Humboldt Broncos Mourn after tragic accident

On April 6, 2018, a bus carrying Canadian Junior Hockey team, the Humboldt Broncos, collided with a truck near Armley, Saskatchewan, Canada, killing 15 people and injuring 14. Among the dead are Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan, team captain Logan Schatz and radio announcer Tyler Bieber. The Humboldt Broncos were on their way to play the Nipawin Hawks in a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff game when the accident happened around 5 pm.

MacLEAN said the community comes together at the arena on game nights that draw 800 to 1,000 people to the stands.

Two of the victims were misidentified by the coroner. Xavier Labelle, who was originally listed among the dead, is actually alive, while Parker Tobin, who had been listed among the survivors, died as a result of the Friday collision, the RCMP said in a Monday news release.

Canadian police said the truck driver, who was not hurt, was initially detained but has since been released and provided with mental health assistance. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Curtis Zablocki said it’s too early to state a cause for the crash.

By Sunday evening, a GoFundMe page for the players and their families had raised more than $4 million, the result of nearly 60,000 donations.
Many of those donations purportedly came from the hockey community. NHL teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins gave money, as did hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer Hockey, which shared a link to the GoFundMe on its Twitter account. All donations made to the cause are "greatly appreciated" by the families and team affected.