18-Year-Old ‘Rising Hockey Star’ Suddenly Dead – ‘Thoughts Are With His Family, Friends and Teammates’
An 18-year old hockey player considered a rising star is dead after falling from an apartment building. The London Knights, a Canadian hockey team, announced that Abakar Kazbekov had suddenly passed in a Saturday tweet…
An 18-year old Hockey player considered a rising star is dead after falling from an apartment building.
The London Knights, a Canadian Hockey team, announced that Abakar Kazbekov had suddenly passed in a Saturday tweet.
In a statement issued jointly with the Ontario Hockey League, the two entities indicated that “our thoughts are with his family, friends and teammates.”
The Russian-born Kazbekov had been the Knights’ first round pick in the Ontario Hockey League’s 2021 under-18 draft, according to the London Free Press. The center had been considered a “rising hockey star” in the youth league.
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