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L/A Nordiques defender Patrick Romano, far left, and goalie Michael Errico defend as Jersey Shore’s Michael Gulawsky, right, just misses a pass in a game during the 2017-18 season at the Colisee in Lewiston.
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The perfect teammate.
Those words describe former L/A Fighting Spirit (2016-17) and L/A Nordiques (2017-18) defenseman Patrick Romano, who died Saturday morning in a structure fire in Niagara Falls, New York.
Romano, 24, of Toms River, New Jersey, was a student at nearby Niagara University, where he was studying sports management and was member of the school’s ACHA club hockey team. He also helped the school’s athletic department livestream sporting events.