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A Connecticut high school hockey player Teddy Balkind tragically died after a skate cut his neck during a game last week ... the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner announced Monday.
Balkind was just a 16-year-old sophomore.
The horrifying accident happened during St. Luke's game vs. Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT last Thursday. Authorities say Balkind fell to the ice and was accidentally crashed into by an opponent.
According to the Greenwich Police Department, Balkind was taken to the hospital ... but died there from his injuries.