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 ...

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.

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.