Pavelich

Growing up in Eveleth, where hockey reigns supreme, Pavelich skated on the lake in front of his house as well as at a rink a quarter mile away.

This spring, months after sending Pavelich to a secure state facility for mental health treatment, a judge is expected to decide whether his condition has improved to the point where he is no longer deemed dangerous.

Hughes argued at a closed hearing that Pavelich should be committed as mentally ill, but without the dangerous designation, allowing for a less restrictive treatment setting.

Pavelich’s family members have said they believe he suffers from CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, after repeated concussions from his time in the NHL.

Pavelich's sister, Jean Gevik, says her fun-loving brother has totally changed because of his degenerative brain disease.

That go-ahead goal by Mike Eruzione on Team USA over Russia in the 1980 Olympics was assisted by Mark Pavelich.