by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News December 2, 2024
Connor Kasin, a senior hockey player whose coach said was in the “best shape” on his Long Island high school team, died suddenly after collapsing on the ice during a charity game that was being held in honor of a fellow student who had died in a car crash. He was 17.
Connor KasinNo cause of death has been reported.
Kasin was playing for Massapequa High School in a game meant to celebrate the life of Sabrina Navaretta, a graduate of rival Syosset High School when he collapsed. The game was being held on Saturday night at Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage.
Kasin was rushed to a local hospital after members of the crowd performed CPR on him until paramedics could arrive, but he was pronounced dead.
Nassau police said there was “no criminality suspected.”
Connor’s travel team, Sharks Elite Youth Hockey, said on Sunday: “It is with a heavy heart the Sharks share the sudden passing of 18U defenseman, Connor Kasin. Please keep the Kasin family in your thoughts and prayers.”
His coach, Jeff Tempone, told CBS News: “He was a coach’s dream. You coach him and he loved the game. It’s missing someone. It’s missing someone very special. Probably in the best shape on the team, as far as being physical, and was just a great kid, highly coachable kid, always encouraging his teammates on the bench. It was devastating. It’s a 17-year-old kid — has his whole life ahead of him.”
Navaretta passed away last year in a car crash in Newark. She was 19.
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