Tanner Kahlau -- a junior forward on the Fredonia State Univ. men's ice hockey team -- tragically died following a ski crash this week ... law enforcement officials have confirmed.
He was just 22 years old.
The hockey player -- real name Bernhard Tanner Kahlau -- was skiing down a trail at Whiteface Mountain Ski Resort in Lake Placid, NY on Jan. 12 when things went horribly wrong.
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NY State Police say Kahlau lost control on his run, veered off course, and crashed into a tree.
A short time later, cops say the coroner pronounced Kahlau dead due to injuries he suffered to his head and neck area.