If the guy only sees two, you send him back out there because it doesn't matter anyway. "We didn't really know concussions in those days," said Bush, now 86. "I knew he was done.". "[Masterton] probably had some earlier swelling going on, so if he got a second injury, it would be catastrophic.". 19, a tradition the franchise continued to honor when it moved and became the Dallas Stars. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, Conversations are opinions of our readers and are subject to the. Like most players of his era, he was not wearing a helmet. He didn't see the other defender, who caught him with a clean check that knocked him backward. asked Williamson, who has a photo hanging in his office of Masterton on the stretcher. In the week before his last game, Masterton had complained to his wife and several teammates about headaches. He is the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of injuries suffered during a game, the result of massive head injuries suffered following a hit during a January 13, 1968 contest against the Oakland Seals. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Masterton's teammate, Boudrias. Bill Masterton, the only player to die from injuries suffered during an NHL game, might not have died in vain. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blair's decision. In 1967, Mastertons nearly forgotten hope of playing in the NHL re-emerged with the leagues expansion from six to 12 teams. "You protect your elbows, hips, knees and hands, I figured, why not protect your head?" Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. When Masterton's head struck the ice at Met Center, there was no skull fracture, but his brain swelled very quickly, evidenced by his dilated pupils and elevated blood pressure -- which pointed to a previous head injury. The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. -- Bill Masterton, the only player to die from injuries suffered during an NHL game, might not have died in vain. The question flashed up on the big screen: What if Ian didnt believe in sacrifice?. The specter of Mastertons death hung over the NHL All-Star Game, which was played in Toronto the next day, Jan. 16, 1968. Typical of the attitude of the day, North Stars coach Wren Blair frowned on the practice. asked Williamson, who has a photo hanging in his office of Masterton on the stretcher. Theres no doubt in my mind about that, Boudrias said. 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. Former Edmonton Oilers coach John Muckler, who coached the North Stars farm club in Memphis that season, said he saw signs of trouble with Masterton in training camp. We were not allowed to wear helmets, said J.P. Parise. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. It honours perseverance and dedication to hockey. The NHL's expansion from six to 12 teams in 1967-68 rekindled his mothballed dream. [19] They soon concluded that the injury was too severe for surgery to be a viable option. After reviewing the document, Dr. Charles Tator, a Toronto neurosurgeon and concussion expert, believes Masterton suffered second impact syndrome, a rare occurrence where a second concussion happens on the heels of a first concussion that never healed, causing rapid and severe brain swelling. Realizing he was already gone, Mastertons parents, who had flown in from Winnipeg after they heard of the incident, and his wife, Carol, made the decision to remove Masterton from life support. ", Masterton was an unfortunate victim of the ignorance of his time. It took the NHL more than a decade to catch up to Boudrias' logic. My mother, before she died, talked about it. said Boudrias, now 72. He had been complaining of headaches, said Maniago. At 1:55 a.m. on Jan. 15, 1968 -- almost 30 hours after he struck his head on the ice -- Bill Masterton died at the age of 29. Its kind of good to hear that because it takes away some of the What if? "I'd been knocked out myself playing football. "He played that game standing up," Williamson said. Born Aug 16 1938 -- Winnipeg, MAN. [1][2] He added eight points in six games during the Memorial Cup playdowns, however St. Boniface failed to reach the national championship final. Masterton had not told the North Stars coach, Wren Blair, about his headaches, but Blair had thought something might be amiss and commented to the team trainer, I wonder if we could have him checked, according to the Toronto Star, which first reported this story on May 28, 2011. Longtime NHL coach John Muckler, who was then the coach of the Stars' second-tier farm team, the Memphis South Stars, believed that Masterton may have suffered a brain injury as early as training camp. His face is blood red, almost purple. As a 29-year-old professional U.S. kickboxing champion, the younger Mastertons career ended with a slip and fall in the ring against the then British champion on the very date Jan. 15th of his fathers death, also at the age of 29. When the brain hasn't healed completely from a previous injury, a subsequent blow can cause the type of sudden and severe swelling found in Masterton's brain. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. In 1968, Bill Masterton became the only NHL player to date to die as the result of injuries suffered during a game. To order Men are the way men are.. "I am convinced he had some type of concussion beforehand," said Dr. Jesse Corry, a specialist in neurocritical care at the John Nasseff Neuroscience Specialty Clinic in St. Paul who studied the autopsy report. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh_uLi6Bf7s, https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/masterton.html. We didnt think it was that serious.. 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. [11], The NHL expanded in 1967, doubling from 6 teams to 12. The Professional Hockey Writers Association proposed -- and the league immediately approved -- the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy to be awarded annually to the player who best exemplifies the virtues of perseverance, courage and sportsmanship that Masterton displayed. They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. Injury wasnt really of any importance in the sense that you didnt want to lose your job and if you couldnt play, obviously they had to fill their roster, said Walton, now a real estate agent in Toronto. You took a stick to the face? "It is very rare to see that level of swelling in the brain from a single injury," he said. They carried Masterton off on a stretcher, and an ambulance rushed him to Fairview Southdale hospital, seven miles away. "He didn't move after that. Didn't he die on the bench and then was revived. After Masterton's death, the North Stars set up a scholarship fund in his name. . 4 pick Puljujarvi to Canes, Chasing history in Boston: The numbers behind the Bruins' wild 2022-23 season, McDavid, then who? That rotation was a contributing factor in the severity of his injury. Only Andre Boudrias had the temerity to challenge it on Minnesota. It's a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but it's regrettable that it ever came to be. Still, it's very hard because I made the play. He cherished his son, Scott, 3, and daughter, Sally, 1. In 1968, Boudrias was the only North Star who wore a helmet. When this happens, it can cause rapid and often fatal brain swelling. The specter of Masterton's death hung over the NHL All-Star Game, which was played in Toronto the next day, Jan. 16, 1968. 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. Only player death* Brittanie Cecil died while watching a game in 2002. 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. They didnt. The team doctor soon joined him. States the autopsy report: There was a blow to the left temple in a game some days prior to the fatal injury and the deceased is said to have complained of headaches in the left temporal region.. All Rights Reserved. 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. Boudrias helped the team's trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. Typical of the attitude of the day, North Stars coach Wren Blair frowned on the practice. Talk centered on the divisive topic of helmets. His aggressiveness got him.. Corry does not think the amount of swelling would have been caused from the singular impact at Met Center. 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. Is his number retired by the Stars? 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. Died Jan 15 1968 [Age 29] Height 6.00 -- Weight 185 [183 cm/84 kg] Regular Season. (Or was she paralyzed). Even as Walter Bush, one of the North Star owners, saw him lying motionless on the ice, he did not think Masterton had sustained a concussion. The team doctor soon joined him. "[3] However, Masterton's family held no animosity towards the players involved or the game. The following season, Blair traded Boudrias, who had scored the second-most points for the team in its first season, citing a drop in his production. "It is very rare to see that level of swelling in the brain from a single injury," he said. Thirty hours later, he was dead in hospital. [16] He played two seasons with the St. Paul Steers between 1964 and 1966. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. "You know the diagnosis of a concussion back in those days?" Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be a registered Torstar account holder. Even as Walter Bush, one of the North Star owners, saw him lying motionless on the ice, he did not think Masterton had sustained a concussion. 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 leagues first casualty. What about Howie morenz? He was 29.. [16] He is the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of an injury suffered on the ice. There's also the girl that was killed in the stands by a puck. Since Masterton was off balance at the time he got checked (cleanly; there was no penalty called), his brain twisted inside of his skull before his head struck the ice. . 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. Masterton was soft-spoken and modest, a quiet guy with a good sense of humor. He bore the bruises of that hit and others in subsequent games on his left arm, both thighs and, unwittingly, his brain. 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. 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. 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. said Masterton's son, Scott, now 50. Theres something wrong.. He had kept fit by playing on a barnstorming amateur team, the St. Paul Steers, and with the U.S. national team. The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey, will be awarded June 22. If I had a slim chance to play, Im going to play.. They carried Masterton off on a stretcher, and an ambulance rushed him to Fairview Southdale hospital, seven miles away. [11] The new team's coach and general manager, Wren Blair, had scouted Masterton while he played with the US Nationals and purchased his NHL playing rights from the Canadiens. When he suffered the final hit of his career, Masterton was making his patented move crossing the opposing blueline and cutting to one side before passing the puck to a teammate. When Minnesota executives, who had acquired his rights, invited him to a tryout, Masterton relished the second chance. 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. Yet players such as Masterton learned to play hurt. I was asked to take it off, Boudrias said. They felt it caused what was otherwise viewed as a clean, albeit hard, bodycheck to turn fatal. He and others considered it a sign of weakness. "There's no doubt in my mind about that," Boudrias said. Discuss the NHL, AHL, PHF, IIHF, KHL, and every other hockey league you can think of! Corry believes Mastertons death could have been prevented and would be today. People said I was crazy, but Im like, They brought me here to show the young guys the right way, said the 37-year-old Laperriere, who had signed with Philly before the 2009-10 season. Helmets are great to absorb blunt impact, but when the brain is spinning, helmets dont help the spinning contents slow down, Corry said. I looked at him and said, What are you going to do? because he was just starting a young family, said Bob. He played for Team USA from 1966 to 1967, and the Minnesota North Stars from 1967 to 1968. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. According to several of Masterton's teammates, wearing a helmet was frowned upon in the NHL of that era; at least one North Star who wore a helmet during a game was traded after the season. "[16] By mid-season, Masterton had scored 4 goals and 12 points in 38 games. Its also the mindset that will shorten their lives and destroy their bodies. NHL -- Real reasons for the death of Bill Masterton highlight concussion issue Skip to main content Skip to navigation Presented By > ESPN Search You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. More importantly, he earned a degree. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? It's a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but it's regrettable that it ever came to be. During the season, several players and coaches recalled seeing Masterton black out during rushes in practice. "I wouldn't do it.". Carey Price addresses the media after winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for the 2021-22 season.SUBSCRIBE: http://goha.bs/1qHH4pZ It sounded like a baseball bat hitting a ball, teammate Andr Boudrias recalled. We didn't think it was that serious.". And he got hit a few games very hard at the NHL level. 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. Hed got hit and even that night he said Gee, Ive really been getting these migraines and theyve been with me for about a week.. 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. My interpretation is that the seeds of this catastrophic injury were sown days before.. "He didn't move after that. We lived with the accident for many years but did not talk about it.. By "at" an NHL game I'm guessing you just meant players? 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. Its a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but its regrettable that it ever came to be. RIP Bill Masterton. 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. My grandfather and grandmother were at this game, it was also their only NHL game they ever attended. 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. This is the story of the death of Masterton, one of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history. [11] He finished as the runner up to Doug Robinson for the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's top rookie. 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. For my iTunes documentary, "The California Golden Seals Story" - I interviewed three witnesses to the tragic sequence of events that led to the death of Minn. 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. 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. Corry believes Masterton's death could have been prevented -- and would be today. In an age in which few players wore helmets, on January 13, 1968, 29-year-old Bill Masterton of the brand new Minnesota North Stars hit his head on the ice and never regained consciousness. [17] Masterton became a naturalized American citizen, allowing him to join the United States National Team in 196667. . "[10], Turning to professional hockey after graduating with an engineering degree,[9] Masterton signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens in 1961. 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. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 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. cemeteries found in Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, . "There's no doubt in my mind about that," Boudrias said. [22] The "macho" attitude of the game, including fear of being called a coward, was an often cited reason for reluctance. "He was a team man off the charts.". Yet players such as Masterton learned to play hurt. She, too, believes something else was wrong with Masterton that night, something that explains why the routine bodycheck left him unconscious even before he hit the ice. That was the NHL's code. [4] At the time of his graduation, he was the Pioneers' all-time leading point scorer, a record he held for 25 years. 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." That rotation was a contributing factor in the severity of his injury. Twice last season, Laperriere took slapshots in the face. And in Masterton's case, it probably cost him his life. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. He didnt see the other defender, who caught him with a clean check that knocked him backward. John Rosengren is the author of Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win. 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. "We didn't really know concussions in those days," said Bush, now 86. There is evidence of massive brain swelling . Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. I thought he was out then and just went fast right down.. We know the second hit can be fatal. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. When Masterton's head struck the ice at Met Center, there was no skull fracture, but his brain swelled very quickly, evidenced by his dilated pupils and elevated blood pressure -- which pointed to a previous head injury. They had total control.. Bill Masterton played only 38 games in the NHL, but his memory has left a lasting impression. It was a dictatorship. Bill Masterton is the only man to die of injuries sustained in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. 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, who was not wearing a helmet, smacked the back of his head on the ice. https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/masterton.html 11 [deleted] 5 yr. ago This reminded me of Rich Beverly or Peverly for the Stars. 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. Yet players such as Masterton learned to play hurt. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. He had been checked hard into the glass -- less yielding in those days -- two weeks earlier in a game against the Boston Bruins. They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. Ive never thought that it had anything to do with that hit. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Masterton's teammate, Boudrias. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto While knowledge of concussions has increased dramatically since Masterton died, the warrior-like mindset of professional hockey players is everlasting, he said. Masterton died on Jan. 15, 1968, after head injuries suffered during a game. 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. We watched his head bounce, Lindgren said. It was 50 years ago on January 13, 1968 that Winnipeger Bill Masterton lost his life on the ice of the Met Center playing for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. The following season, Blair traded Boudrias, who had scored the second-most points for the team in its first season, citing a drop in his production. Boudrias helped the teams trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. It was always in the back of his mind.. John Rosengren is the author of Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win. "I am convinced he had some type of concussion beforehand," said Dr. Jesse Corry, a specialist in neurocritical care at the John Nasseff Neuroscience Specialty Clinic in St. Paul who studied the autopsy report. ' said Mastertons son, Scott, now 50. Id said to our trainer, Do you ever look at Billy when the games on? Blair recalled. Minnesota goalie Cesare Maniagos wife, Mavis, had a clear view of Mastertons fall from her seat in the stands. If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can create one now (it is free), Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Ken Lindgren, a fan watching the play about 10 rows up in the stands just above the blue line, can still visualize the impact. Yet that might not actually be the case. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. Masterton, who was not wearing a helmet, smacked the back of his head on the ice. "I knew he was done.". "We watched his head bounce," Lindgren said. Masterton, who was not wearing a helmet, smacked the back of his head on the ice. Boudrias helped the team's trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. 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. Typical of the attitude of the day, North Stars coach Wren Blair frowned on the practice. He was traded the following season to Chicago. 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