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Boston Bruins offer support for injured local HS hockey player: ‘Makes us think how fragile … life is’

The first question for Chris Wagner after he scored a goal in the Boston Bruins’ 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins was about hockey, but Wagner wasn’t ready to talk about hockey quite yet.

“Before we talk about tonight’s game, I just wanted to say that we’re all praying for A.J.,” Wagner said.

The Bruins aren’t alone. On Tuesday, Bishop Feehan senior A.J. Quetta went to shoulder check a player in a game against Pope Francis and missed his mark, crashing headfirst into the boards. He was stretchered off the ice and rushed to a hospital. According to the family’s GoFundMe, Quetta “might not be able to move his body again.