The hockey community continues to react to the death of Derek Boogaard. Here are some of the memories shared by fans, writers and fellow players.

Two Wild fans organized an informal Derek Boogaard memorial service at Xcel Energy Center Sunday night. Family, teammates and about 350 Wild fans assembled to remember the beloved enforcer.

Derek Boogaard had CTE – a progressive brain disease linked to concussions. Dec. 6, 2011— -- Derek Boogaard, the former National Hockey League player who died from a drug overdose at age 28 ...

NEW YORK — New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was found dead Friday in his Minneapolis apartment. He was 28. The team announced Boogaard's death on Friday night, but gave no details. The ...

A medical examiner in Minnesota has ruled the death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to mixing alcohol and oxycodone.

Derek Boogaard was scared. He did not know whom he would fight, just that he must. Opportunity and obligation had collided, the way they can in hockey.

News that teammate Derek Boogaard's death was ruled an accident due to a mixing of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone hit the Rangers' Sean Avery pretty hard.

For former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque, the death of New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard on Friday night came as stunning news. "He was a really committed guy and a really hard worker.

Derek Boogaard's family joined the popular player's friends, fans and former teammates at Xcel Energy Center for an emotional memorial.

Derek Boogaard, at the time with the New York Rangers, fights with Steve MacIntyre of the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 14, 2010 Paul Bereswill / Getty Images ...

Len Boogaard still wrestles with the culture of pro hockey, which contributed to his son Derek's death in 2011 at age 28.

Derek Boogaard wrongful death lawsuit tossed by judge Derek Boogaard #94 of the New York Rangers skates against the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square Garden on September 29, 2010 in New York City.