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New York high school hockey player dead at 17 after 'sudden medical event'

Massapequa High School sent a letter to faculty and students confirming the 12th-grader’s death. The incident occurred on Saturday night.

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Nassau County police said in a news release that first responders went to the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center where Kasin had collapsed. Police said "civilians" began CPR until police and medical personnel arrived.

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"My thoughts and prayers are with Connor’s family & the entire Massapequa community as they mourn this terrible loss."

Kasin played for the Sharks Elite Youth Hockey team when the medical episode occurred.

"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," the club said in a Facebook post.

School officials said grief counseling will be available to students this week.

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