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IDENTIFIED, AND THE INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR DEATHS IS ONGOING. A BIRMINGHAM TEENAGER AMONG THREE JUNIOR HOCKEY PLAYERS KILLED IN A CRASH IN CANADA, 17 YEAR OLD BIRMINGHAM TEEN KAYDEN FINE WAS KILLED YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING TO PRACTICE WITH THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA MUSTANGS IN ALBERTA, CANADA. POLICE THERE SAY THE CRASH INVOLVED A SEMI TRUCK HAULING GRAVEL AND A PASSENGER VEHICLE. JJ WRIGHT AND CAMERON CORSO. CORSO, BOTH 18 AND FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA, WERE ALSO KILLED. FINE WAS ALSO A FORMER PLAYER WITH THE BIRMINGHAM JUNIOR BULLS. THE BULLS SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THEIR CURRENT HEAD COACH AND SEVERAL FORMER PLAYERS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF C
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Alabama junior hockey player, two teammates killed in crash on way to practice in Canada
The hockey community is mourning the loss of an Alabama teen and two teammates who were killed in a car crash in Canada.Caden Fine, 17, a former player for the Birmingham Jr. Bulls, died Monday when the car he was traveling in collided with a semi pulling gravel south of Calgary, according to ESPN. A recent addition to the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team, Fine was on his way to practice when the crash occurred. Teammates JJ Wright and Cameron Casorso, both 18 and from Kamloops, British Columbia, also died in the crash. At the team’s arena in Stavely, three jerseys bearing the players’ names were displayed alongside three upright hockey sticks.”Caden’s love for the game began in our House program in 2020,” the Bulls said in a statement. “He went on to wear the Jr Bulls jersey from 2021–2023, bringing an infectious smile to the locker room and undeniable grit to the ice … This is a heartbreaking day for our entire hockey community. We extend our deepest condolences to Caden’s family, friends, and teammates during this unimaginable time. Once a Jr Bull, always a Jr Bull.”Wright and Casorso grew up playing in the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association, which said the loss will be felt across the hockey community.”Our thoughts are with the Casorso, Wright, and Fine families,” officials said. “These three young men were teammates and friends to many. We are grieving together, as one hockey family forever changed by the loss of these young men.”The Mustangs said in a Facebook post that they are working with authorities and asked for privacy for the players’ families.
The hockey community is mourning the loss of an Alabama teen and two teammates who were killed in a car crash in Canada.
Caden Fine, 17, a former player for the Birmingham Jr. Bulls, died Monday when the car he was traveling in collided with a semi pulling gravel south of Calgary, according to ESPN.
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A recent addition to the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team, Fine was on his way to practice when the crash occurred. Teammates JJ Wright and Cameron Casorso, both 18 and from Kamloops, British Columbia, also died in the crash.
At the team’s arena in Stavely, three jerseys bearing the players’ names were displayed alongside three upright hockey sticks.
“Caden’s love for the game began in our House program in 2020,” the Bulls said in a statement. “He went on to wear the Jr Bulls jersey from 2021–2023, bringing an infectious smile to the locker room and undeniable grit to the ice … This is a heartbreaking day for our entire hockey community. We extend our deepest condolences to Caden’s family, friends, and teammates during this unimaginable time. Once a Jr Bull, always a Jr Bull.”
Wright and Casorso grew up playing in the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association, which said the loss will be felt across the hockey community.
“Our thoughts are with the Casorso, Wright, and Fine families,” officials said. “These three young men were teammates and friends to many. We are grieving together, as one hockey family forever changed by the loss of these young men.”
The Mustangs said in a Facebook post that they are working with authorities and asked for privacy for the players’ families.
