Word: masterton
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...game was 4 min. old when Bill Masterton, 29-year-old center for the Minnesota North Stars, sped across the blue line toward the Oakland Seals's goal. A first-year man in the National Hockey League, Masterton drove to within 25 ft. of the Oakland net, then flipped a pass to Wing Wayne Connelly. Most of the fans, players and officials in the Bloomington, Minn., arena were too busy following the puck to see exactly what happened to Masterton next. Only a few watched his skates slip out from under him as he toppled backward. His head...
Over the years, hockey players have added shoulder pads, kidney pads, shin guards, ankle guards, instep guards-until they now wear something like 25 lbs. of protection. But few wear anything to shield the face and head. Masterton's death has sparked demands that pros wear helmets-as do players in most amateur leagues. "I'm going to take a careful look at the possibility of wearing one," says Chicago Black Hawks Star Bobby Hull, and his teammate, Stan Mikita, insists that he will wear one "from now on-so I can spend next summer cutting grass instead...
...league teams. Armstrong said that a single game can draw around 5,000 fans in Regina, 7,000 in Edmunton, and up to 8,000 in Winnipeg. Many players pass up juvenile hockey and begin playing Junior A at the age of 16, as did Denver's Captain Bill Masterton and most of his teammates...
...biggest question-marks about Junior A players is whether they get paid. Masterton admitted that many Junior A players do receive stipends, but maintained that he and the Denver players received money only for traveling expenses and room and board. Players coming into town from rural areas to play, as he did, get free room and board, Masterton said.1...