Boy, 11, dies after being struck in neck by puck at hockey practice in Saint-Eustache, Que.
Boy, 11, dies after being struck in neck by puck at hockey practice in Saint-Eustache, Que.
Extremely unfortunate situation.
Wow, that sucks. That area needs to be mobile so not really sure how it can be protected from a force impact.
You're right. Hockey is still a great activity, we've made it reasonably safe (especially for youth) but it's never going to be perfect.
This is one of those situations where you mourn for the family, but nothing needs to be changed because there isn't a significant risk of this specific issue happening and there's nothing reasonable that can be adjusted with regards to gear or rules in order to prevent this in the future.
Really shitty situation for the family of the boy but I'm also thinking about the lasting trauma that must've been inflicted on the kid who shot that puck. Hope he gets the help he needs to work through it.
Thats so young. Feel so sorry for the family.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Local police published a similar statement saying they had notified the Quebec Coroner's Office, which would look into the causes and circumstances surrounding the boy's death.
The boy was later transferred to an intensive care unit at a Montreal hospital, Saint-Eustache spokesperson Stéphanie Bouchard told CBC Friday morning before the city announced his death.
The city has been shaken by the event, said Saint-Eustache Mayor Pierre Charron in a news release Thursday before the boy's death was confirmed.
In October, 29-year-old Adam Johnson, a professional hockey player, died after a skate blade cut his neck during a Challenge Cup game in Sheffield, England.
But the equipment doesn't offer substantial protection against direct, hard impact, according to Trent McCleary, a former Montreal Canadiens player who in 2000 suffered a career-ending puck strike to the throat during an NHL game.
Valérie Cardinal, an athletic therapist for the Vikings des Laurentides, a high-level under-18 hockey team who play at the arena, said the community was united in its grief.
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BAN HOCKEY! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
Seriously though, this is a tragedy.
"We understand the impact of this event"