Montreal Canadiens doctor saw some of the game’s most brutal injuries in 60-year career | CBC Radio

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. With all the successes and surgeries, Mulder says he couldn’t have achieved anything without his medical team.”Maybe the biggest lesson that I’ve learned from playing team sports … and from looking after the Montreal Canadiens, is that I treat every operation now as a team sport,” he told White Coat, Black Art’s Dr. Brian Goldman.”We have an anesthesiologist, we have a circulating nurse, and nothing gets done well unless we have the whole team onside. So there’s nothing more important than the team concept.”

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