Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard

by John Branch and John Pruden

Book Overview

The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, acclaimed reporter John Branch tells the shocking story of Boogaard's life and heartbreaking death.

Boy on Ice is the richly told story of a mountain of a man who made it to the absolute pinnacle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039323939X
• ISBN13: 9780393239393
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.8"