Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday morning after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. He was 25.
Cave’s wife, Emily, released a statement on Saturday confirming the news.
Cave was airlifted Tuesday to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto and had been in a medically induced coma after having emergency surgery to remove a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on his brain.
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Emily Cave and other family members were unable to visit Cave in the hospital over the past few days because of COVID-19 rules.
On Wednesday night, Emily Cave posted on Instagram that the family needed a “miracle.”
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