for the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League, ran the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fighting Camp in Regina, Saskatchewan, for children aged 12 to 18. This sparked some controversy, with some people siding with the Boogaards, saying that they are teaching children how to not get hurt in a fight, and others opposing them, with the position that the Boogaards’ camp encourages children to fight.”
The NHL is not responsible for the player’s addition to pain medication. That is always a personal choice, which means it is also a personal responsibility. Even if the addiction is deemed “accidental”, the player still has the responsibility to stop not only the addiction but also the behaviour that leads to such addiction.