Canadian junior hockey league player, 20, dies throughout preseason recreation

The captain of a Better Ontario Junior Hockey League workforce in Canada tragically died for the duration of a preseason video game, his group claimed Wednesday.

Eli Palfreyman, who performed for the Ayr Centennials, was 20.

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"We are inquiring for your prayers and guidance for Eli's loved ones and just about every of our players. Our Centennials organization and the group of Ayr are in mourning," Centennials vice president Brian Shantz said in a statement, by means of CBC News. "Eli had the ideal of treatment from our professional medical employees and brief reaction from the ambulatory personnel. Health-related health professionals will have a lot more answers for us in the coming times.

A basic look at of the sport puck. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire by means of Getty Photographs)

"Out of respect for the family's appropriate for privacy, we will not speculate on nearly anything at this quite difficult time. Cens country also requires time to recover in the course of this devastating time."

The staff also posted a photo of Palfreyman’s jersey on Twitter and wrote a independent assertion.

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"Thank you all for the outpouring of appreciate for our beloved captain and lovely younger guy Eli. Phrases simply cannot explain how considerably it suggests to his household/Cens loved ones. We are all damaged but truly feel your arms all over us," the team’s tweet study.

Palfreyman was just lately named captain of the group and in a the latest movie named it an honor.

"At any time considering that I moved to Cambridge, I've been coming to see video games in Ayr," he mentioned. "To be aspect of the firm last calendar year as an assistant captain was an honor and to be coming back this year, my final 12 months, as the captain, text will not explain how honored I am to be in this position."

Palfreyman collapsed throughout the first intermission of a match Tuesday night, according to the Toronto Solar. No bring about of dying was promptly provided.

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Wednesday’s game titles for the Ayr Mutual World wide Invitation were being canceled.