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Fatal Crash in Saskatchewan involving Junior Hockey Team
Tragedy has struck this country as a bus carrying a junior hockey team in Saskatchewan collided with a transport truck killing fifteen people on board.
The RCMP continue their investigation into a deadly crash that they now say claimed the lives of fifteen people. They were all in some way a part of the Humboldt Broncos.
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team, made up of players between 16 and 21 years old, were on their way to a playoff game against the Nipawin Hawks yesterday when the crash happened. Young players who one day dreamed to become professional in the NHL.
It happened more than 200 km northeast of Saskatoon.
Saskatchewan RCMP say it may be a long time before investigators can determine what caused the collision between the bus and the transport truck that left fifteen dead and fourteen others injured. Two of them are fighting for their lives.
While the investigation continues, the home of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team has become a scene of mourning, support, and strength. Many came today to learn more about the crash. Many people wandered in and out of the arena during the morning. Multiple crisis workers were assisting in a separate arena following the horrific bus crash.
Flowers were placed on the stairs in the rink stands. The railings were wrapped in yellow and green ribbon to honour the team.
The crash killed Humboldt Broncos head coach and general manager Darcy Haugan who leaves behind a wife and two boys, the 20-year-old team captain Logan Schatz, top forward Jaxon Joseph, son of Philadelphia Flyers alumni defenseman Chris Joseph and the team’s play-by-play radio announcer Tyler Bieber.
The hockey community across the nation has been rocked by the tragedy.
Messages of condolence have been pouring in from across the country, so many people feeling the impacts of this tragedy this weekend.
Representatives from hockey teams are reacting including those here in Hamilton.
Bulldogs head coach John Gruden says the hockey community is a tight-knit group, he is not surprised by the outpouring of emotion and support.
This is not the first time a Saskatchewan hockey team has felt the devastation of a crash, in 1986, four members of the Swift Current Broncos were killed in a bus crash.
