US EditionRhode Island High School Hockey Team Wins State Championship Weeks After Deadly Rink Shooting
- On Wednesday, the Blackstone Valley Co-op hockey team won the Division Two State Championship with a 3-2 quadruple-overtime victory.
- On Feb. 16, authorities say Robert Dorgan opened fire at a Pawtucket game, killing ex‑wife Rhonda Dorgan, son Aidan Dorgan, and grandfather Gerald Dorgan before shooting himself.
- Community members responded by stitching hearts onto jerseys and displaying hockey sticks outside homes, showing support after the team paused play for 10 days of counseling, with every player, including Dorgan, returning despite emotional difficulty.
- Dorgan propelled the team by scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime and later tying the final with 30 seconds left before Jaxon Boyes scored, drawing national media attention.
- Beyond the trophy, three seats will be empty as Dorgan's mother, brother, and grandfather, who were killed in a shooting, are still mourned by the hockey community.
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Rhode Island high school team rallies to hockey championship after fatal ice rink shooting
As Colin Dorgan stood before a deafening crowd exploding in pride for his high school hockey team's championship win, secured by a goal in an exhausting yet exhilarating quadruple overtime, three seats were noticeably empty in the Rhode Island arena.
Weeks after losing 3 family members, this teen channeled his grief to help his hockey team seize the state championship title - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — Between slick ice and sharp skates, the chilled hollow of a hockey rink is where Colin Dorgan has experienced the most devastating and the most jubilant moments of his life – all within the span of a month. The high school senior’s mother, brother and grandfather were killed in mid-February when gunfire pierced the clamor of sticks, skates and cheers during one of his games at an arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His life upended, Dorgan…
Weeks after losing 3 family members, this teen channeled his grief to help his hockey team seize the state championship title
By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Between slick ice and sharp skates, the chilled hollow of a hockey rink is where Colin Dorgan has experienced the most devastating and the most jubilant moments of his life – all within the span of a month. The high school senior’s mother, brother and grandfather were killed in mid-February when gunfire pierced the clamor of sticks, skates and cheers during one of his games at an arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hi…
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