{"id":499231,"date":"2026-03-12T06:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/499231\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:57:15","slug":"rhode-island-hockey-star-colin-dorgan-scores-game-winning-goal-weeks-after-trans-dad-gunned-down-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/499231\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island hockey star Colin Dorgan scores game-winning goal weeks after trans dad gunned down family"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rhode Island hockey player whose family was gunned down by his deranged trans father<\/a> during one of his games last month scored the winning goal to send his team to the championship \u2014 as he honored his slain relatives.<\/p>\n

Blackstone Valley School\u2019s star captain Colin Dorgan netted the game-winning goal \u2014 in double overtime \u2014 Wednesday night in Providence before his Beavers teammates mobbed him on the ice, celebrating their berth to the Division II final.<\/p>\n

The senior defenseman, wearing a patch on his uniform with the initials of his mother, brother and grandfather, called it \u201cthe greatest moment of my life,\u201d according to WPRI.<\/a><\/p>\n

Colin Dorgan celebrates scoring the game winning goal for the Blackstone Valley School\u2019s on March 11, 2026. X \/ @wpri12<\/p>\n

Dorgan, who attends North Providence High School but plays for the Blackstone Valley co-op team, found himself in an offensive position and took a leading pass into a breakaway before sniping the puck past the goalie with 48 seconds left in double overtime.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy good buddy fed me the puck, and I could hear the crowd. It was a surreal moment,\u201d Dorgan told the outlet after the game.<\/p>\n

While his teammates mobbed Dorgan, Blackstone Valley School\u2019s head coach Chris Librizzi was overcome with emotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI literally cried like a baby, the floodgates opened,\u201d Librizzi said. \u201cWhen I saw him open, I knew he was golden.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dorgan was on the ice<\/a> at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket on Feb. 16 when his father, Robert Dorgan,<\/a> opened fire in the stands, killing his ex-wife, Rhonda Dorgan; their adult son, Aidan Dorgan; and his ex-father-in-law, Gerald Dorgan.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dorgan wore a heart-shaped patch on his uniform with the initials of his mother, brother and grandfather. X \/ @wpri12<\/p>\n

Robert Dorgan opened fire on his ex-wife and their adult son while at Colin\u2019s game on Feb. 16, 2026.<\/p>\n

Gerald\u2019s wife, Linda, and family friend Thomas Geruso were both critically wounded in the shooting.<\/p>\n

The crazed gunman, who identified as transgender and also went by Roberta Esposito<\/a>, then turned the gun on himself. <\/p>\n

After the shooting, it was revealed that the 56-year-old gunman had recently undergone gender reassignment, and his trans identity and unhinged personality were a\u00a0source of multiple family court battles<\/a>\u00a0leading up to the shooting.<\/p>\n

Follow The Post\u2019s latest coverage on the Rhode Island high school hockey shooting<\/p>\n

The maniac gunman had also shared surnames with his in-laws because he and his ex-wife, who married in 1992, were first-cousins once removed.<\/a><\/p>\n

Colin Dorgan praised his teammates for supporting him after the unimaginable loss he experienced last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to stick together,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a hard time for everyone. We have each other\u2019s back, and we truly love each other. These are my brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colin Dorgan with his mother, brother and sister. Facebook\/Rhonda Dorgan<\/p>\n

The crazed gunman, who identified as transgender and also went by Roberta Esposito, turned the gun on himself after the shooting. Facebook\/Roberta Esposito<\/p>\n

Colin Dorgan praised his teammates for supporting him after the unimaginable loss he experienced last month. X \/ @wpri12<\/p>\n

Librizzi revealed he took in Dorgan and his sister, Ava, after they lost their family in the tragic shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got together every single day,\u201d Librizzi said. \u201cWe skated, worked out, or had dinner at night together for 14 days straight. I believe that made a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans inside the Schneider Arena at Providence College erupted with joy after Dorgan\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n

The overtime hero acknowledged the fanatics during his celebration, posing with his arms wide open, mouthing \u201cLet\u2019s go,\u201d after the win, according to video from WPRI.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI know every person out there loves me, and I love them, too,\u201d Dorgan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rhode Island hockey player whose family was gunned down by his deranged trans father during one of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[377],"tags":[1245,5,13038,29418,13498,999],"class_list":["post-499231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hockey","tag-high-school-sports","tag-hockey","tag-rhode-island","tag-shootings","tag-transgender","tag-us-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116214919199193037","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}