TORONTO, ONT – Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25. The NHL club confirmed Cave’s death with a statement from his family: “Our Colby was loved dearly by us, his family and friends, the entire hockey community, and many more.
We thank everyone for their prayers during this difficult time." Cave was was placed in a medically induced coma Tuesday at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.
He was airlifted to Toronto after being admitted to a hospital in Barrie, Ontaario, on Monday. Cave underwent emergency surgery Tuesday, a removal of a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on his brain.