Editor’s note: The Denver Gazette presents a three-part investigative series on health after hockey for NHL players. Part I examines the life and death of Colorado Avalanche enforcer Chris Simon.

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 52 years old when ...

Former Philadelphia Flyers draft pick Chris Simon has been posthumously diagnosed with Stage 3 CTE, Dr. Chris Nowinski, the founding CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, announced Monday morning.

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 ...

The family of former Stanley Cup champion Chris Simon revealed heartbreaking details behind his tragic death. Chris Simon, drafted 25th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1990, played 782 NHL games ...

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 diagnosed ...