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ANAHEIM (CNS) - Nic Kerdiles, who played in three games for the Anaheim Ducks from 2016 to 2018 and was the first player from Orange County to play for the team, was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday morning in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nashville police told local reporters that Kerdiles ran through a stop sign in a residential area while on his Indian Motorcycle at around 3:30 a.m. and slammed into the driver's side of a BMW.
"We're heartbroken to hear the news about Nic Kerdiles, who died in a motorcycle accident this morning," the Ducks posted on X. "An Irvine native, Nic became the first player from Orange County to play for the Ducks, in 2017. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his family and loved ones."
Kerdiles, 29, was selected by the Ducks in the second round of the 2012 NHL draft, the 36th overall selection.