The captain of a team in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League has died.
The Ayr Centennials announced that Eli Palfreyman passed away on the evening of Tuesday, August 30.
The Township of North Dumfries says Palfreyman died during a game at the Ayr Mutual Global Invitational Tournament, which has since been cancelled.
A Cambridge native, Palfreyman was named captain of the Centennials just five days prior to his death.
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The team says doctors will have more answers in the coming days.
Palfreyman was 19-years-old at the time of his death.