New York high school hockey player Connor Kasin, 17, dead after collapsing on ice during game

A Long Island teen has died after losing consciousness on the ice during a charity hockey game in honor of a fellow high school student who died in a car crash last year.Connor Kasin, a 17-year-old senior at Massapequa High School, suffered a “medical event” and passed out on the ice during an intermission of the hockey game at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage at around 9 p.m.

on Saturday, according to News 12 Long Island.Multiple “civilians” at the game rushed onto the ice and performed CPR on the teen while waiting for first responders, the Nassau County Police Department said in a press release.

Kasin was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.The cause of the medical episode is still unknown.Nassau police said they are still investigating the incident but noted that “no criminality suspected.”Kasin played for the Sharks Elite Youth Hockey team when the medical episode occurred.Massapequa High School announced the death of Kasin in a letter to students and families over the weekend.“It is heartbreaking to report that Connor did not survive.

His passing is devastating to the Massapequa community, and we offer our deepest condolences to Connor’s family and friends,” the letter said.School officials said grief counseling will be available to students this week.The teen collapsed during the charity match in honor of a Syosset graduate, Sabrina Navarett, who died in a car crash last year.The game was held by a foundation in Navarett’s name to raise scholarship money and offer support to grieving parents whose children have passed.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

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Never miss a story.Navaretta’s parents, John and Mara, released a statement on Kasin’s tragic death and offered their condolenc...