Hockey Player Dies: Cormick Scanlan was a 16 years old young Hockey Player who passed away. Check out what happened to him.
Hockey player Cormick Scanlan, 16, dies from stroke.
A high school hockey player in Minnesota died on Christmas Day after suffering a series of strokes caused by a rare disorder.
Cormick Scanlan, 16, died on Sunday in a St. Paul hospital, three weeks after suffering a stroke that led to emergency surgery in an attempt to save his life.
Cormick Scanlan, a sophomore at Cretin-Derham Hall, died Sunday night “peacefully” and “surrounded by family,” a social media post from the St. Paul Capitals Hockey Association read.
‘Our hockey community has lost a great young man,’ the St. Paul Capitals Hockey Association said in a Facebook post confirming Cormick’s death.
The group said the teen had passed ‘peacefully’ and ‘surrounded by family.’
The teen first suffered a stroke on December 6, and was diagnosed with moyamoya disease, a rare progressive cerebrovascular disorder that causes a blockage to the main blood vessels entering the brain.
‘He had bypass surgery on Thursday the 15th to repair the left side carotid artery with blood vessels from his head. Sadly, he suffered additional strokes thereafter,’ the hockey club said.
Cormick played for the Capitals last season, and this year played for Cretin Derham Hall, where he was a sophomore.
The hockey association said Cormick had a stroke earlier this month.
Cormick was part of the St. Paul Capitals hockey organization from mini-mites to Bantams.
Cormick was an outstanding student and a proud Raider, playing football, baseball, and hockey. He and his family are parishioners of Holy Spirit Parish, where he attended elementary school.
“Our strength is with the Scanlans and all who love Cormick,” the hockey association’s post read. “Rest in peace.”
May his soul Rest in peace.