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

Hockey Player, 11, Dies Days After Getting Hit in the Neck by Puck in Quebec
The Walter-Buswell sports complex in St-Eustache, Que. on Dec. 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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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.