It was always in the back of his mind.. "I wouldn't do it.". It took the NHL more than a decade to catch up to Boudrias' logic. He cherished his son, Scott, 3, and daughter, Sally, 1. The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey, will be awarded June 22. He died two days later. They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. It's a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but it's regrettable that it ever came to be. He settled in Minneapolis with his high school sweetheart, Carol, and they adopted two children, Scott and Sally. "You know the diagnosis of a concussion back in those days?" I knew he was done.. That rotation was a contributing factor in the severity of his injury. 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. Ken Lindgren, a fan watching the play about 10 rows up in the stands just above the blue line, can still visualize the impact. Didn't he break his leg then die from complications as a result of it. [11], Masterton suffered a severe internal brain injury during the first period of Minnesota's January 13, 1968, game against the Oakland Seals at the Met Center. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blairs decision. 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 didn't move after that. 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. While knowledge of concussions has increased dramatically since Masterton died, the warrior-like mindset of professional hockey players is everlasting, he said. said Boudrias, now 72. "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's what men did. "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. 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. 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. 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. 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. I really believe he was injured before the fatal blow. "We didn't really know concussions in those days," said Bush, now 86. — -- Bill Masterton, the only player to die from injuries suffered during an NHL game, might not have died in vain. 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. . Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Masterton's teammate, Boudrias. Only a handful of NHL players wore them at the time, including Mastertons teammate, Boudrias. 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. There is evidence of massive brain swelling . 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 was a rarity in the way he prepared for a life outside the game. 4 pick Puljujarvi to Canes, Chasing history in Boston: The numbers behind the Bruins' wild 2022-23 season, McDavid, then who? [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. He had been complaining of headaches, said Maniago. They carried Masterton off on a stretcher, and an ambulance rushed him to Fairview Southdale hospital, seven miles away. 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. 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. He remains the last fatality in any professional team sport involving a direct in-game injury in North America. The NHL's expansion from six to 12 teams in 1967-68 rekindled his mothballed dream. 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. You protect your elbows, hips, knees and hands, I figured, why not protect your head? said Boudrias, now 72. Twice last season, Laperriere took slapshots in the face. 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 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. "Helmets are great to absorb blunt impact, but when the brain is spinning, helmets don't help the spinning contents slow down," Corry said. . 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. He pursued a masters degree in business engineering, eventually joining technology giant Honeywell, where he worked on the financial end of the Apollo project. When Minnesota executives, who had acquired his rights, invited him to a tryout, Masterton relished the second chance. [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. [16] Legislators in New York considered a law to make their use mandatory,[20] and the NHL voted on and rejected a rule requiring players wear helmets three times by 1971. Stay on current site or go to US version. After Masterton's death, the North Stars set up a scholarship fund in his name. Ive always thought of this after, that when he complained (of headaches) at least he could have put on a helmet for a couple of days, said teammate Wayne Connolly. Death 20 Feb 2002 (aged 86) New Zealand. He briefly played in the Montreal Canadiens organization before settling in Minnesota where he played senior hockey. 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. 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. 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. What killed this man was second-impact syndrome.. Masterton was soft-spoken and modest, a quiet guy with a good sense of humor. The NHLs expansion from six to 12 teams in 1967-68 rekindled his mothballed dream. Yet players such as Masterton learned to play hurt. 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. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. 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 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. asked Williamson, who has a photo hanging in his office of Masterton on the stretcher. Witnesses . 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. 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. They thought it took away from the fan experience, masking the identity of players. 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. His death eventually led to rule changes, but they were not quick in coming. His parents, brother, wife and two children were at his side. 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. That honour followed the franchise when it relocated south to become the Dallas Stars. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. By "at" an NHL game I'm guessing you just meant players? RIP Bill Masterton. 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. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. 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. In 1968, Boudrias was the only North Star who wore a helmet. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. Masterton was knocked backward in the resulting collision and landed on his head. 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. original sound. 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. [11] He finished as the runner up to Doug Robinson for the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's top rookie. The PWHA's 31 chapters will select a winner for the Masterton Trophy at the end of the regular season. It's a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but it's regrettable that it ever came to be. Theres something wrong.. Boudrias helped the team's trainer onto the ice to tend to Masterton. 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. "What killed this man was second-impact syndrome.". 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. Yet that might not actually be the case. said Masterton's son, Scott, now 50. Newspapers Limited, 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. "It's kind of good to hear that because it takes away some of the 'What if?'" 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. Only Andre Boudrias had the temerity to challenge it on Minnesota. Like Masterton, Laperriere earned an unlikely place in the pros with grit. 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. Discuss the NHL, AHL, PHF, IIHF, KHL, and every other hockey league you can think of! That's what men did. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. He cherished his son, Scott, 3, and daughter, Sally, 1. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blair's decision. He didn't see the other defender, who caught him with a clean check that knocked him backward. [4] At the time of his graduation, he was the Pioneers' all-time leading point scorer, a record he held for 25 years. Thirty hours later, he was dead in. That was the NHL's code. One of their sticks tangled with Mastertons skates as he slid a pass to his wing, and he lost his balance, pitching forward. If I had a slim chance to play, Im going to play.. Yet that might not actually be the case. "When he had headaches early on, we wouldn't 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. 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. He cherished his son, Scott, 3, and daughter, Sally, 1. He made the North Stars and scored the first goal in franchise history. 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. Their professional athletic careers may have ended with eerie similarity exactly 25 years apart. [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. Masterton died in a Minneapolis hospital shortly after midnight on Jan. 15, 1968, a little more than one day after the 29 . "[16] By mid-season, Masterton had scored 4 goals and 12 points in 38 games. We didn't think it was that serious.". . "You protect your elbows, hips, knees and hands, I figured, why not protect your head?" 2023 John Rosengren. 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. Well I DIEEEED, "Oh really? He remains the last fatality in any professional team sport involving a direct in-game injury in North America. ", Masterton was an unfortunate victim of the ignorance of his time. 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. [15], After taking a year off from hockey in 1964, Masterton regained his amateur status so that he could play senior hockey in the United States Hockey League. "His eyes were gray at the time -- it was like a horror picture," Boudrias says. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. 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. It's a fine tribute to a respected player who exhibited those virtues himself, but it's regrettable that it ever came to be. 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 196768. [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. It took the NHL more than a decade to catch up to Boudrias' logic. "I knew he was done.". and when he got hit the second time, he had that head whip and when that happens, you can go unconscious in that split second before you fall.. [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. Typical of the attitude of the day, North Stars coach Wren Blair frowned on the practice. [16] He is the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of an injury suffered on the ice. 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. 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. permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. said Boudrias, now 72. They and many others claim the league could be doing more to protect its players from returning to action too soon. 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. Coach Wren Blair believed that Masterton was playing through a pre-existing brain hemorrhage. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. In 1967, Mastertons nearly forgotten hope of playing in the NHL re-emerged with the leagues expansion from six to 12 teams. 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. The general public doesnt understand the adrenaline, the passion, the dedication the players have to get out there and perform.. But from that moment forward, the echoes of his fathers life stopped. Corry believes Masterton's death could have been prevented -- and would be today. 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. 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 . Minnesota goalie Cesare Maniagos wife, Mavis, had a clear view of Mastertons fall from her seat in the stands. He sees both nobility and short-sightedness in the demands placed on hockeys most devoted players. [26] High schools in Bloomington, where the North Stars played their games, also award scholarships in Masterton's name. 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 night before the Oakland game, Mastertons family gathered at the house of their neighbor, North Star goaltender Cesare Maniago, to celebrate Maniagos 29th birthday. He's also convinced a helmet would have saved Masterton's life. "When he had headaches early on, we wouldn't have had him on the ice," he said. "We lived with the accident for many years but did not talk about it.". Masterton, who was always quick to dismiss concerns, was never sent to a doctor. Its kind of good to hear that because it takes away some of the What if? But even if they had, he might still have been in the lineup against Oakland. 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. Masterton told his friend that he had been having migraines. 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. Boudrias is convinced his insistence on wearing a helmet factored into Blair's decision. 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. 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.". In the week before his last game, Masterton had complained to his wife and several teammates about headaches. "It is very rare to see that level of swelling in the brain from a single injury," he said. In 1968, Boudrias was the only North Star who wore a helmet. 1891 views | original sound - avalon 13.5K .mzrdo "I Got A Plan" Bills Death | #fyp #rdr1 #billwilliamson #johnmarston Masterton was caught in an awkward collision that sent his head slamming backwards onto the ice. "You protect your elbows, hips, knees and hands, I figured, why not protect your head?" The team doctor soon joined him. Or Richard Zednik who came close after his neck was cut by a skate and he lost a lot of blood. 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.. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Mastertons death. Seven hours later, when the Hennepin County medical examiner performed an autopsy, they discovered the true cause of Masterton's death. 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 wasnt big. Had to do cpr on him right next to the bench in the tunnel. My grandfather and grandmother were at this game, it was also their only NHL game they ever attended. 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. 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. The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy was created in 1968 under the trusteeship of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and is presented annually to the "National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey". 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