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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‘We won it because of love’: R.I. hockey team that endured Pawtucket shooting wins championship - The Boston Globe
Captain Colin Dorgan said he could feel that his mother, brother, and grandfather, who died in the shooting in February, were with him “every step of the way.”
Hockey player who lost family in Pawtucket shooting scores tying goal to help team win state championship - Boston News, Weather, Sports
The Rhode Island high school hockey team that was on the ice during a fatal shooting at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island ended their season with a state championship title Wednesday. One month after four people were killed in the mass shooting, Blackstone Valley Co-op won the Rhode Island Division 2 championship game in quadruple-overtime, sending fans in the pavilion in Providence into a frenzy. They secured the win against Linc…
Colin Dorgan and the Blackstone Valley Hockey Team Win Rhode Island State Championship In Quadruple Overtime Just A Month After Tragic Murders At Game
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