Local hockey community mourns player killed in motorcycle crash

Ottawa-Gatineau's junior hockey community is in mourning after a local player died in a motorcycle crash this weekend.

Creed Jones, 24, was one of two people killed in the crash late Friday night on Highway 417 in Ottawa, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

Jones was a goalie who played for the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Ontario University Athletic Association.

From 2017 to 2021, the Peterborough, Ont., native spent time with the Wellington Dukes, the Gatineau Olympiques, the Rimouski Oceanic and the Saint John Sea Dogs.  

He also played the 2021-22 season with the University of Ottawa.

In a statement sent by OPP, Jones's family extended their condolences to the family of the other motorcyclist, who has not been named.

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"It's difficult to say how much we loved Creed — how much we still love him," said Serge Beausoleil, the general manager of