even crazier, the last helmet-less player (Craig MacTavish) was still playing sans helmet as late as 1994 when he picked up his last Stanley cup ring, as a member of the New York Rangers.
Funny nowadays shoulder pads are basically made of Kevlar. Full caged helmets. And Im almost certain there are more concussion issues/ head injuries today compared to the days of the helmet less players?
@Steve Fortuna so whats your point? Of course player's are bigger, stronger, faster now a days. My point is with the upgrades in equipment. And lack of fighting/enforcers. Dipships in todays game are taking libertys on whoever they want? Rise in concussions/ shorten careers. Look at Crosby. Back in the day nobody touched #99. Players today are fucking robotic morons
I vaguely recall when he died. I was only about 4 but growing up in Montreal hockey was right of passage and both my 2 older brothers' were Canadiens and hockey fans. Think it must of been one of them who mentioned it. It's AMAZING that there wasn't more fatalities or serious injuries in hockey from that era. The other amazing thing was it took 11 more years before NHL made helmets mandatory. Even then some players didn't have to because it was grandfathered in. Of note Guy Lafleur who wore a helmet his first few years in league, got rid of it in his 3rd or 4th season and never wore one for rest of of career which lasted until early 1990s.
Exactly. It’s truly a miracle that he was the only one that died, let alone got extremely injured when there were no helmets. Also that story is really cool!
@@bdhammi There's the lifelong loser over there who contributes nothing to the topic at hand but gets his only sense of miniscule gratification by looking for others grammar and spelling mistakes 😂 *Congrats* You are a hero .. You ZERO
I used to go to the Sam Houston Coliseum, and also The Summit in Houston, Texas to watch the Houston Aeros featuring the legendary Gordie Howe during the 1970s, playing Bobby Hull & other great players. No helmets worn at all. Great memories.🏒 R.I.P. Gordie Howe R.I.P. WHA
Never knew he only played 4 games, I always thought he had a long career thus the award. Minn North Stars should have never left, they had the best look and logo. **EDIT yes, 4 goals / 38 games.
I’m not trying to be morbid or anything, but my gut instinct tells me they could have found footage of the fatal hit but chose (understandably so) not to air it. The official “Word” is that the footage doesn’t exist. I think it very well could. We’ll never see it, and I think that’s just fine under the circumstances.
@@weaselsuit - Because we are a soft society incapable of coping with what inevitably hits us all one day. Aye... People love violence in their TV shows, but show them the realities of war or even street thugs and that's just too much.
This is the most American thing I've ever heard: "Bill Masterton was Canadian, but his story is an American tragedy...", like all Canadians would say: "yeah, fuck this dude, we don't know him"
I don’t understand your point King Kaspars. The station covering the story is a local Minneapolis station covering this story. A historic story on the tragic death of one of the early North Stars players is a local one. It doesn’t matter what country a person is from - a tragic death affects all people. He is considered a local hero to the people of Minnesota. The reporter clearly mentioned Bill Masterton was born in Manitoba and Canadian but he settled in Minnesota even a few years before his brief hockey career with the North Stars. Apparently he also played for the American National Hockey team as reported which he probably volunteered to play for them. I don’t understand your point. It’s a tragic story for all people no matter what country your from but for the people of Minnesota an American city it’s an especially tragic story for one of their own died tragically during a hockey game played in Minnesota.
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Whenever I see old footage of these guys playing without a Helmet or any Head Gear it is just crazy.
even crazier, the last helmet-less player (Craig MacTavish) was still playing sans helmet as late as 1994 when he picked up his last Stanley cup ring, as a member of the New York Rangers.
And no head or face protection for goalies, it is crazy the back catcher in baseball wore a mask long before hockey goalies did.
Agreed, it sucks that it took Bill Masterton's death to get players to, at least, consider wearing helmets during games
Funny nowadays shoulder pads are basically made of Kevlar. Full caged helmets. And Im almost certain there are more concussion issues/ head injuries today compared to the days of the helmet less players?
@Steve Fortuna so whats your point? Of course player's are bigger, stronger, faster now a days. My point is with the upgrades in equipment. And lack of fighting/enforcers. Dipships in todays game are taking libertys on whoever they want? Rise in concussions/ shorten careers. Look at Crosby. Back in the day nobody touched #99. Players today are fucking robotic morons
I'm an NHL uniform junky and to this day I still think those old North Star uniforms were the most beautiful I ever have seen...
I vaguely recall when he died. I was only about 4 but growing up in Montreal hockey was right of passage and both my 2 older brothers' were Canadiens and hockey fans. Think it must of been one of them who mentioned it. It's AMAZING that there wasn't more fatalities or serious injuries in hockey from that era. The other amazing thing was it took 11 more years before NHL made helmets mandatory. Even then some players didn't have to because it was grandfathered in. Of note Guy Lafleur who wore a helmet his first few years in league, got rid of it in his 3rd or 4th season and never wore one for rest of of career which lasted until early 1990s.
Exactly. It’s truly a miracle that he was the only one that died, let alone got extremely injured when there were no helmets. Also that story is really cool!
must have*
@@bdhammi There's the lifelong loser over there who contributes nothing to the topic at hand but gets his only sense of miniscule gratification by looking for others grammar and spelling mistakes 😂 *Congrats* You are a hero ..
You ZERO
Wow. This is quite a find.
r.i.p bill
Thank you news for producing this.
I used to go to the Sam Houston Coliseum, and also The Summit in Houston, Texas to watch the Houston Aeros featuring the legendary Gordie Howe during the 1970s, playing Bobby Hull & other great players. No helmets worn at all. Great memories.🏒
R.I.P. Gordie Howe
R.I.P. WHA
I seem to remember that Houston Aeros were in the IHL, were they transferred from the WHA to the IHL??
Wow how lucky you were
@@karlsmith2570 AHL
@@846nick I thought that the Aeros were in the IHL
@@karlsmith2570 they were. but after, they moved to AHL
Never knew he only played 4 games, I always thought he had a long career thus the award. Minn North Stars should have never left, they had the best look and logo. **EDIT yes, 4 goals / 38 games.
Thanks reg, devastated when the Minnesota Northstars left.
He only scored 4 goals he played 38 games
Rest easy Bill… 🙏
I saw him play one of his last games on Dec 27,1967 at the old MSG in NYC. The Stars played the Rangers to 3-3 tie.
Born in Canada, played for team USA.
The Brett Hull of the '60s.
Seeing goalies without a helmet... Let alone all the other players included is just scary.
The goalie didn’t even have a mask on, that’s a maniac.
Awesome great tribute to his soul
Two Winnipeg boy’s dying tragically.
The other was Sawchuck
Almost seems like a curse.
Interesting that they have footage of some of the game but not the fatal hit.
I’m not trying to be morbid or anything, but my gut instinct tells me they could have found footage of the fatal hit but chose (understandably so) not to air it. The official “Word” is that the footage doesn’t exist. I think it very well could. We’ll never see it, and I think that’s just fine under the circumstances.
@@weaselsuit Agree with you 100%
@@weaselsuit - Because we are a soft society incapable of coping with what inevitably hits us all one day. Aye... People love violence in their TV shows, but show them the realities of war or even street thugs and that's just too much.
Rip bill
Hodnota odznak NHL 1968
This is the most American thing I've ever heard: "Bill Masterton was Canadian, but his story is an American tragedy...", like all Canadians would say: "yeah, fuck this dude, we don't know him"
I don’t understand your point King Kaspars. The station covering the story is a local Minneapolis station covering this story. A historic story on the tragic death of one of the early North Stars players is a local one.
It doesn’t matter what country a person is from - a tragic death affects all people. He is considered a local hero to the people of Minnesota. The reporter clearly mentioned Bill Masterton was born in Manitoba and Canadian but he settled in Minnesota even a few years before his brief hockey career with the North Stars. Apparently he also played for the American National Hockey team as reported which he probably volunteered to play for them. I don’t understand your point. It’s a tragic story for all people no matter what country your from but for the people of Minnesota an American city it’s an especially tragic story for one of their own died tragically during a hockey game played in Minnesota.
Does it resonate with you how stupid you're comment is?
2nd dumbest comment attached to this video.
It looks like Scott was a Lincoln Bear.
hi
these 2 oakland seals defensemen were probably like ''We kill this kid in by body checking him it was crazy awesome''.
That has got to be the dumbest comment anyone could have said.
Snuff film 💀
Way to be a creep about it.