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Canaan, county. he was competing in nearby greenwich thursday evening when the tenth grader fell to the ice. while he was down, authorities say a nearby player couldn't stop in time and ran into balkind's neck with the blade of their skate. we're told the game was stopped almost immediately to get the young man medical attention before he was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. it's not clear yet now if the sophomore was wearing a neck guard at the time of the incident. former coach says while usa hockey recommends players wear one, they're only required for goa...

Neck with the blade of his state. the game stopped almost immediately to get the young man medical attention before he was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. it's not clear if the sophomore was wearing a neck guard at the time of the incident. while usa hockey recommends players wear one, they're only required for goalies. even then some say there's no guarantee a neck guard would have prevented this unusual incident. >> one of the problems with the member guards besides them being so cumbersome is they didn't eliminate the risk of laceration, and sometimes the...