Here we go: Boy dies after being hit in head by hockey puck

A 10-year-old boy from Guelph, Ont. is dead after being hit in the head with a hockey puck on the weekend.

Nicholas Lambden was playing hockey with his friends at an outdoor rink on Sunday when he was struck by a stray puck from another group of players.

Tragedy? Freak accident? Reminder of the cruel randomness of the universe? No, political opportunity.

Guelph City councillor Bob Bell represents the ward where Lambden was killed and he says the incident reinforces the need for children to wear helmets while playing on ice.

"I think kids should wear helmets when they're playing hockey," he said. "Kids and parents need to associate helmets with skates as they associate helmets with bikes.''