Bill Masterton

Date of Birth: May 13, 1938
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Nation: USA / Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Bill Masterton Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1955-1956	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL	22	23	26	49	16	-	Playoffs	4	4	1	5	2	-
1956-1957	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL	30	23	30	53	16	-	Playoffs	7	8	10	18	2	-
1957-1958	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	0	0	0	0	0	-
1958-1959	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	23	21	28	49	6	-
1959-1960	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	34	21	46	67	2	-
1960-1961	Univ. of Denver "C"	NCAA	32	24	56	80	4	-
1961-1962	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	EPHL	65	31	35	66	18	-	Playoffs	12	0	4	4	0	-
1962-1963	Cleveland Barons	AHL	72	27	55	82	12	-	Playoffs	7	4	5	9	2	-
1963-1964	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
1964-1965	St. Paul Steers	USHL-Sr.	-	23	23	46	0	-
1964-1965	Rochester Mustangs	USHL-Sr.	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	St. Paul Steers	USHL-Sr.	28	27	40	67	0	-
1966-1967	U.S. Nationals	USHL-Sr.	23	10	29	39	4	-
1966-1967	Team USA	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967-1968	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	38	4	8	12	4	-4

Bill Masterton Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1955-1956	St. Boniface Canadiens	Memorial Cup	6	3	6	9	2	-

Bill Masterton Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	72	27	55	82	1.14	12	-	1	7	4	5	9	1.29	2	-
EPHL	1	65	31	35	66	1.02	18	-	1	12	0	4	4	0.33	0	-
International	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Memorial Cup	1	6	3	6	9	1.50	2	-	0
MJHL	2	52	46	56	102	1.96	32	-	2	11	12	11	23	2.09	4	-
NCAA	4	89	66	130	196	2.20	12	-	0
NHL	1	38	4	8	12	0.32	4	-4	0
USHL-Sr.	3	51*	60*	92*	152*	2.98*	4*	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bill Masterton Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Cleveland Barons (Original)	1	72	27	55	82	1.14	12	-	1	7	4	5	9	1.29	2	-
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	1	65	31	35	66	1.02	18	-	1	12	0	4	4	0.33	0	-
Minnesota North Stars	1	38	4	8	12	0.32	4	-4	0
Rochester Mustangs (Sr)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
St. Boniface Canadiens	2	58	49	62	111	1.91	34	-	2	11	12	11	23	2.09	4	-
St. Paul Steers	2	28*	50	63	113	4.04*	0	-	0
Team USA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
U.S. Nationals	1	23	10	29	39	1.70	4	-	0
Univ. of Denver	4	89	66	130	196	2.20	12	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bill Masterton Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1959-1960	NCAA (WCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (West) First All-American Team
1960-1961	NCAA (Championship) Tournament MVP NCAA (WCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (West) First All-American Team

Bill Masterton Biography and Trivia

Number 19 retired by Dallas Stars
Number 19 retired by Minnesota North Stars
Cult/Star player for Univ. of Denver

Accident & Death
William J. Masterton passed away on January 15, 1968. Two days prior, in a game against the Oakland Seals, he had been checked by Oakland's Larry Cahan and Ron Harris, and fallen backwards onto the ice head-first. Masterton suffered a massive brain hemorrhage that damaged the pons. The injury was to severe that doctors were unable to perform any kind of surgery. He is the only player in NHL history to be killed as a direct result of an on-ice incident during a game.

Jersey Number
Masterton's #19 jersey has not been worn by another Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars player since. It was officially retired by the franchise in 1987.

Legacy
The Bill Masterton Trophy is annually awarded to the NHL player who best personifies perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication the game throughout the season. In 1979, the NHL implemented a rule that all players entering the league onwards must wear helmets. Forward Craig MacTavish was the last player to play without one.