BETHPAGE, N.Y. (AP) – A 17-year-old hockey player collapsed during a charity game in New York and later died, authorities said.
Connor Kasin, a student at Massapequa High School on Long Island, was knocked unconscious during a game Saturday night to benefit a foundation set up by the parents of another area teenager, 19-year-old Sabrina Navaretta, who died in a car crash in April 2023.
The Nassau County Police Department said in a news release that people at the rink in Bethpage, New York, were performing CPR when officers and medics arrived.
Kasin was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A police spokesman said Monday that no information was available on the cause of his death.
Massapequa High School announced Kasin’s death in a letter to students and families, the New York Post reported.
“The news that Connor did not survive is heartbreaking. His death is devastating to the Massapequa community and we extend our deepest condolences to Connor’s family and friends,” the letter said.
The New York Islanders High School Hockey League, which organizes high school hockey competitions for schools on Long Island, canceled all games scheduled for Sunday out of respect for Kasino’s family.
