STOCKHOLM — A Swedish Elite League hockey player died after his throat was slashed by a teammate's skate during a weekend game, officials said Monday.
Bengt Akerblom, 28, of the Mora team died during surgery in a hospital in Mora.
Akerblom was skating behind a teammate when an opposing player checked the teammate and sent him tumbling in midair. The teammate's legs went up and one skate hit Akerblom's throat, cutting a main artery.
