The parents of recently deceased New York Rangers player Derek Boogaard have decided to donate his brain for research. He was found dead in his apartment on Friday.

An autopsy was conducted Saturday but the cause of death remains unknown. Officials say they are waiting for toxicology test results that might not be determined for several weeks.

Dr. Robert Stern from Boston Univeristy's reserch center says the hockey players brain will go in a Brain Bank. He says Boogard's brain will be used to help study the effects of concussions in athletes.
 
The 28 year-old Saskatchewan native joined the Rangers last July.