Newspapers Limited, 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. You took a stick to the face? 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.". "He played that game standing up," Williamson said. In a quiet moment, Masterton made a rare admission to Maniago: He was struggling with the effects of a head check into the glass during a recent game. "We watched his head bounce," Lindgren said. Masterton, who was not wearing a helmet, smacked the back of his head on the ice. "You know the diagnosis of a concussion back in those days?" Philadelphia forward Ian Laperriere is one of three final nominees for this years Masterton Trophy despite not playing a single game in 2010-11 as he deals with post-concussion syndrome. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. original sound. [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. 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. "We didn't really know concussions in those days," said Bush, now 86. 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. Its a badge of honour, he said. We spent a lot of time dreaming, said Bob. "It sounded like a baseball bat hitting a ball," teammate Andr Boudrias recalled. You would get traded if you did. 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. 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. In several games prior to the tragedy, Blair had also noticed something strange. "We lived with the accident for many years but did not talk about it.". He and others considered it a sign of weakness. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution Like many Canadian boys growing up in the '50s, Masterton listened to Saturday . Bill Masterton, the only player to die from injuries suffered during an NHL game, might not have died in vain. 4 pick Puljujarvi to Canes, Chasing history in Boston: The numbers behind the Bruins' wild 2022-23 season, McDavid, then who? 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 remains the last fatality in any professional team sport involving a direct in-game injury in North America. My feeling is that he may have gotten a minor concussion playing or practising on some other day . 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. The team doctor soon joined him. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Mastertons death. Died Jan 15 1968 [Age 29] Height 6.00 -- Weight 185 [183 cm/84 kg] Regular Season. 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. In 1968, Boudrias was the only North Star who wore a helmet. That rotation was a contributing factor in the severity of his injury. Awareness about brain injuries and how to treat them has come a long way since then. [3], At the age of 29, Masterton made his NHL debut in the North Stars' inaugural game, played October 11, 1967, against the St. Louis Blues. "Helmets are great to absorb blunt impact, but when the brain is spinning, helmets don't help the spinning contents slow down," Corry said. 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. RIP Bill Masterton. But even if they had, he might still have been in the lineup against Oakland. "When he had headaches early on, we wouldn't have had him on the ice," he said. One of their sticks tangled with Masterton's skates as he slid a pass to his wing, and he lost his balance, pitching forward. 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. He briefly played in the Montreal Canadiens organization before settling in Minnesota where he played senior hockey. There is evidence of massive brain swelling . A team of doctors at the hospital treated Masterton with steroids and diuretics, but the swelling in his brain was so swift and severe that they decided against operating. [4] At the time of his graduation, he was the Pioneers' all-time leading point scorer, a record he held for 25 years. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. "It is very rare to see that level of swelling in the brain from a single injury," he said. When Minnesota executives, who had acquired his rights, invited him to a tryout, Masterton relished the second chance. Blair, in charge of the North Stars, came calling. 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. 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. John Rosengren is the author of Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win. "What killed this man was second-impact syndrome.". He speaks with the authority of an athlete accustomed to putting his body at risk. 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. But even if they had, he might still have been in the lineup against Oakland. 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. William Masterton (August 13, 1938 - January 15, 1968) was a Canadian American professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars in 1967-68. [23], A later analysis by the Toronto Star in 2011 suggested that the "macho" attitude of the NHL in that era, as well as Masterton's aggressive playing style, played a significant role in his death. "It is very rare to see that level of swelling in the brain from a single injury," he said. He understands how passion and perseverance can deliver both glory and death. 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. john@johnrosengren.net|612-926-8835. He admits he lied to team doctors about his post-concussion issues in order to return for a shot at the Stanley Cup. 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. [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. If the guy only sees two, you send him back out there because it doesnt matter anyway., Masterton was an unfortunate victim of the ignorance of his time. While knowledge of concussions has increased dramatically since Masterton died, the warrior-like mindset of professional hockey players is everlasting, he said. "[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. He didn't see the other defender, who caught him with a clean check that knocked him backward. Theres something wrong.. During the North Stars' first game (Oct. 11, 1967 in St. Louis), Masterton scored the team's first goal and the game ended in a 2-2 tie. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Mastertons teammate, Boudrias. ", Masterton was an unfortunate victim of the ignorance of his time. He had been checked hard into the glass less yielding in those days two weeks earlier in a game against the Boston Bruins. If the guy only sees two, you send him back out there because it doesn't matter anyway. "You know the diagnosis of a concussion back in those days?" permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. Ken Lindgren, a fan watching the play about 10 rows up in the stands just above the blue line, can still visualize the impact. He never laid down.. 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. And it changed hockey forever. 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. ' said Mastertons son, Scott, now 50. 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 team's trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. Such is the legacy of the only man who died because of injuries caused in an NHL game. 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. Typical of the attitude of the day, North Stars coach Wren Blair frowned on the practice. The team also retired his No. He died two days later. [14] His wife Carol later recalled that it was a "dream come true" for her husband: "He always wanted a shot at the NHL, and expansion was a wonderful thing for him and guys like him. [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. "You hold out four fingers. Thats a philosophy that Scott Masterton views with the ambivalence of both a former competitive athlete and a man left fatherless at the age of 3. He pursued a masters degree in business engineering, eventually joining technology giant Honeywell, where he worked on the financial end of the Apollo project. "We watched his head bounce," Lindgren said. 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. The NHLs expansion from six to 12 teams in 1967-68 rekindled his mothballed dream. It's a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but it's regrettable that it ever came to be. Bill Masterton is the only man to die of injuries sustained in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. Witnesses . 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. And hopefully the lasthard to believe with how fast, heavy hitting, and dangerous this game is, it hasn't happened since. "When he had headaches early on, we wouldn't have had him on the ice," he said. You protect your elbows, hips, knees and hands, I figured, why not protect your head? said Boudrias, now 72. You were a yellow belly if you wore a helmet.. Corry believes Mastertons death could have been prevented and would be today. [13] Masterton's Minnesota teammates, who were playing a game in Boston on the 14th, were informed that he had been removed from life support in the dressing room in what was ultimately a 92 loss to the Bruins. 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. 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. Talk centered on the divisive topic of helmets. Bill Masterton Vintage North Stars Film Discovery 50th Anniversary in Final game lumberjack1713 1.26K subscribers Subscribe 506 Share 73K views 5 years ago Credit to Tom Hauser and the good. "What killed this man was second-impact syndrome.". Professional Hockey Player. . said Boudrias, now 72. His face is blood red, almost purple. During the same season, just a few months later, he was flying up open ice with the puck and was sandwiched by 2 California Seals. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. In his memory, the NHL created the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy which it has awarded since 1968 to a player who demonstrates perseverance and dedication to hockey. 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. 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 does not think the amount of swelling would have been caused from the singular impact at Met Center. (The trainer) said, Yeah, I notice that too. I said, I wonder if we could have him checked. Twice last season, Laperriere took slapshots in the face. 19, a tradition the franchise continued to honor when it moved and became the Dallas Stars. 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. 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. "We didn't really know concussions in those days," said Bush, now 86. A team of doctors at the hospital treated Masterton with steroids and diuretics, but the swelling in his brain was so swift and severe that they decided against operating. 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. He settled in Minneapolis with his high school sweetheart, Carol, and they adopted two children, Scott and Sally. If the guy only sees two, you send him back out there because it doesn't matter anyway. They didn't. 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. Awareness about brain injuries and how to treat them has come a long way since then. 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. 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. Usually Masterton is described as the first death caused directly by an on-ice incident to differentiate from Morenz dying of complications. Thats what men did. He cherished his son, Scott, 3, and daughter, Sally, 1. "I knew he was done.". He bore the bruises of that hit and others in subsequent games -- on his left arm, both thighs and, unwittingly, his brain. They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. Masterton was soft-spoken and modest, a quiet guy with a good sense of humor. Masterton was knocked backward in the resulting collision and landed on his head. But four neurologists cleared him to play after the spot disappeared. "[10], Turning to professional hockey after graduating with an engineering degree,[9] Masterton signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens in 1961. Had to do cpr on him right next to the bench in the tunnel. And in Masterton's case, it probably cost him his life. As dramatic music replaced a play-by-play call of the incident, the video moved backwards in slow motion until just before Laperrieres face absorbed the slapshot. Masterton was soft-spoken and modest, a quiet guy with a good sense of humor. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. [11], The NHL expanded in 1967, doubling from 6 teams to 12. We watched his head bounce, Lindgren said. "There's no doubt in my mind about that," Boudrias said. He had been checked hard into the glass -- less yielding in those days -- two weeks earlier in a game against the Boston Bruins. [21] It was 11 years before the NHL finally mandated the use of helmets by all players entering the league beginning in the 197980 season. "I was asked to take it off," Boudrias said. The PWHA's 31 chapters will select a winner for the Masterton Trophy at the end of the regular season. He averaged a goal per game and finished with 49 points in 22 games in 195556 as the Canadiens won the Turnbull Cup. said Boudrias, now 72. It got deathly quiet.". The trophy named in Masterton's honor was originally presented by the NHL Writers' Association in 1968 to commemorate the late Bill Masterton, a player with the Minnesota North Stars, who . Typical of the attitude of the day, North Stars coach Wren Blair frowned on the practice. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Masterton's teammate, Boudrias. I think he had a (pre-existing) cerebral brain hemorrhage.. 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. . His eyes were gray at the time it was like a horror picture, Boudrias says. [18], "Because he had a habit of giving everything he had for every second he was on the ice, Bill was the type of player who didn't have to score a lot of goals to help a club. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blair's decision. 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. Ive never thought that it had anything to do with that hit. 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. In 1967, Mastertons nearly forgotten hope of playing in the NHL re-emerged with the leagues expansion from six to 12 teams. Press J to jump to the feed. After Masterton's death, the North Stars set up a scholarship fund in his name. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blair's decision. Awareness about brain injuries and how to treat them has come a long way since then. The team also retired his No. Bills son Scott Masterton, now 46 with four children of his own, also believes that his fathers fate was sealed long before the night when the final blow was dealt. Masterton died on Jan. 15, 1968, after head injuries suffered during a game. Yet players such as Masterton learned to play hurt. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. The team doctor soon joined him. But my brother was the worker and he had the ethic that you need to make the NHL.. ", North Stars coach Wren Blair describes Masterton's qualities as a player. "What killed this man was second-impact syndrome.". "Helmets are great to absorb blunt impact, but when the brain is spinning, helmets don't help the spinning contents slow down," Corry said. That rotation was a contributing factor in the severity of his injury. 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. It took the NHL more than a decade to catch up to Boudrias' logic. 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. "It's kind of good to hear that because it takes away some of the 'What if?'" And in Mastertons case, it probably cost him his life. 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. The specter of Masterton's death hung over the NHL All-Star Game, which was played in Toronto the next day, Jan. 16, 1968. 19, a tradition the franchise continued to honor when it moved and became the Dallas Stars. He was 29.. The North Stars retired his jersey number 19, an honour that followed the franchise when it later relocated to Dallas, Texas. They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Masterton's teammate, Boudrias. After Masterton's death, the North Stars set up a scholarship fund in his name. That was the NHL's code. I was asked to take it off, Boudrias said. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. [11] He finished as the runner up to Doug Robinson for the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's top rookie. He was the first on-ice casualty in NHL history. He was a team man off the charts.. He had been checked hard into the glass -- less yielding in those days -- two weeks earlier in a game against the Boston Bruins. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. Its a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but its regrettable that it ever came to be. "He played that game standing up," Williamson said. 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. The night before the fatal game against Oakland, Masterton was at Maniagos house with his family Scott was 3 and Sally, 1 helping the genial goaltender celebrate his 29th birthday with teammates. 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. It is named after Bill Masterton, the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of injuries suffered during a game. When this happens, it can cause rapid and often fatal brain swelling. It got deathly quiet.. "I was asked to take it off," Boudrias said. "We lived with the accident for many years but did not talk about it.". Boudrias helped the team's trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. A ritual unfolded every Saturday evening in the small Masterton home in Winnipegs East Kildonan neighbourhood: brothers Bill and Bob took a bath, slipped into pajamas and sat together in front of a tiny electric fireplace while listening to Foster Hewitt on the radio. Three years later, only six Minnesota players wore them, the most of any of the NHL's teams. 2023 John Rosengren. Oakland defencemen Larry Cahan and Ron Harris moved in to check Masterton, who wound up falling on the back of his head. 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. To order Corry believes Masterton's death could have been prevented -- and would be today. He was a rarity in the way he prepared for a life outside the game. The real reason why the Golden Seals folded. I don't think his heart completely stopped. 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. 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. But even if they had, he might still have been in the lineup against Oakland. Yet that might not actually be the case. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. Theres no doubt in my mind about that, Boudrias said. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Still, it's very hard because I made the play. 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