Rhode Island hockey team wins state title after deadly rink shooting

James H. Williams, USA TODAYThu, March 19, 2026 at 5:10 AM UTC

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A Rhode Island high school hockey team won the state championship just weeks after a deadly shooting at a local rink.

The February shooting at a hockey arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, left three people dead, plus the gunman.

The three people killed were all related to Colin Dorgan, a high school senior who is a member of the Blackstone Valley team that beat Lincoln 3-2 in quadruple overtime in the Division 2 state championship game on Wednesday, March 18.

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"I truly felt it in my heart and my soul that they're still with me," Dorgan told the media after the game. "I love them so much, and they're still here and I know it."

Dorgan tied the game late, before his team prevailed in the fourth overtime.

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