The Walter-Buswell sports complex on Dec. 15 in St-Eustache, Que. An 11-year old boy has died after being hit in the neck with a puck during a hockey practice earlier this week.Photo by Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

Hockey player, 11, dies days after getting hit in the neck by puck in Quebec

· National Post

SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. — An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit in the neck by a puck during a junior hockey league practice near Montreal earlier this week, police confirmed Friday.

The incident occurred at around 7 p.m. Tuesday, when police and ambulance services responded to a 911 call at the Walter-Buswell arena in St-Eustache. The boy was brought to a Montreal hospital intensive care unit.