Canadian police: Fatalities after bus crash involving junior hockey league team
The team bus, which was travelling northbound, collided with a westbound tractor trailer on a rural highway at 5 p.m. CST Friday night.
"We are heartbroken and completely devastated by the tragedy that occurred yesterday", Garinger said.
RCMP have released few details, saying traffic analysts continue to investigate potential causes, including road, weather, mechanical and driver conditions.
Babcock said he's driven the stretch of two-lane highway north of Tisdale where Humboldt was heading to play Game 5 of a semifinal series against the Nipawin Hawks.
RCMP had put the death toll at 14 people as of last night, but on Saturday, confirmed that one more of the people aboard the Broncos' bus had died.
The crash killed the junior hockey team's head coach, Darcy Haugan, captain Logan Schatz, forwards Jaxon Joseph and Logan Hunter, defenceman Stephen Wack and the team's play-by-play radio announcer, Tyler Bieber.
The Broncos are a part of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
Masri said it was emotional given Saskatchewan communities are knit together by hockey.
Kennedy said this situation made him think about the Swift Current Broncos crash in 1986 when four of his teammates were killed.
Sheldon Kennedy, an AHL and National Hockey League veteran, was a rookie player for the Broncos in 1986.
Kevin Garinger, the Broncos' president, confirmed there was a meeting set up with Kellington. "We will never forget April 6, 2018".
The Canalta Hotels chain is also offering free rooms on Saturday in Melfort, Humboldt and Martensville, so family members can stay near the victims of the accident who are in hospital.
"It is sort of every parent's worst nightmare", Henry said. A number of community members are here.
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Defender Gerard Pique added on his club's website: "We had a great first half and then eased off in the second". Before the team can spend heavily in the summer, there are some players who are expected to leave Camp Nou.
City of Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench said condolences have poured in from everywhere following the crash.
"I can not imagine what these parents are going through, and my heart goes out to everyone affected by this tragedy, in Humboldt community and beyond", Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a tweet late Friday.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Multiple NHL teams have expressed condolences on their official Twitter pages.
The 21-year-old forward was traded to the Broncos this season in exchange for Chris Van Os-Shaw.
"It's going to hit the community hard", he said. "Some of the families have gotten information and have gone to be with their kids".
The father of Humboldt center Derek Patter tweeted a photo of his son and two other players in the hospital.
As of Saturday evening, a crowdfunding effort on the website GoFundMe had raised more than $2 million for the players and families affected by the crash.
Humboldt resident Sylvie Kellington said she was shocked to learn of the crash Friday night.
Opp said the coaching staff and players from the Hawks were waiting to help. "You know everyone in the community. Everyone is in shock", she said.
As for where the money goes, Kellington said she's in discussions with Broncos management to have it deposited directly in the team's account.
This isn't the first time a crash like this has happened.
The Jets, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames said they would be sending the proceeds from each arena's 50/50 draw to the victims and their families.
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