Cameron Casorso was one of three junior hockey players for the Southern Alberta Mustangs who died in a fatal car crash near Stavely, Alta., while on his way to team practice Monday morning.
Police say the crash occurred at an intersection along Highway 2 in Stavely, when a small passenger vehicle carrying Casorso and his teammates collided with a gravel-hauling semi-truck. All three players were pronounced dead at the scene.
Casorso, an 18-year-old goaltender from Kamloops, British Columbia, developed as a hockey player in Kamloops’ minor hockey system and spent much of his youth in the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association before moving to Alberta to play with the Southern Alberta Mustangs, who compete in the Premier Division of the U.S. Premier Hockey League.
He and Kamloops natives JJ Wright had long ties to the local hockey community.
In a statement mourning the loss, the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association highlighted both players’ years in the program and the lasting impact they had on teammates, coaches and families across the city.
The Mustangs organization also released a statement expressing deep sorrow, saying “these young men were more than hockey players – they were teammates, sons, brothers, friends and much-loved members of our Mustangs family.”
A memorial featuring Casorso’s jersey and hockey stick was erected at Stavely Arena, where players, coaches and community members gathered to mourn.
