Cole Hamblin, who was a Western Hockey League player in the past, has passed away from cancer at the very young age of 21 years old. In the past Hamblin had played for both the Regina Pats and the Spokane Chiefs, but the young man has hung up his skates and moved on from this world. Cole Hamblin succumbed to cancer on Wednesday after a very short but very intense battle, and the courageous man never gave up the fight. Cole was just as tenacious fighting the disease as he had been on the ice. First diagnosed a mere two months before cancer took him, Cole Hamblin already had plans for this season when he found out that he had cancer.. The first signs that something was wrong was when the player started experiencing severe back pain and he lost 30 pounds within a short time.

The hockey world is saddened by the loss of Cole Hamblin, and the rare form of cancer that he was diagnosed with was a very rapid type with little to no chance for a cure. On September 22 Cole was admitted to the Victoria Hospital, located in Winnipeg, where he was first diagnosed with cancer. The official diagnosis was stage four mucoepidermoid carcinoma, a type of cancer that spreaqds quickly. By the time the disease was found the cancer had already spread to several areas of Hamblin’s body, including his spine, lymph nodes, and other areas of his skeletal system. A number of fundraisers was held by various hockey teams and organizations in order to support Cole Hamblin and his family during his cancer fight.