Junior hockey player dies during tournament in southern Ontario

A player with the Ayr Centennials of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League has died during a pre-season tournament in the small southern Ontario town.

Few details were immediately available about the player's identity or how he died.

The Centennials were taking part this week in a tournament at the North Dumfries Community Complex in Ayr, 100 kilometres southwest of Toronto.

In a tweet, the Township of North Dumfries said the team "suffered the tragic loss of one of their players" during a game.

Flags at the arena have been lowered to half-mast.

Mayor Sue Foxton, who was at the game, said the player's death is "heartbreaking."

"As a community we are saddened and mourn the loss along with our Cens family and the family of this young man. There are no right words, just sorrow," she said in an email to CBC News.

Last evening at the North Dumfries Community Complex, during a game at the Ayr Mutual Global Invitational tournament, the <a href="https://twitter.com/AyrCentennials?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AyrCentennials</a> suffered the tragic loss of one of their players. 1/2

The Waterloo Regional Police Service confirmed officers were called to a medical emergency for a 20-year-old man at the North Dumfries Community Centre hockey arena on Tuesday.

"Members of the community assisted the individual until emergency services attended. The individual was transported to Cambridge Memorial Hospital where he was, unfortunately, pronounced deceased," police told CBC News.

The GOJHL said in an emailed statement that all exhibition games planned for Wednesday and Thursday have been postponed.

"Due to the circumstances surrounding the incident, the GOJHL will not be releasing any further information at this time. We will provide more