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Toronto — Three inferior hockey players, including a teen from Alabama, died successful a conveyance clang Monday arsenic they traveled to signifier with their teammates connected the Southern Alberta Mustangs successful Canada, according to constabulary and the team.
A semi-truck pulling gravel crashed into a tiny rider conveyance astatine an intersection, according to Corporal Gina Slaney of the Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
"There are nary words that tin adequately explicit the extent of our grief," the Southern Alberta Mustangs squad said successful a statement, "These young men were much than hockey players — they were teammates, sons, brothers, friends, and profoundly loved members of our Mustangs household and the communities we telephone home."
Caden Fine, 17, an American from Birmingham, Alabama, and 2 of his Canadian teammates, Cameron Casorso and JJ Wright, some 18 and from British Columbia, died successful the crash, the squad said connected societal media.
"Unfortunately, each 3 occupants of the rider vehicle, 2 18-year-old antheral residents of Kamloops, B.C., and a 17-year-old Alabama, U.S.A. resident, were declared deceased astatine the scene," Slaney said to CBS News successful an emailed statement.
The operator of the semi-truck, a 40-year-old male, sustained insignificant injuries and was treated astatine the scene. The constabulary said an probe was underway into the origin of the crash.
Fine's passionateness for hockey began successful 2020, according to a connection issued by the Birmingham Jr. Bulls Hockey squad successful Alabama, which helium played for betwixt 2021-2023. The Bulls said Fine joined the Southern Alberta Mustangs for the 2025-2026 season.
"This is simply a heartbreaking time for our full hockey community. We widen our deepest condolences to Caden's family, friends, and teammates during this unimaginable time," said the Bulls said successful a statement. "Once a Jr Bull, ever a Jr Bull."
A photograph shows American inferior hockey subordinate Caden Fine, 17, of Birmingham, Alabama, arsenic shared connected a GoFundMe leafage for his household aft helium was killed on with 2 Canadian teammates successful a Feb. 2, 2026, road clang successful Alberta, Canada.
GoFundMe/Chris Brennan
A GoFundMe leafage acceptable up to rise wealth for Fine's household had garnered much than $10,000 successful donations arsenic of Tuesday afternoon.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed his condolences to the families, saying "Canadians are keeping the full Southern Alberta Mustangs assemblage successful our thoughts arsenic they look this unimaginable grief."
In December, respective hockey players aged 15 to 19 were injured erstwhile a autobus transporting a inferior squad was successful a collision successful Alberta. Two minors were transported to section hospitals, according to a police.
In 2018, 15 radical were killed and much than a twelve others injured erstwhile a semi-truck crashed into a autobus carrying inferior hockey players connected their mode to a playoff crippled successful Canada's Saskatchewan province. The dormant included the lad of a erstwhile NHL player, the team's captain, adjunct coach, and a vigor announcer.
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