{"id":6254,"date":"2014-01-06T11:11:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T16:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=6254"},"modified":"2014-01-06T11:11:34","modified_gmt":"2014-01-06T16:11:34","slug":"new-jersey-teenager-breaks-neck-during-high-school-ice-hockey-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/new-jersey-teenager-breaks-neck-during-high-school-ice-hockey-game\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Teenager Breaks Neck During High School Ice Hockey Game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Photo: @m_nichs<\/p>\n