A weekend trip to a cottage in Prince Edward Island has ended in tragedy for the local hockey community. One player lost his life in the blaze, while three others sustained injuries, some of them reportedly serious.
According to a news release from police in Cavendish, PEI, officers arrived at the scene around 5:40 AM on Monday to find the cottage "fully engulfed in flames." The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
While police did not release any names, the Cole Harbour Colts of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League (NSJHL) confirmed that one of their team members, Noah Latimer, was killed in the fire.
Latimer, born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, played most of his hockey in Nova Scotia and some in New Brunswick. Since the 2021-22 season, he had played in both the NSJHL and the MHL for teams in East Hants, Brookfield, Truro, Grand Falls, and Cole Harbour.