Connecticut high school hockey player dies after colliding with another player during game

A Connecticut highschool hockey participant has died after a mid-game collision on the ice, CBS New York stories. Police mentioned Teddy Balkind, a tenth grader at St. Luke's Faculty, was pronounced useless at an area hospital after the collision, which occurred throughout a recreation on Thursday night time. 

Officers consider that someday in the course of the recreation between St. Luke's Faculty and Brunswick Faculty, Balkind fell to the ice and one other participant collided into him, unable to cease, in line with CBS New York. 

In the course of the collision, Balkind's neck was unintentionally lower by a skate, in line with a message despatched to college students by Brunswick Faculty that was obtained by CBS New York. Staff medical specialists have been current on the recreation and administered first support earlier than he was transferred to Greenwich Hospital, the place he was later pronounced useless, police mentioned.  

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Teddy Balkind

CBS New York

"Yesterday, we misplaced a treasured younger man in a tragic accident," St. Luke's Faculty mentioned in a press release to CBS New York. "Each St. Luke's Faculty and Brunswick Faculty are in shock as we work to assist our college students and households. St. Luke's singular focus at this second is to look after our devastated group."

Balkind was an avid skater who skated for the New Canaan Winter Membership and "was identified to all as an throughout unimaginable younger man, son and brother," in line with New Canaan police

A camp Balkind attended additionally posted a tribute to the teenager, calling him a "fearless, stunning soul, who was vigorous and a pal to all," CBS New York reported.   

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