DENVER (KDVR) — A newly released analysis found that Chris Simon, a former NHL hockey player, had stage three chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, when he died in 2024. Simon was a well-known ...

Simon's death emphasizes the risk of brain injuries in hockey. “Looking back, we now realize that Chris likely started suffering from CTE in his late 20s to early 30s.

RIP Chris. You will be missed." Simon last played in the NHL in the 2007-08 season before spending the next five seasons playing in the KHL in Russia, where he became a two-time All-Star.

A study has shown a late champion had dealt with severe brain trauma. On Monday, Chris Nowinski, Ph.D., CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, revealed that former NHLer Chris Simon was ...

Chris Simon, who won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, had stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died by suicide in 2024, according to a post-mortem brain tissue ...

In an awful update, another former NHL player and Stanley Cup champion has been diagnosed with CTE. Chris Simon, one of the toughest enforcers of his era and champion with the Colorado Avalanche ...

Chris Simon, drafted 25th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1990, played 782 NHL games between 1992 and 2008. He also took part in 75 playoff games and won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado ...