17-year-old player dies after collapsing during a charity hockey game in New York

BETHPAGE, N.Y. — A 17-year-old hockey player collapsed during a charity game in New York and later died, authorities said.

Connor Kasin, a senior at Massapequa High School on Long Island, lost consciousness Saturday evening during a game to benefit a foundation created by the parents of another area teen, 19-year-old Sabrina Navaretta, who died in an April 2023 car crash.

Nassau County police said in a news release that people at the skating rink in Bethpage, New York, were performing CPR when officers and medics arrived.

Kasin was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A police spokesman said on Monday that no information was available on his cause of death.

Massapequa High School announced Kasin’s death in a letter to students and families: reported the New York Post.

“It is heartbreaking to report that Connor did not survive. His passing 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 leagues for schools on Long Island, has canceled all Sunday games out of respect for Kasin’s family.