A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Masterton played two seasons of junior hockey with the St. Boniface Canadiens in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL). It got deathly quiet.. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. The specter of Masterton's death hung over the NHL All-Star Game, which was played in Toronto the next day, Jan. 16, 1968. Corry confirmed the opinion of Dr. Charles Tator, a Toronto neurosurgeon quoted in the Toronto Star article, who also said Masterton showed signs of "second-impact syndrome." It is very rare to see that level of swelling in the brain from a single injury, he said. "I was asked to take it off," Boudrias said. [11], The NHL expanded in 1967, doubling from 6 teams to 12. 2023 John Rosengren. Season. We watched his head bounce, Lindgren said. Nor did he see evidence of CTE, the progressive degenerative disease found posthumously in the brains of nearly 87 of 91 NFL players who suffered multiple blows to the head. We didn't think it was that serious.". But 37 games later, in the days leading up to the hit that would kill him, there were signs all was not right. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blairs decision. Yet that might not actually be the case. On that fatal night at Met Center on Jan. 13, 1968, the Minnesota North Stars center, playing against the Oakland Seals, carried the puck across the blue line and cut to the right while Seals defensemen Larry Cahan and Ron Harris closed in. In the week before his last game, Masterton had complained to his wife and several teammates about headaches. They didn't. He bore the bruises of that hit and others in subsequent games -- on his left arm, both thighs and, unwittingly, his brain. [1] Masterton led the WCHA in scoring in 195960 with 44 points in conference play,[6] and led Denver to the 1960 NCAA national championship. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Masterton's teammate, Boudrias. That's what men did. He didnt see the other defender, who caught him with a clean check that knocked him backward. Such is the legacy of the only man who died because of injuries caused in an NHL game. -- Bill Masterton, the only player to die from injuries suffered during an NHL game, might not have died in vain. What makes hockey players hide their injuries and re-enter games knowing the next hit could spell ruin? He was 29.. He finished with a master's degree in business at Denver and landed a job at the Minneapolis-based technology company Honeywell, where he worked in the financial department for the Apollo project, married his high school sweetheart and started a family, adopting a son and a daughter. When Minnesota executives, who had acquired his rights, invited him to a tryout, Masterton relished the second chance. He starred at the University of Denver from 1957-61, helping the Pioneers win three national collegiate titles and earning tournament MVP honours his senior year. We spent a lot of time dreaming, said Bob. "His eyes were gray at the time -- it was like a horror picture," Boudrias says. https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/masterton.html 11 [deleted] 5 yr. ago This reminded me of Rich Beverly or Peverly for the Stars. After Masterton's death, the North Stars set up a scholarship fund in his name. It got deathly quiet.". He pursued a masters degree in business engineering, eventually joining technology giant Honeywell, where he worked on the financial end of the Apollo project. But that has not happened fast enough for a group of more than 120 ex-NHL players, including Bernie Nicholls, Mike Peluso and Steve Payne, who are suing the league in a class-action suit for putting their neurological health at risk despite knowing the violent play involved. said Boudrias, now 72. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Mastertons death. Fifty years ago on Jan. 15, 1968 Minnesota North Stars rookie center Bill Masterton died from a head injury suffered 30 hours earlier in a home game against the Oakland Seals. The question flashed up on the big screen: What if Ian didnt believe in sacrifice?. Thirty hours later, he was dead in. They had total control.. The NHL's expansion from six to 12 teams in 1967-68 rekindled his mothballed dream. "You protect your elbows, hips, knees and hands, I figured, why not protect your head?" Bill Masterton, the only player to die from injuries suffered during an NHL game, might not have died in vain. 1/2 Minnesota North Stars F Bill Masterton was tragically lost on this day in 1968, 2 days after having struck his head on Met Center ice. [16] He was attended to by two neurosurgeons and three other doctors. Died Jan 15 1968 [Age 29] Height 6.00 -- Weight 185 [183 cm/84 kg] Regular Season. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. I think he had a (pre-existing) cerebral brain hemorrhage.. The North Stars retired his jersey number 19, an honour that followed the franchise when it later relocated to Dallas, Texas. Masterton, who was not wearing a helmet, smacked the back of his head on the ice. Brittanie Cecil, as mentioned in the comments above. That dream carried him through junior hockey in his hometown of Winnipeg and three years at the University of Denver, where he was an All-American and led the Pioneers to the 1961 NCAA championship, but the dream stalled after two years of minor league hockey in the Montreal Canadiens' organization. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. accessed ), memorial page for William Duncan "Bill" Cromie (24 Apr 1915-20 Feb 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 244481111, citing Riverside Cemetery . Back at the 1968 All-Star Game, discussion among beat writers went beyond the helmet debate to come up with a way to commemorate the league's first casualty. [12], Faced with little opportunity to make the Montreal roster,[3] Masterton left the professional game to complete his master's degree at the University of Denver. They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. He averaged a goal per game and finished with 49 points in 22 games in 195556 as the Canadiens won the Turnbull Cup. He remains the last fatality in any professional team sport involving a direct in-game injury in North America. The underlying cause of his death almost 50 years ago elevates awareness about the risks of undiagnosed concussions -- and the NHL's responsibility to address them. Like many Canadian boys growing up in the '50s, Masterton listened to Saturday . The NHL's expansion from six to 12 teams in 1967-68 rekindled his mothballed dream. Corry believes Masterton's death could have been prevented -- and would be today. When Minnesota executives, who had acquired his rights, invited him to a tryout, Masterton relished the second chance. Discover the real story, facts, and details of Bill Masterton. . Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. The team doctor soon joined him. [15] However, Masterton's death sparked an immediate debate on whether their use should be compulsory. He was a rarity in the way he prepared for a life outside the game. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. TikTok video from That Stars Fan (@hockey_unpaused): "Bill Masterton is the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of an injury suffered on the ice. Minnesota goalie Cesare Maniagos wife, Mavis, had a clear view of Mastertons fall from her seat in the stands. You hold out four fingers. In several games prior to the tragedy, Blair had also noticed something strange. There's also the girl that was killed in the stands by a puck. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. [11] Referee Wally Harris compared the hit to an explosion, adding "he was checked hard, but I'm sure it wasn't a dirty play. Bill Masterton, the only player to die from injuries suffered during an NHL game, might not have died in vain. "[Masterton] probably had some earlier swelling going on, so if he got a second injury, it would be catastrophic.". "I'd been knocked out myself playing football. ", North Stars coach Wren Blair describes Masterton's qualities as a player. Corry does not think the amount of swelling would have been caused from the singular impact at Met Center. Those closest to Masterton concur he was suffering from a brain injury before he stepped on to the ice that night, as does a medical expert who reviewed an autopsy report obtained by the Star. To order copies of Awareness about brain injuries and how to treat them has come a long way since then. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. "He was a team man off the charts.". Yet that might not actually be the case. [29], Last edited on 16 February 2023, at 07:49, 1961 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career, "Denver icers favored to whip CC in playoffs", "Denver centre Bill Masterton signs pro contract with Habs", "Doug Robinson voted A.H.L. "I wouldn't do it.". On that fatal night at Met Center on Jan. 13, 1968, the Minnesota North Stars center, playing against the Oakland Seals, carried the puck across the blue line and cut to the right while Seals defensemen Larry Cahan and Ron Harris closed in. With a blown knee and broken bones, Scott stepped away from his sport. I saw Bills head after he was just checked from behind and it just looked like his eyes were in the back of his head, she said. [24] The University of Denver Pioneers hockey team named its most valuable player award after him,[25] and his Winnipeg high school, Miles Macdonell Collegiate, presents a scholarship in his name. Throughout his college career, right through to his training camp in Memphis, Masterton wore a helmet, a rarity in an age when head protection was dismissed by players and management alike. It took the NHL more than a decade to catch up to Boudrias logic. The specter of Masterton's death hung over the NHL All-Star Game, which was played in Toronto the next day, Jan. 16, 1968. The team also retired his No. His aggressiveness got him.. Masterton had worn a helmet when he played college hockey in Denver because NCAA regulations required players to wear them, but he did not wear one as a professional. They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. rules new players now must wear helmets", "Alumni of Distinction Inductees - Bill Masterton Class of 1955", "Division I 50th anniversary hockey team announced", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Masterton&oldid=1139666631, NCAA Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player, Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 07:49. Men are the way men are.. The rarely told story behind the death of Bill Masterton -- the only NHL player to die from an injury suffered during a game -- highlights the risks and league culpability of concussions. In 1968, Boudrias was the only North Star who wore a helmet. Bill Masterton died from head injuries he suffered in a National Hockey League game in 1968, sparking a long-running debate over helmets, which were finally made mandatory 11 seasons later. Murray Williamson, who coached both amateur teams Masterton played for, remembered a night in Rochester, Minnesota, when Masterton backed into a radiator in the dressing room and singed his rear end. And hopefully the lasthard to believe with how fast, heavy hitting, and dangerous this game is, it hasn't happened since. [16] Masterton was the first player to sign with Minnesota,[11] agreeing to a two-year contract. You stopped elbowing guys in the head, Matt?". The hit was considered clean but the back of Masterton's head hit the ice hard and he died after being rushed to the hospital. And it changed hockey forever. That dream carried him through junior hockey in his hometown of Winnipeg and three years at the University of Denver, where he was an All-American and led the Pioneers to the 1961 NCAA championship, but the dream stalled after two years of minor league hockey in the Montreal Canadiens organization. . Players, coaches, execs vote for NHL's top centers, NHL Power Rankings: Checking in on each team's 25-and-under core, McAvoy scores in OT, Bruins beat Flames for 8th win a row, Gaudreau scores in shootout, Wild beat Islanders 2-1, Geekie ends drought with 2 goals, Kraken beat Blues 5-3, Robinson scores 3 goals in Blue Jackets' 5-3 win over Sabres. He played for Team USA from 1966 to 1967, and the Minnesota North Stars from 1967 to 1968. Talk centered on the divisive topic of helmets. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. We didnt think it was that serious.. One account holds that Masterton regained consciousness for a few moments and repeated the words, Never again, never again, before closing his eyes for the final time. So has NHL protocol, initiated in 2011, which has spotters to flag potentially concussed players and bans those from returning to games in which they were injured. He speaks with the authority of an athlete accustomed to putting his body at risk. Masterton was soft-spoken and modest, a quiet guy with a good sense of humor. asked Williamson, who has a photo hanging in his office of Masterton on the stretcher. Nor did he see evidence of CTE, the progressive degenerative disease found posthumously in the brains of nearly 87 of 91 NFL players who suffered multiple blows to the head. "When he had headaches early on, we wouldn't have had him on the ice," he said. said Masterton's son, Scott, now 50. "It's kind of good to hear that because it takes away some of the 'What if?'" (The trainer) said, Yeah, I notice that too. I said, I wonder if we could have him checked. Explore Bill Masterton's biography, personal life, family and cause of death. Professional Hockey Player. . That injury was compounded by the age-old hockey code that preaches shake-it-off-and-get-back-out-there resilience in the face of pain, serious injury, even brain trauma. When Bill Masterton's limp body collapsed to the ice on Jan. 15, 1968, the Minnesota North Stars centre appeared to be the victim of an innocuous hit. Bill Masterton died on Jan. 15, 1968. "We didn't really know concussions in those days," said Bush, now 86. He and others considered it a sign of weakness. He served as captain on that team and was considered its most valuable player. [21], Some players began to wear helmets following Masterton's death,[16] but adoption was slow. original sound. john@johnrosengren.net|612-926-8835. He had been complaining of headaches, said Maniago. But it was frowned on, really.. Happened to Jiri Fisher on the Wings bench too. He played that game standing up, Williamson said. That was the NHL's code. Thirty hours later, he was dead in hospital. John Rosengren is the author of Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win. Only NHL Player To Die On Ice Bill John Masterton Https://Tedtalkshockey.com - YouTube 0:00 / 6:28 #Numberonetrending #NHL #Nationalhockeyleague Only NHL Player To Die On Ice Bill John. The Hennepin County medical examiner found evidence of a previous injury on the left side of Masterton's skull on the temporal region of the brain. He had kept fit by playing on a barnstorming amateur team, the St. Paul Steers, and with the U.S. national team. He and others considered it a sign of weakness. 19, a tradition the franchise continued to honor when it moved and became the Dallas Stars. If the guy only sees two, you send him back out there because it doesn't matter anyway. If anyone is wondering his story here's a short video TSN did on him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh_uLi6Bf7s and here is a list of the previous winners of the trophy named after him. We didn't think it was that serious.". We were not allowed to wear helmets, said J.P. Parise. He had kept fit by playing on a barnstorming amateur team, the St. Paul Steers, and with the U.S. national team. The real reason why the Golden Seals folded. A helmet obviously would not have hurt Masterton, but it might not have been enough to spare his life, given the nature of his injury and the fact he had not healed from a recent concussion. Or Richard Zednik who came close after his neck was cut by a skate and he lost a lot of blood. For the 1979-80 season, the league finally made helmets mandatory for new players -- allowing those who signed professional contracts prior to June 1, 1979, the option not to wear them -- but it would be 18 years before every NHL player complied. Corry does not think the amount of swelling would have been caused from the singular impact at Met Center. Talk centered on the divisive topic of helmets. Carol referred to the incident as a fluke, saying that it could have happened to anyone. Newspapers Limited, 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. They carried Masterton off on a stretcher, and an ambulance rushed him to Fairview Southdale hospital, seven miles away. I wouldnt do it.. The idea that you persevere goes back to time immemorial. "You hold out four fingers. He wanted it badly. Masterton's death sparked a long-running debate in hockey about the merits of wearing helmets, as few NHL players did so in that time. [10] Led by Jean Bliveau and Henri Richard, the Canadiens were extremely deep at center, so Masterton was assigned to the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens of the Eastern Professional Hockey League. He didn't see the other defender, who caught him with a clean check that knocked him backward. This reminded me of Rich Beverly or Peverly for the Stars. said Masterton's son, Scott, now 50. In the week before his last game, Masterton had complained to his wife and several teammates about headaches. Boudrias helped the teams trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. "He didn't move after that. That was the NHL's code. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. The NHL's expansion from six to 12 teams in 1967-68 rekindled his mothballed dream. But a Star investigation has uncovered evidence that an earlier, untreated concussion was likely responsible for Mastertons death at the age of 29. "It's kind of good to hear that because it takes away some of the 'What if?'" Carol, who was watching the game from the stands, and Masterton's parents, who were listening to the game from their home in Winnipeg, rushed to his bedside at the hospital. "We watched his head bounce," Lindgren said. A helmet obviously would not have hurt Masterton, but it might not have been enough to spare his life, given the nature of his injury and the fact he had not healed from a recent concussion. Masterton was not a marquee player, but he was a skilled playmaker who was willing to work in the corners and be a team player. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. . Nowhere was that more apparent than during a standing ovation for Laperriere during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston last year. RIP Bill Masterton. He was having some headaches. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Mastertons teammate, Boudrias. Im fine, hed say, the mantra of a thousand hockey players. You were a yellow belly if you wore a helmet.. Still, he returned to play following lost teeth, hundreds of stitches and even the discovery of a spot on his brain visible on a CAT scan. Masterton wasnt big. Typical of the attitude of the day, North Stars coach Wren Blair frowned on the practice. Laperrieres brain was bleeding. You know the diagnosis of a concussion back in those days? asked Williamson, who has a photo hanging in his office of Masterton on the stretcher. "I wouldn't do it.". Masterton, who was not wearing a helmet, smacked the back of his head on the ice. [7] Masterton served as team captain for 196061,[8] and was named the most valuable player of the 1961 national championship as he led Denver to a second consecutive title. He remains the last fatality in any professional team sport involving a direct in-game injury in North America. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. [15], After taking a year off from hockey in 1964, Masterton regained his amateur status so that he could play senior hockey in the United States Hockey League. While Masterton was originally thought to have suffered a fatal brain injury while being checked on the ice, later analysis of the case revealed evidence of second-impact syndrome and . He and the Stars' trainer had noticed Masterton's face was "blood red, almost purple," and were concerned enough that they wanted Masterton checked out by a doctor. He admits he lied to team doctors about his post-concussion issues in order to return for a shot at the Stanley Cup. In 1968, Boudrias was the only North Star who wore a helmet. That rotation was a contributing factor in the severity of his injury. Corry confirmed the opinion of Dr. Charles Tator, a Toronto neurosurgeon quoted in the Toronto Star article, who also said Masterton showed signs of second-impact syndrome. When the brain hasnt healed completely from a previous injury, a subsequent blow can cause the type of sudden and severe swelling found in Mastertons brain. Only player death* Brittanie Cecil died while watching a game in 2002. ", Masterton was an unfortunate victim of the ignorance of his time. Yeah was going to say maybe the only death by a player, not in general. [17] Masterton became a naturalized American citizen, allowing him to join the United States National Team in 196667. So has NHL protocol, initiated in 2011, which has spotters to flag potentially concussed players and bans those from returning to games in which they were injured. Three years later, only six Minnesota players wore them, the most of any of the NHL's teams. "I knew he was done.". Only Andre Boudrias had the temerity to challenge it on Minnesota. Blair, in charge of the North Stars, came calling. His death . In the week before his last game, Masterton had complained to his wife and several teammates about headaches. Carl Johnson, assistant general manager of Minnesotas farm team in Memphis, said he was told Masterton had blacked out while on line rushes during practice. [3] Masterton was promoted to the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 196263 season, where he led the team with 82 points. Press J to jump to the feed. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. rights reserved. The night before the Oakland game, Masterton's family gathered at the house of their neighbor, North Star goaltender Cesare Maniago, to celebrate Maniago's 29th birthday. [19] They soon concluded that the injury was too severe for surgery to be a viable option. After Masterton's death, the North Stars set up a scholarship fund in his name. Masterton was caught in an awkward collision that sent his head slamming backwards onto the ice. 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