A 17-year-old high school ice hockey player from New Jersey is recovering in the hospital after breaking his neck when he was checked into the boards during a game over the weekend, and his team says he’s doing well.
Michael Nichols, a senior forward for the Falcons of Middlesex County’s Monroe Township High School, raced for a loose puck during Saturday’s game against Vernon, took a shot and was checked into the wall from behind, causing him to smash “headfirst into the boards at full speed,” his coach told NJ.com.
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