Wiki/Biography:
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| Colby Cave |
- Name: Colby Cave
- Born: December 26, 1994
- Birth Place: North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Died: April 11, 2020 (aged 25) ,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
- Weight: 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
- Position: Centre
- Shot: Left
- Wife: Emily Cave
- Played for: Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers
- NHL Draft: Undrafted
- Playing career: 2015–2020
- Nationality: Canadian
- Profession: Ice Hockey Centre
Family:
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| Colby Cave With His Wife Emily Cave |
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| Colby Cave With his family |
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| Colby Cave With his Family |
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| Colby Cave With His Father |
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| Colby Cave With His Mother |
The career of Colby Cave:
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| Colby Cave |
Junior
- First played locally with the Battlefords Stars in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League from 2009 to 2011.
- He was drafted to the major junior level with the 13th selection in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft in 2009 by the Kootenay Ice. Cave's rights were later traded by Kootenay to the Swift Current Broncos on January 9, 2011.
- In his third full season with the Broncos, Cave was named team captain.
- He continued his development by elevating his offensive game to almost a point-per-game pace finishing with 70 points in 72 games.
- Eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Cave was listed 157th overall by ISS Hockey, however, he was passed over.
- After his final junior season, placing second on the club in points with 75 in 72 games, Cave was signed as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Boston Bruins on April 4, 2015.
Professional
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| Colby Cave During a Match |
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| Colby Cave Celebrating With his teammates |
- Cave spent most of the first three years of his professional career with the Providence Bruins, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Bruins.
- During the final season of his rookie contract with the Bruins in 2017–18, Cave received his first recall to the NHL on an emergency basis by the Bruins on December 21, 2017.
- He made his NHL debut, playing alongside line-mate and former Broncos junior teammate, Jake DeBrusk, in a 2–1 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
- He was then returned to Providence following the game.
- Following another call-up by the Boston team in the 2018–19 season, on December 17, 2018, Cave scored his first NHL career goal in a 4–0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens.
- He remained with Boston to appear in 20 games, posting 1 goal and 5 points before he was placed on waivers by the Bruins for re-assignment to the American Hockey League (AHL).
- On January 15, 2019, Cave left the Bruins organization after he was claimed by the Edmonton Oilers.
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| Colby Cave with Edmonton Oilers |
Death of Colby Cave:
Cave suffered a brain bleed due to a colloid cyst overnight on April 6–7, 2020 and underwent emergency surgery on April 7. He died after being in a medically induced coma in the early hours of April 11, at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.