The Minnesota Wild honored the late Derek Boogaard with an emotional five-minute video tribute before Sunday's game against Calgary. The team also presented the Boogaard family with a painting and donated $10,000 to his favorite charity.

Goaltender Niklas Backstrom has shutouts in his last two starts against the last-place Calgary Flames. This game will follow the Wild's tribute to their most popular tough-guy, the late Derek Boogaard.

Boogaard died from an accidental drug overdose earlier this year. He played for the Wild for five years before signing with the Rangers. Demitra was killed in an airplane crash earlier this month.

The New York Times has published an exhaustive article on the late Derek Boogaard, who is characterized as an enforcer who had the most feared right hand in the NHL. "Derek Boogaard: Blood on the ice" is must reading.

The deal would be a two-way contract with the Wild's AHL affiliate the Houston Aeros. Aaron Boogaard is still fighting charges connected to his brother's death.

A Hennepin County judge has dismissed a felony charge against the brother of ex-Wild player Derek Boogaard, who died of a drug overdose in May. Aaron Boogaard was charged with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Boogaard still faces a misdemeanor charge for allegedly flushing evidence down a toilet.

The parents of former Minnesota Wild player Derek Boogaard are suing the NHL Player's Association for $9.8 million after the union failed to help them claim the remainder of Boogaard's multi-million dollar contract, TMZ reports.

To honor Derek Boogaard, his father Len, along with his wife Jody Vail, purchased four Ottawa Senators season tickets and gave them away to four military bases in Ottawa. Boogaard's father said this is another way to preserve his son's memory.