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CP NewsAlert: Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave in medically-induced coma

Apr 7, 2020 | 12:28 PM

Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave has been placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering a brain bleed.

The Oilers said on their Twitter account that the brain bleed happened overnight and that Cave was in the critical care unit at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital.

A 25-year-old from Battleford, Sask., Cave scored once in 11 appearances with Edmonton this season.

He’s added 11 goals and 23 points in 44 games with the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors.

More coming.

The Canadian Press

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