[9] The Pioneers finished the season with a 30-1-1 record and were hailed as "the greatest hockey team to ever represent an American college or university. That's what men did. "It's kind of good to hear that because it takes away some of the 'What if?'" 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. He was 29.. 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. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Masterton played two seasons of junior hockey with the St. Boniface Canadiens in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL). More importantly, he earned a degree. My interpretation is that the seeds of this catastrophic injury were sown days before.. John Rosengren is the author of Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win. said Masterton's son, Scott, now 50. said Boudrias, now 72. [14] He and his wife Carol adopted two children, Scott and Sally. Since 1968, Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is voted to player who "best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship & dedication to hockey" pic.twitter.com/CU2adCoSaV Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) January 15, 2020 The North Stars retired his jersey number 19, an honour that followed the franchise when it later relocated to Dallas, Texas. To order While knowledge of concussions has increased dramatically since Masterton died, the warrior-like mindset of professional hockey players is everlasting, he said. Brittanie Cecil, as mentioned in the comments above. "[11] The force of the impact caused Masterton to bleed from his nose, ears, and mouth. I knew he was done.. The irony is that perseverance probably killed Bill Masterton. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. 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. Carey Price addresses the media after winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for the 2021-22 season.SUBSCRIBE: http://goha.bs/1qHH4pZ permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. 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. Masterton was soft-spoken and modest, a quiet guy with a good sense of humor. Still, it's very hard because I made the play. 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 that might not actually be the case. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/masterton.html 11 [deleted] 5 yr. ago This reminded me of Rich Beverly or Peverly for the Stars. Yet players such as Masterton learned to play hurt. 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. He didnt move after that. They carried Masterton off on a stretcher, and an ambulance rushed him to Fairview Southdale hospital, seven miles away. My mother, before she died, talked about it. 2023 John Rosengren. It goes on today, theres no question about it. Yep, retired by the North Stars and carried over to Dallas. In the week before his last game, Masterton had complained to his wife and several teammates about headaches. . Awareness about brain injuries and how to treat them has come a long way since then. 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. Realizing he was already gone, Masterton's 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. 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. And in Masterton's case, it probably cost him his life. His death . When Bill Mastertons limp body collapsed to the ice on Jan. 15, 1968, the Minnesota North Stars centre appeared to be the victim of an innocuous hit. "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. "This is an urgent matter," UMC CEO Bill Masterton said. [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. If the guy only sees two, you send him back out there because it doesn't matter anyway. [21], Some players began to wear helmets following Masterton's death,[16] but adoption was slow. Talk centered on the divisive topic of helmets. It's a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but it's regrettable that it ever came to be. 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 1968, Boudrias was the only North Star who wore a helmet. 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. He bore the bruises of that hit and others in subsequent games on his left arm, both thighs and, unwittingly, his brain. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Masterton's teammate, Boudrias. 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. The NHLs expansion from six to 12 teams in 1967-68 rekindled his mothballed dream. That same year a trophy called the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy was established by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, in his memory. And in Mastertons case, it probably cost him his life. When Minnesota executives, who had acquired his rights, invited him to a tryout, Masterton relished the second chance. Typical of the attitude of the day, North Stars coach Wren Blair frowned on the practice. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? 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. "There's no doubt in my mind about that," Boudrias said. Masterton died in a Minneapolis hospital shortly after midnight on Jan. 15, 1968, a little more than one day after the 29 . 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. "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 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. 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. Their professional athletic careers may have ended with eerie similarity exactly 25 years apart. 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. We spent a lot of time dreaming, said Bob. After Masterton's death, the North Stars set up a scholarship fund in his name. 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. Explore Bill Masterton's biography, personal life, family and cause of death. But from that moment forward, the echoes of his fathers life stopped. Boudrias helped the teams trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. Talk centered on the divisive topic of helmets. 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. . 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. asked Williamson, who has a photo hanging in his office of Masterton on the stretcher. 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. 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. "You protect your elbows, hips, knees and hands, I figured, why not protect your head?" [15], Several awards were named in Masterton's memory. It got deathly quiet.". But even if they had, he might still have been in the lineup against Oakland. 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. Id been knocked out myself playing football. I was asked to take it off, Boudrias said. That's what men did. He died two days later. 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. "[Masterton] probably had some earlier swelling going on, so if he got a second injury, it would be catastrophic.". I don't think his heart completely stopped. "I wouldn't do it.". 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. He remains the last fatality in any professional team sport involving a direct in-game injury in North America. RIP Bill Masterton. Masterton is credited with the scoring the first goal by a Minnesota franchise in the NHL. He cherished his son, Scott, 3, and daughter, Sally, 1. Like Masterton, Laperriere earned an unlikely place in the pros with grit. Only Andre Boudrias had the temerity to challenge it on Minnesota. He had been checked hard into the glass -- less yielding in those days -- two weeks earlier in a game against the Boston Bruins. accessed ), memorial page for William Duncan "Bill" Cromie (24 Apr 1915-20 Feb 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 244481111, citing Riverside Cemetery . He played that game standing up, Williamson said. The real reason why the Golden Seals folded. But he played as though he was, said Muckler. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. 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. Professional Hockey Player. Its also the mindset that will shorten their lives and destroy their bodies. "He played that game standing up," Williamson said. We didnt really know concussions in those days, said Bush, now 86. Corry believes Mastertons death could have been prevented and would be today. They didn't. "It's kind of good to hear that because it takes away some of the 'What if?'" I think he had a (pre-existing) cerebral brain hemorrhage.. But 37 games later, in the days leading up to the hit that would kill him, there were signs all was not right. 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. Awareness about brain injuries and how to treat them has come a long way since then. [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. Newspapers Limited, 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. I looked at him and said, What are you going to do? because he was just starting a young family, said Bob. 19, a tradition the franchise continued to honor when it moved and became the Dallas Stars. He didnt just work on the ice. And hopefully the lasthard to believe with how fast, heavy hitting, and dangerous this game is, it hasn't happened since. Toronto neurosurgeon and concussion expert Charles Tator reviewed Masterton's autopsy and opined that Masterton had suffered second-impact syndrome, which occurs when a person suffers a second concussion on top of an earlier, untreated concussion. 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 aggressiveness got him.. But it was frowned on, really.. 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. Like many Canadian boys growing up in the '50s, Masterton listened to Saturday night radio broadcasts of "Hockey Night in Canada" and dreamed of Foster Hewitt making the call: "Masterton shoots, he scores!". Corry does not think the amount of swelling would have been caused from the singular impact at Met Center. 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. His parents, brother, wife and two children were at his side. Ken Lindgren, a fan watching the play about 10 rows up in the stands just above the blue line, can still visualize the impact. "[Masterton] probably had some earlier swelling going on, so if he got a second injury, it would be catastrophic.". His eyes were gray at the time it was like a horror picture, Boudrias says. Had to do cpr on him right next to the bench in the tunnel. My feeling is that he may have gotten a minor concussion playing or practising on some other day . If the guy only sees two, you send him back out there because it doesn't matter anyway. Deadline decisions: What will Avs, Kraken and others do? One of their sticks tangled with Masterton's skates as he slid a pass to his wing, and he lost his balance, pitching forward. The team also retired his No. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. 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. Goaltender Cesare Maniago recalled that the night before the fatal hit, Masterton had been complaining of severe migraines that he had had for over a week. Its a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but its regrettable that it ever came to be. Only player death* Brittanie Cecil died while watching a game in 2002. Helmets are great to absorb blunt impact, but when the brain is spinning, helmets dont help the spinning contents slow down, Corry said. He and others considered it a sign of weakness. That was the NHL's code. The team also retired his No. He and others considered it a sign of weakness. 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 served as captain on that team and was considered its most valuable player. 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. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. Carol referred to the incident as a fluke, saying that it could have happened to anyone. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. The question flashed up on the big screen: What if Ian didnt believe in sacrifice?. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blair's decision. He bore the bruises of that hit and others in subsequent games -- on his left arm, both thighs and, unwittingly, his brain. He had been checked hard into the glass less yielding in those days two weeks earlier in a game against the Boston Bruins. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Masterton's teammate, Boudrias. That's what men did. 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. Today his story is nearly forgotten, but for an annual NHL award that bears his name. The specter of Mastertons death hung over the NHL All-Star Game, which was played in Toronto the next day, Jan. 16, 1968. "You hold out four fingers. 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. [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. Thats what men did. 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." He was the first on-ice casualty in NHL history. Its the most gruesome distinction in hockey: Only one player has ever died from injuries directly suffered in an NHL game. Boudrias helped the team's trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. "I'd been knocked out myself playing football. 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. Masterton, who was not wearing a helmet, smacked the back of his head on the ice. 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. We watched his head bounce, Lindgren said. 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. Bill Masterton is the only man to die of injuries sustained in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. It was a dictatorship. He finished with a masters 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. . We are the premier subreddit to talk everything hockey! Like most players of his era, he was not wearing a helmet. In 1968, Boudrias was the only North Star who wore a helmet. You stopped elbowing guys in the head, Matt?". 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. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. You protect your elbows, hips, knees and hands, I figured, why not protect your head? said Boudrias, now 72. Awareness about brain injuries and how to treat them has come a long way since then. It was kind of one of those things where I asked the question but I knew what he was going to do. 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 team doctor soon joined him. Yet players such as Masterton learned to play hurt. 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. Ive never thought that it had anything to do with that hit. Coach Wren Blair believed that Masterton was playing through a pre-existing brain hemorrhage. Press J to jump to the feed. "We watched his head bounce," Lindgren said. Twice last season, Laperriere took slapshots in the face. They carried Masterton off on a stretcher, and an ambulance rushed him to Fairview Southdale hospital, seven miles away. ", North Stars coach Wren Blair describes Masterton's qualities as a player. [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. You hold out four fingers. "I wouldn't do it.". It was a no-no in no uncertain terms. Fear, plain and simple, said Mike Walton, a Maple Leafs rookie when Masterton died. 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. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. 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. "I'd been knocked out myself playing football. 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. Despite several efforts to mandate their use, it was 11 years before the NHL made them compulsory for all new players beginning in the 1979-80 NHL season . 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. #nhl #hockeydeath #rip #hockey #sports". [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. Boudrias helped the team's trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. We lived with the accident for many years but did not talk about it.. "You hold out four fingers. When he had headaches early on, we wouldnt have had him on the ice, he said. Corry does not think the amount of swelling would have been caused from the singular impact at Met Center. Masterton, who was not wearing a helmet, smacked the back of his head on the ice. ", Masterton was an unfortunate victim of the ignorance of his time. 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. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. [3] The impact of the hit caused him to lose consciousness before he hit the ice; according to some accounts, he briefly came to and muttered, "Never again, never again" before passing back out. "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. 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. "I was asked to take it off," Boudrias said. He bore the bruises of that hit and others in subsequent games -- on his left arm, both thighs and, unwittingly, his brain. to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about "His eyes were gray at the time -- it was like a horror picture," Boudrias says. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution original sound. [1][2] He added eight points in six games during the Memorial Cup playdowns, however St. Boniface failed to reach the national championship final. 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