In a preseason game on September 21 , 1969 , Maki and Boston Bruins defenceman `` Terrible '' Ted Green engaged in a bloody , violent stick-swinging fight ; Green was hit in the head and suffered a fractured skull and a brain injury .
On September 21 , 1969 , during a preseason game between the Blues and the Boston Bruins , Maki got into a bloody , violent stick-swinging fight with Bruins defenceman `` Terrible '' Ted Green . As a result of the fight , Maki suffered a fractured skull and a brain injury .