Both Peacock and Hills were members of the Jasper U18 Bearcats hockey team. They were travelling home from hockey practice and a team photoshoot before the crash, said Grant Bradley, president of Jasper Minor Sports. The crash involving the Hinton teens occurred just three weeks after three hockey players were killed in a collision in southern Alberta while driving to a team practice. According to RCMP, road conditions are believed to be a factor in the crash that killed Peacock and Hills. There's young people that travel many miles on the road over their young hockey careers, and they're at risk in doing this and progressing themselves in hockey, said Bradley.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2026 14:58 UTC