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Ayr in mourning after death of 20-year-old hockey player during pre-season tournament

A small town in southern Ontario is in mourning following the death of a 20-year-old hockey player in Ayr.

The Ayr Centennials of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League revealed Wednesday afternoon that team captain Eli Palfreyman died during a game on Tuesday.

The Centennials were playing the Boston Junior Bruins as part of a pre-season invitational tournament.

Not many details about what happened have been released but the team says Palfreyman had the best of care from their medical staff and a quick response from the ambulatory staff.

They add medical doctors will have more answers for us in the coming days.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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