Tributes continue to pour in for three teens from the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team killed in a motor vehicle collision south of Calgary.
The three players — part of a team from Stavely, around an hour south of Calgary — were headed to practice when they were involved in a crash with a semi-truck pulling a gravel trailer on Monday morning.
All three of them died at the scene, Alberta RCMP said.
They have been identified by Global News as JJ Wright, an 18-year-old left-winger whose hometown was Kamloops, B.C., Cameron Casorso, an 18-year-old goalie who was also from Kamloops, and Caden Fine, a 17-year-old centre with the team, whose hometown was listed as Birmingham, Ala., on the team’s website.
Southern Alberta Mustangs players. From left to right: JJ Wright, Cameron Casorso and Caden Fine are shown in this handout image.
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The Humboldt Broncos posted condolences for the Southern Alberta Mustangs hockey team on social media.
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“There are no words – only heavy hearts,” the Humboldt Broncos wrote on X.
“The Humboldt Broncos extend our deepest condolences to the Southern Alberta Mustangs organization and to all those impacted by today’s tragedy. We stand with you. We mourn with you. We are with you.”
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A bus carrying the Broncos hockey team was involved in a collision involving a semi-trailer truck that blew through a stop sign in Saskatchewan, killing 16 people and injuring 13 in April 2018.
There are no words – only heavy hearts.
The Humboldt Broncos extend our deepest condolences to the Southern Alberta Mustangs organization and to all those impacted by today’s tragedy.
We stand with you. We mourn with you. We are with you. pic.twitter.com/q01r2TbTJt
— Humboldt Broncos (@HumboldtBroncos) February 3, 2026
Humboldt mayor Rob Muench also posted his condolences to the team on social media.
“The City of Humboldt and our residents extend our deepest condolences to the Town of Stavely, Alberta. We stand with your community as you mourn this tragic loss, and our thoughts are with all those affected.
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In an emotional post on social media, the mayor of the town of Nanton, located about 15 minutes north of Stavely, said several of the players from the team are billeted with families who live in the community, including her own family, and they join in grieving the loss of the three players.
In the post, Mayor Jen Hanley said “we don’t just ‘host’ these boys. They become part of our homes, another plate on the table, another pair of skates by the door, another son we worry about when the roads are bad and it’s late.”
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“These boys were all of our kids, the kids we wave at, coach, cheer for and watch grow up,” added Hanley.
“Hockey runs deep in communities like ours,” said Hanley. “It’s not just a sport, it’s generations of early mornings, long drives, cold rinks and proud parents in the stands. These young men were part of that story and we will honour them.”
The town also announced that flags in the community have “been lowered in honour of the three young men.”
A memorial, including the jerseys of the three young players who were killed in the crash in Stavely on Monday, has been set up outside the Stavely arena.
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The Mustangs play in the U.S. Premier Hockey League’s Premier Division, which the league describes as being “known for developing players into college-ready athletes.”
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Alberta RCMP said the crash between the players’ vehicle and the truck happened around 11 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Highway 2 and 55 Avenue, at the north entrance to Stavely.
The semi was heading northbound on Highway 2, while the smaller vehicle the players were in was driving east across the intersection.
The driver of the semi, a 40-year-old man from Stavely, received minor injuries and was treated on scene.
Photos of the three players who died in the crash are displayed on a memorial set up outside the Stavely arena on Tuesday.
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— with files from The Canadian Press
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