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Originally Posted by Gertner
Looks like it might have been suicide.
Boogaard, who was sidelined for the season after just 22 games when he sustained a concussion in Ottawa on Dec. 9 in a fight with Matt Carkner, was given permission by management to leave the team with approximately a week to go in the regular season in order to receive counseling to help him deal with unspecified issues.
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They say it was substance abuse. Don't know what exactly. They say he was going through depression. Laraque said that he was told by NYR to take a year off
(sorry if somebody already mentioned this)