Edmonton Oilers’ Colby Cave suffers brain bleed, is in medically induced coma
The Edmonton Oilers say forward Colby Cave is out of emergency surgery after suffering a brain bleed.
The team posted on Twitter that doctors removed a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on Cave’s brain Tuesday.
He remains in a medically induced coma at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.
Cave’s wife, Emily, said earlier on Instagram that doctors were “fighting to keep him alive” in surgery. She called Monday and Tuesday the worst days of her life.
“We need a miracle,” Emily Cave wrote. “Please pray for my husband and best friend.”
A 25-year-old from Battleford, Saskatchewan, Cave scored one goal in 11 games with Edmonton this season. He had 11 goals and 23 points in 44 games with the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors.
