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CT Man Who Was Hockey Standout Dies At 55: 'Truly Fearless Person' CT Man Who Was Hockey Standout Dies At 55: 'Truly Fearless Person'
CT Man Who Was Hockey Standout Dies At 55: 'Truly Fearless Person' A Fairfield County man who was a hockey standout and known for his lack of hesitation toward trying new experiences has died after a sudden illness.  Fairfield resident Theodore Koster Iglesias died on Sunday, April 30 at the age of 55 after a two-week battle with an aggressive form of leukemia, according to his obituary.  Always proud of his upbringing, Iglesias attended the Taft School in Watertown and New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire before going on to play hockey in Canada for the "Junior B" league.  A true daredevil, Iglesias was known for h…

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by Ben Crnic
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Victory Celebration Set For NCAA Champion Quinnipiac Men's Hockey Team Victory Celebration Set For NCAA Champion Quinnipiac Men's Hockey Team
Victory Celebration Set For NCAA Champion Quinnipiac Men's Hockey Team Fans of the Quinnipiac University men's hockey team will soon be gathering en masse to celebrate the team's first-ever stunning overtime win at the 2023 NCAA Division I national championship. A rally will be held by the university at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 10 at the M&T Bank Arena in Hamden at 305 Sherman Ave. and will celebrate the Bobcats' win over the Minnesota Gophers in the national championship game held on Saturday, April 8.  The win marks the first-ever NCAA championship title for the Quinnipiac men's hockey program, which won a record 34 games during the 2023 season and went …

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by Ben Crnic
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Former Hockey Player In CT Dies At Age 23 Former Hockey Player In CT Dies At Age 23
Former Hockey Player In CT Dies At Age 23 Family and friends are mourning the death of a former standout hockey goalie from the region. Fairfield County native Charlie Capalbo, age 23, of the town of Fairfield, died Sunday, April 24, following a five-year battle with cancer, according to a GoFundMe page established for his family. “After five years and 745 nights spent in hospitals, let’s just say that one got by Charlie in the 4th overtime today,” reads a post from GoFundMe organizer John McCormick. Those years included a successful battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that began toward the end of Capalbo’s varsity season as goalte…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hockey Player From Region Banned For Life After Punching Ref In Face Hockey Player From Region Banned For Life After Punching Ref In Face
Hockey Player From Region Banned For Life After Punching Ref In Face A junior hockey player from Massachusetts is banned from his league for life for punching a referee in the face during a game against a Pennsylvania team. The United States Premier Hockey League player was identified by Yahoo Sports as Paul Halloran, 20, of the South Shore Kings, of Foxborough in Norfolk County. Just your average tier 3 junior game in the States… pic.twitter.com/JasARhGRUO — World Hockey Report (@worldhockeyrpt) February 20, 2022 Trouble began on the ice in the first period of last Sunday's game against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights, when Halloran and the ref …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Medical Examiner Issues Ruling In Death Of Connecticut HS Player Medical Examiner Issues Ruling In Death Of Connecticut HS Player
Medical Examiner Issues Ruling In Death Of Connecticut HS Player The death of a Connecticut high school hockey player after an on-ice collision has been ruled accidental. The state's chief medical examiner announced on Monday, Jan. 10 that Teddy Balkind, a 10th-grader at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, who died on Thursday, Jan. 6, during a game died from an "incised wound of the neck," and the incident was officially ruled as accidental. Balkind, age 16, was killed around 5 p.m., during a junior varsity game at the Brunswick Upper School in Greenwich. The tragic accident occurred when Balkind fell to the ice, and another player who was near him was u…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Death Of CT High School Player Mourned Inside, Outside Hockey World Death Of CT High School Player Mourned Inside, Outside Hockey World
Death Of CT High School Player Mourned Inside, Outside Hockey World The death of a young athlete who died during a collision between two hockey players on the ice during a game earlier this week is being mourned in areas near and far from both inside and outside the hockey community. Fairfield County resident Teddy Balkind was 16 years old and a 10th-grader at the St. Luke’s School in New Canaan. The incident that led to his death happened around 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 6, during a junior varsity game at the Brunswick Upper School in Greenwich. Balkind, a New Canaan resident, fell to the ice, and another player who was near him was unable to stop, and …

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For HS Hockey Player Who Died After Injury In Connecticut ID Released For HS Hockey Player Who Died After Injury In Connecticut
ID Released For HS Hockey Player Who Died After Injury In Connecticut Updated story: Tragic Death Of 16-Year-Old High School Player Mourned Inside, Outside Hockey World Officials with a private school in Fairfield County have released the identity of the student who died during a hockey match with another school. St. Luke’s School in New Canaan said the hockey player who died in a match at Brunswick School in Greenwich was Teddy Balkind, a 10th-grader at the school. Related Story: HS Hockey Player Dies During Game In Greenwich, Police Say 'Yesterday, we lost a precious young man in a tragic accident. Both St. Luke's School and Brunswick School…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fans Will See New Innovations When NY Islanders Open Brand-New $1.1 Billion Arena Fans Will See New Innovations When NY Islanders Open Brand-New $1.1 Billion Arena
Fans Will See New Innovations When NY Islanders Open Brand-New $1.1 Billion Arena Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. Following a 13-game road trip to start the season, the New York Islanders are ready to welcome fans back in the stands for the first home game as they introduce the world to the brand-new UBS Arena in Elmont on Long Island. The Islanders finally hit their home ice for their first practice at the new arena on Thursday, Nov. 18, as they prepare for their long-awaited home opener against the Calgary Flames at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20. Officials said that the intimacy fans rejoiced over at Nassau Coliseum will be retained at the new arena, with th…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Hockey Coach Charged With Assaulting Player At Ice Arena, Police Say CT Hockey Coach Charged With Assaulting Player At Ice Arena, Police Say
CT Hockey Coach Charged With Assaulting Player At Ice Arena, Police Say A youth hockey coach has been arrested after allegedly hitting a 10-year-old player with a hockey stick, injuring him. Marvin A. Minkler, age 53, a Connecticut resident, was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 31, in New York and charged with assault and endangering a child, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. According to the criminal complaint outlining his arrest, the incident took place on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at the Brewster Ice Arena located at 63 Fields Lane in the town of Southeast. During the incident, Minkler allegedly "did knowingly strike a minor in the area of the head, neck, shoulder …

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by Kathy Reakes