Teddy Balkind is a 10th-grade hockey player at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, died Thursday night after an on-ice collision during a game against the Brunswick School in Greenwich.
Teddy Balkind: What happened to| Neck| Siblings| Stats
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What happened to:
The tragic death of a 16-year-old Connecticut boy who passed away after being injured during a high school hockey game is reverberating in our community.
CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon spoke to those who loved 16-year-old Teddy Balkind.
He’s being remembered as a born leader and a young man with a positive personality and an infectious smile who was passionate about his family, his friends and his love for sports.
Neck:
As his school faced off against Brunswick School at a game in Greenwich, Teddy fell to the ice. Another player who was near him was unable to stop, and the two collided.
It’s believed Teddy’s neck was accidentally cut by a skate. The teenager was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“Teddy was a light that has been extinguished way too soon. He was funny. He was vivacious,” said Kristin Ebner-Martin, co-owner of Camp Awosting. “You always knew when he walked in a room because the biggest smile in the room was his.”
Siblings:
Teddy Balkind must live with his father and mother before his death. But as per the sources, there is no such information from the media about his father and mother.He was born and raised in Connecticut, United States, and talking about his age; he was just 18 years old.
This hockey player was pursuing his school education at St. Luke High School.Earlier, he played ice hockey for his school team, and his position is a right-winger. Along with this, his Jersey number was five.
Stats:
He was known to be an excellent ice hockey player. As per his Instagram handle, Balkind was also a passionate mountain biker, occasionally sharing his pictures with his friends. On January 7, 2022, a day after Teddy Balkind passed away, St. Luke School’s staff and students organized a vigil for the departed soul.
The school authorities released an official statement remembering Balkind post the ice hockey match tragedy, calling him a “precious young man.”
