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[ladiesandgentlemen]

Very sad occurrence:

In a sad and strange coincidence, two recreational league hockey players collapsed on the ice and died within hours of each other in two separate incidents in the same San Jose facility on the same night.

The two men were both part of an adult league at Shark Ice, a facility that is the practice home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, but this past Sunday, like in many rinks across North America, adult players took to the ice to enjoy a chance to play the game.

The first incident happened when Brian Kobata, 38, was playing for his team, the Mug Shots. After he scored a goal, he grimaced and fell down, according to his wife Heidi. Two of his teammates tried to give him CPR and paramedics were called in at 9:06 PM PT. Kobata was taken to the hospital and passed away.

Just over two hours later, another team called Beer was playing when their 41-year-old captain, Kelly Calabro, collapsed and fell on his back. Like the tragic scene that played out earlier that evening, his teammates tried to revive him, but couldn't save his life.

According to Ken Arnold, whose company Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment operates the rink, ambulances are dispatched to the facility only once every 18 months or so, and this was "a very unfortunate and tragic situation."

Cause of death has not been determined for either man.

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Condolences to the families.

Live everyday like it's your last.

[432j]

Very sad occurrence:

Condolences to the families.

Live everyday like it's your last.

Very sad indeed. I saw a goalie die of a heart attack many years ago. The fire station was literally walking distance from the rink. I guess, sometimes, there's absolutely nothing you can do if it's your time to go.

I'm sure none of these guys every thought when they headed to the rink that they wouldn't be coming home.

[MrsBevo]

Very tragic circumstances - my condolences to the families and loved ones.

When my dad had heart surgery years ago, the doctors mentioned that you are more likely to die of a heart attack when you are younger. When you have blockage problems, the body naturally finds other routes and ways to compensate. But when you are young, you haven't had enough time to adapt, thus the greater likelihood of a fatality.

[Todrick]

Right, Older people generally survive heart attacks or have several before they have a fatal one...

very sad.

[Duckette]

I can't even imagine. A lot of the time when I see my teammates get hit hard, I always worry because I don't know if they're going to get up. I always hope I don't need to perform CPR, because not a whole lot of people in there know it, and I always hope there isn't an ambulance needed. I've only seen two ambulances called to my rink, and neither was fatal. Wow, I can't even imagine...

My condolences to the family....

[Barmy Army]

This is just so sad Life can be cruel at times....

[GoldBurg]

It would seem as though it is almost too weird for there to be no ties between the two. But I suppose there's not. Very sad day indeed.

Plus, if its any consolation, at least they died playing the best sport on earth! They're probably chillin with Hobey Baker, Maurice "the rocket" Richard, and my boy Dan Snyder up there in hockey heaven. Plus they're waiting on Gordie, who should be there soon. Ha I couldn't imagine a better crowd to be associating myself with!