There’s no shortage of legendary figures in Montreal Canadiens lore.
But this season, the NHL team had to say goodbye to one of its most unsung icons.
In September, after 60 years of service with the organization, thoracic surgeon Dr. David Mulder retired from his role as the team’s head physician. (As an emeritus, he can still act as an advisor.)
As a member of the Canadiens, Mulder has seen it all, from eight Stanley Cup championships to potentially life-altering injuries for players like Trent McCleary and Max Pacioretty.
I will never forget Chara’s hit on Pacioretty.
That was brutal. I know some people think Chara intended to hurt him, but that wasn’t my take on it. It did cause a design change in the glass though.
It was brutal. Patch said he spoke with Chara, who apologized and told him it was an accident … just part of the game.
But at the time it made Chara into Satan himself.
Yeah, I don’t think, in that moment, anyone could have predicted how that would turn out. Chara would have had to know that was a risk ahead of time and then had the perfect setup to execute it. They had been using that shape of glass for how long, and as far as I know nothing like that had happened before.
But, the NHL learned and improved to avoid a repeat occurrence. That’s a good thing.
What do you mean he couldn’t have predicted it? Clearly Chara planned on becoming a Bond villain from the moment he was born, so he snuck into the rink and created a rut in the ice at the exact spot that would cause Pacioretty to end up in front of the stanchion, leaving him vulnerable to a major injury caused by Chara himself.
(Obvious /s for the uninformed)
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In September, after 60 years of service with the organization, thoracic surgeon Dr. David Mulder retired from his role as the team’s head physician.
As a member of the Canadiens, Mulder has seen it all, from eight Stanley Cup championships to potentially life-altering injuries for players like Trent McCleary and Max Pacioretty.
Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante debuted his basic fibreglass mask in 1959, but some NHL goalies played maskless until the mid-1970s.
In 2011, Mulder had to treat then-Canadiens player Max Pacioretty after he hit a metal stanchion in the rink during play, injuring his head and brain.
Mulder says the province now has a good reputation in terms of trauma centres, with facilities in Montreal, Sherbrooke and Quebec City.
But he couldn’t complete a shift, leading Mulder to withdraw McCleary’s medical clearance (which eventually led to the player’s retirement).
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