New Haven University Remembers Hockey Captain Killed in I-91 Crash

WHO:

WTNH - Ryan O’Shea, of Stony Point, New York, was the University of New Haven student killed in the crash.

NH Register - The student was a hockey captain and senior at the University of New Haven.

WTNH - The University of New Haven was identified as the student’s university.

WHAT:

WTNH - The memorial ceremony filled every seat in Bucknall Theater.

WTNH - Ryan O’Shea was 21 years old.

WTNH - The university planned to hold a memorial for O’Shea.

NH Register - University of New Haven students and staff paid tribute to the student at a campus memorial.

WHERE:

WTNH - The crash occurred on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut.

WTNH - The memorial was scheduled to take place in Bucknall Theater.

NH Register - The tribute was held on the University of New Haven campus.

WHY:

WTNH - The memorial was held in honor of O’Shea, who died in a crash involving a wrong-way driver.

(UPDATED October 28, 2026 00:10 UTC)

University of New Haven senior and hockey captain Ryan O’Shea, 21, of Stony Point, New York, was killed in a crash involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut. Students and staff gathered on campus to honor him at a memorial ceremony in Bucknall Theater. The ceremony filled every seat in the theater.

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(UPDATED October 27, 2026 13:25 UTC)

University of New Haven senior and hockey captain Ryan O’Shea, of Stony Point, New York, was killed in a crash involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut. Students and staff gathered on campus to honor him at a memorial in Bucknall Theater. The university planned the memorial to remember O’Shea.