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Colby Cave's hometown planning show of support for his family

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Residents in the town of Battleford, Saskatchewan, will welcome home the family of the late Colby Cave.

Members of the community are asking those who are able and willing to form a line of vehicles on a local highway to show support for the family as they return to the province Monday following the Cave's death in Toronto on Saturday.

Cave died at the age of 25 after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week. He was placed in a medically induced coma at Sunnybrook Hospital following emergency surgery to remove a cyst that was causing pressure on his brain.

He was in his second season with the Edmonton Oilers organization after spending parts of five campaigns with the Boston Bruins to start his career.

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