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bottomofthehill

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3. Wow, I did not see that in the original article.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 9, 2022, 07:42 AM

Jan 2022

What a terrible story. I would have guessed blow to head or chest. Skate cut, so sorry for the family who lost their child and the player who was involved in the accident.

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New Canaan Boy Dies After Sustaining Injury in Hockey Game [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 OP

I don't think his throat was slices by skate blade as mentioned above bottomofthehill Jan 2022 #1

His carotid artery was sliced open. He bled out too quickly to be saved. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 #2

Wow, I did not see that in the original article. bottomofthehill Jan 2022 #3

Some articles include that detail, and others just say it was "an injury." NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 #4

Tragic death of Connecticut HS hockey player calls new attention to the importance of neck guards mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 #5