An enforcer's story in print and video
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Derek Boogaard scored three goals in six National Hockey League seasons but was paid $1.6 million per year. How did he do it? By becoming the league's most notorious brawler, a distinction that may have cost him his life. John Branch of the New York Times tells Boogaard's story in a three-part series with accompanying video. There's also commentary from MinnPost.com and Nieman Storyboard.
RE: An enforcer's story in print and video
Written by Jodi A Frank on Dec 11, 2011 Blog
Wow, John Branch did such an incredible job with this story. I read it and watched the video twice. The hockey scene is not an environment with which I am that familiar but, for some reason, I could not stop reading this story.