Orca Wiesblatt, a 25-year-old forward and brother of NHLer Ozzy Wiesblatt, was killed in a car accident in British Columbia over the weekend, his team announced on Monday.

The Calgary native was set to play for the Allen Americans of the ECHL this season.

Wiesblatt made his professional debut with Pensacola of the SPHL in the 2023-24 season and had a standout year in the Federal Prospects Hockey League with Athens, where he recorded 42 points in just 37 games.

Before making the jump to professional hockey, he spent four seasons in the WHL with the Calgary Hitmen, tallying 104 points in 138 games.

“We are all heartbroken,” Americans head coach and general manager Steve Martinson wrote in a statement. “Orca was really looking forward to this next step in his hockey career. He wasn’t just

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