Last week, NBCSN analyst Mike Milbury called for the NHL to eliminate fighting in the game. A new book documenting the tragic life of Derek Boogaard also might get fans to change their perspective the next time two players drop their gloves on the ice.

I reviewed the book in the Tribune’s Printers Row section. Here is an excerpt:

Typically, it is difficult to feel compassion for a hockey “goon” whose main job is to try to re-arrange

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