Corry does not think the amount of swelling would have been caused from the singular impact at Met Center. Yet that might not actually be the case. 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. [4] At the time of his graduation, he was the Pioneers' all-time leading point scorer, a record he held for 25 years. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 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. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. Like Masterton, Laperriere earned an unlikely place in the pros with grit. Typical of the attitude of the day, North Stars coach Wren Blair frowned on the practice. 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 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. "It sounded like a baseball bat hitting a ball," teammate Andr Boudrias recalled. Talk centered on the divisive topic of helmets. I wouldnt do it.. They didn't. Masterton died in a Minneapolis hospital shortly after midnight on Jan. 15, 1968, a little more than one day after the 29 . 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. ", Masterton was an unfortunate victim of the ignorance of his time. Helmets are great to absorb blunt impact, but when the brain is spinning, helmets dont 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. Didn't he die on the bench and then was revived. That's what men did. [19] He carried the puck up the ice at full speed, passing it off as two Seals defenders, Larry Cahan and Ron Harris, converged on him. After Masterton's death, the North Stars set up a scholarship fund in his name. john@johnrosengren.net|612-926-8835. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. "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 team also retired his No. He remains the last fatality in any professional team sport involving a direct in-game injury in North America. Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be a registered Torstar account holder. He had kept fit by playing on a barnstorming amateur team, the St. Paul Steers, and with the U.S. national team. 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. Yet players such as Masterton learned to play hurt. said Masterton's son, Scott, now 50. 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. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. 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 . 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. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. 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!. And he got hit a few games very hard at the NHL level. What killed this man was second-impact syndrome.. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blairs decision. They carried Masterton off on a stretcher, and an ambulance rushed him to Fairview Southdale hospital, seven miles away. Like many Canadian boys growing up in the '50s, Masterton listened to Saturday . "I'd been knocked out myself playing football. 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. 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. 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. RIP in hockey heaven. 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.". My grandfather and grandmother were at this game, it was also their only NHL game they ever attended. By "at" an NHL game I'm guessing you just meant players? Discover the real story, facts, and details of Bill Masterton. "His eyes were gray at the time -- it was like a horror picture," Boudrias says. 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. The Montreal Canadiens, which owned his rights, traded them to Minnesota. said Masterton's son, Scott, now 50. The scoreboard showed a video of Laperriere getting nailed in face with a puck in the opening series against New Jersey, blood pouring from a gash over his right eye. [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. "It sounded like a baseball bat hitting a ball," teammate Andr Boudrias recalled. "I knew he was done.". He pursued a masters degree in business engineering, eventually joining technology giant Honeywell, where he worked on the financial end of the Apollo project. After Masterton's death, the North Stars set up a scholarship fund in his name. . [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. I think he had a (pre-existing) cerebral brain hemorrhage.. We didn't think it was that serious.". They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. Ive never said this to anyone before, said Wren Blair, Mastertons coach and general manager, now 85. [5] He was a two-time NCAA All-American and was twice named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) All-Star team, earning both awards in 1960 and 1961. The night before the Oakland game, Mastertons family gathered at the house of their neighbor, North Star goaltender Cesare Maniago, to celebrate Maniagos 29th birthday. 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. Death 20 Feb 2002 (aged 86) New Zealand. They had total control.. "I'd been knocked out myself playing football. Had to do cpr on him right next to the bench in the tunnel. In the week before his last game, Masterton had complained to his wife and several teammates about headaches. Bill Masterton is the only man to die of injuries sustained in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. [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. Hed never show when he got hurt. [14] He and his wife Carol adopted two children, Scott and Sally. Hes also convinced a helmet would have saved Mastertons life. 19, a tradition the franchise continued to honor when it moved and became the Dallas Stars. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. Prior concussion was a factor in Bill Masterton's death, Wyshynski's NHL trade deadline tiers: From elite game-changers to bargain beauties, NHL trade deadline guides for all 32 teams: Players, picks in play, cap space, team status. He was having some headaches. "There's no doubt in my mind about that," Boudrias said. 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." 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. The North Stars retired his jersey number 19, an honour that followed the franchise when it later relocated to Dallas, Texas. 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. It was a dictatorship. When Minnesota executives, who had acquired his rights, invited him to a tryout, Masterton relished the second chance. ", North Stars coach Wren Blair describes Masterton's qualities as a player. Died Jan 15 1968 [Age 29] Height 6.00 -- Weight 185 [183 cm/84 kg] Regular Season. Corry believes Masterton's death could have been prevented -- and would be today. They didn't. That honour followed the franchise when it relocated south to become the Dallas Stars. 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. [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. The Hennepin County medical examiner found evidence of a previous injury on the left side of Mastertons skull on the temporal region of the brain. They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. 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. 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.". 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. The death of DU hockey Alum Bill Masterton 40 years ago this week was tragic, unnecessary and foolish. Ken Lindgren, a fan watching the play about 10 rows up in the stands just above the blue line, can still visualize the impact. Well I DIEEEED, "Oh really? "[11] The force of the impact caused Masterton to bleed from his nose, ears, and mouth. permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. It got deathly quiet.". The usual story is just as has unfolded here, that they can even talk a bit after that final hit and then they lapse into a coma, Tator said. It is very rare to see that level of swelling in the brain from a single injury, he said. "I knew he was done.". Masterton was knocked backward in the resulting collision and landed on his head. That rotation was a contributing factor in the severity of his injury. My mother, before she died, talked about it. Born Aug 16 1938 -- Winnipeg, MAN. He bore the bruises of that hit and others in subsequent games on his left arm, both thighs and, unwittingly, his brain. Awareness about brain injuries and how to treat them has come a long way since then. He briefly played in the Montreal Canadiens organization before settling in Minnesota where he played senior hockey. Prior concussion was a factor in Bill Masterton's death, Wyshynski's NHL trade deadline tiers: From elite game-changers to bargain beauties, NHL trade deadline guides for all 32 teams: Players, picks in play, cap space, team status. But even if they had, he might still have been in the lineup against Oakland. 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. The specter of Masterton's death hung over the NHL All-Star Game, which was played in Toronto the next day, Jan. 16, 1968. I really believe he was injured before the fatal blow. It took the NHL more than a decade to catch up to Boudrias' logic. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. "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. It was a no-no in no uncertain terms. NHL Home Scores Schedule Standings Stats Teams Daily Lines Power Rankings More "[Masterton] probably had some earlier swelling going on, so if he got a second injury, it would be catastrophic.". 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. "We didn't really know concussions in those days," said Bush, now 86. The specter of Mastertons death hung over the NHL All-Star Game, which was played in Toronto the next day, Jan. 16, 1968. "What killed this man was second-impact syndrome.". Oakland defencemen Larry Cahan and Ron Harris moved in to check Masterton, who wound up falling on the back of his head. 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. Laperrieres brain was bleeding. It's a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but it's regrettable that it ever came to be. said Boudrias, now 72. Minnesota goalie Cesare Maniagos wife, Mavis, had a clear view of Mastertons fall from her seat in the stands. [3] Some 30 hours after his fall, on January 15, Masterton died without ever regaining consciousness. It wasn't dirty and it wasn't meant to happen that way. He cherished his son, Scott, 3, and daughter, Sally, 1. One of their sticks tangled with Mastertons skates as he slid a pass to his wing, and he lost his balance, pitching forward. 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. 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. 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. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. We watched his head bounce, Lindgren said. It sounded like a baseball bat hitting a ball, teammate Andr Boudrias recalled. [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. 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. The NHLs expansion from six to 12 teams in 1967-68 rekindled his mothballed dream. [15], Several awards were named in Masterton's memory. Theres something wrong.. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Masterton's teammate, Boudrias. Laperriere acknowledged his career may be over, though he cant bring himself to retire. He and others considered it a sign of weakness. "[16] By mid-season, Masterton had scored 4 goals and 12 points in 38 games. 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. Latest News One of their sticks tangled with Masterton's skates as he slid a pass to his wing, and he lost his balance, pitching forward. 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. 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. That's what men did. Playoffs. 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. Masterton was soft-spoken and modest, a quiet guy with a good sense of humor. John Rosengren is the author of Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win. 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. ", Masterton was an unfortunate victim of the ignorance of his time. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. More importantly, he earned a degree. "He was a team man off the charts.". [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. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution Boudrias helped the team's trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. The team also retired his No. 4 pick Puljujarvi to Canes, Chasing history in Boston: The numbers behind the Bruins' wild 2022-23 season, McDavid, then who? The NHL's 1967 expansion offered an opportunity to play for the newly founded North Stars, for whom he scored the first goal in the franchise's history. said Boudrias, now 72. said Masterton's son, Scott, now 50. He served as captain on that team and was considered its most valuable player. https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/masterton.html 11 [deleted] 5 yr. ago This reminded me of Rich Beverly or Peverly for the Stars. That rotation was a contributing factor in the severity of his injury. 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!". [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. What makes hockey players hide their injuries and re-enter games knowing the next hit could spell ruin? The season started with promise: Masterton scored the first goal in North Stars history. Boudrias helped the teams trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. 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. . I thought he was out then and just went fast right down.. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. "[10], Turning to professional hockey after graduating with an engineering degree,[9] Masterton signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens in 1961. Masterton was soft-spoken and modest, a quiet guy with a good sense of humor. He and others considered it a sign of weakness. 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.. Carey Price addresses the media after winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for the 2021-22 season.SUBSCRIBE: http://goha.bs/1qHH4pZ RIP Bill Masterton. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blair's decision. 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!". Theres no doubt in my mind about that, Boudrias said. That was the NHLs code. 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