A high school hockey player may not bring a personal injury suit for a gash he suffered from a teammate who stepped on his foot while wearing hockey skates, an upstate appeals court decided.

The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, panel held in Litz v. Clinton Central School District, 14-01215, that the accident happened while Brady Litz was still “involved” and “participating” in an athletic event, and that the assumption of risk doctrine precluded his claim.