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Lawsuit vs NHL over substance abuse, death of hockey player Boogaard dismissed

By Scott Holland | Tuesday, Jun 6, 2017 @ 6:59pm

A federal judge has agreed with the National Hockey League and dismissed the complaint brought by the family of deceased professional hockey player Derek Boogaard, who died following a purported drug overdose.
Boogard family's claims vs NHL over blame for player's substance abuse, death suffer legal blow

By Scott Holland | Wednesday, Dec 30, 2015 @ 11:41am

The family of a deceased professional hockey player, who died following a purported drug overdose, has suffered a setback in their bid to assign blame for the athlete’s death to the NHL.
Family of former Blackhawks Steve Montador says NHL's promotion of violence, fighting at fault for players' brain injuries

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Dec 8, 2015 @ 1:18pm

The family of former Chicago Blackhawks player Steve Montador has joined officially the growing ranks of those suing the National Hockey League over the league’s alleged seeming indifference to the repeated head trauma to its players – trauma the family says eventually contributed to his death in early 2015, at the age of 35, two years after his retirement from the league.