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Bill Masterton: 1961 NCAA Tournament MVP

(left) Bill Masterton was a Pioneer in every sense of the word

The flags are at half mast at LetsGoDU's Corporate Headquarters today on the 40 anniversary of Bill Masterton's untimely death (see below). But its not all doom and gloom, as Bill left quite a legacy at the University of Denver. The MVP of the 1961 NCAA Championship Tournament, Bill scored 66 goals and added 130 assists in 89 games for the Pioneers. Remarkably, he had just 6 penalties for 12 minutes in his entire DU career.

Bill's greatest gift to the hockey world was unquestionably his tragic passing. Countless junior hockey players were told, "always wear your helmet," because of his death.

Awards
WCHA First All-Star Team (1960, 1961)
NCAA West First All-American Team (1960, 1961)
NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (1961)
NCAA Championship Tournament MVP (1961)
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, January 15, 2008 at 10:03:00 AM MST

    Nice article from the old St. Paul paper.

    http://www.northstarshockey.com/clip2.htm

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  2. dggoddardTuesday, January 15, 2008 at 10:06:00 AM MST

    Hey, thanks a lot for the link. I'll post it today. Great article.

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  3. du78Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 10:08:00 AM MST

    444 another great article, thanks

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