Hockey Player, 11, Dies Days After Getting Hit in the Neck by Puck in Quebec

Published on December 15, 2023

An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit in the neck by a puck during a junior hockey league practice near Montreal earlier this week, police confirmed on Dec. 15. The incident occurred at around 7 p.m. on Dec. 12, when police and ambulance services responded to a 911 call at the Walter-Buswell arena in St-Eustache. The boy was brought to a Montreal hospital intensive care unit. The St-Eustache police department said earlier in the week that an investigation showed the boy was hit by accident and that he was wearing all the required protective equipment at the time. Lt. Olivier Boucher said on Dec. 15 the puck struck the boy in the neck. Police have not said when the boy died....

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