Fifteen killed in Canadian junior hockey team bus crash

Commander Wallace · 04-08-18, 04:40 AM

The Humboldt Broncos ice hockey team was involved in a deadly crash 15 were killed including players and the coach of the Humboldt Broncos and 14 injured. The crash has left a small farming town in Saskatchewan of fewer than 6,000 people, in grief.

https://images.search.yahoo.com/imag...009&hspart=iry

The Junior Hockey team includes players from Edmonton, Slave Lake and Airdrie in Alberta and from Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Quote : Police say the 14 who survived the crash have varying degrees of injury, some critical. The names of the dead and injured have not been released, but some have been confirmed by family members and others.

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/off...124959248.html

The terrible news has hit many very hard, not just in the Hockey world but around the world. Condolences have poured in from around the world including President Trump. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman offered his thoughts as well.

Quote: "Our thoughts are with the players, families, coaches, team management and all those throughout the community that have been affected by the tragedy involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday. "The NHL mourns the passing of those who perished and offers strength and comfort to those injured while traveling to play and be part of a game they all love."

https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golde...es/c-297800430

We can only add our thoughts and prayers to the friends and family of the Humboldt Broncos.

Schroeder · 04-08-18, 04:46 AM

What a tragedy.

u crank · 04-08-18, 05:56 AM

Very sad. Tragic. Condolences to family members and best wishes for the survivors.

Reece · 04-08-18, 06:00 AM

Yes very sad indeed.

Jimbuna · 04-08-18, 06:31 AM

Terribly tragic

u crank · 04-12-18, 04:03 PM

More sad news.

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Dayna Brons, the lone woman aboard the Humboldt Broncos' team bus when it collided with a transport truck on April 6, has died.

Family and friends had been waiting anxiously, hoping the 24-year-old athletic therapist would pull through after she suffered serious head trauma. Her aunt, Audrey Hopfner, visited her niece yesterday and felt optimistic that she looked better and would recover.

Instead, on Wednesday afternoon, Hopfner received word her niece had died....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...rash-1.4615462

Meanwhile the GoFundMe campaign for the families of the victims has reached a staggering $9 million.

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More than 100,000 donors in 65 countries have contributed to the GoFundMe campaign — ranked among the five most successful campaigns ever on the platform — with donations ranging from $5 to $50,000 coming from individuals, families, sports teams and multinational corporations.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...-campaign.html

Highbury · 04-12-18, 06:08 PM

A couple ways people here in Canada, and around the world have been paying their respects.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/humbol...edia-1.4616226

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/sticks...k&_gsc=oouo8YE

In a time when "thoughts and prayers" has become clichéd, small gestures like that are nice to see.

04-08-18, 04:40 AM	#1
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Fifteen killed in Canadian junior hockey team bus crash The Humboldt Broncos ice hockey team was involved in a deadly crash 15 were killed including players and the coach of the Humboldt Broncos and 14 injured. The crash has left a small farming town in Saskatchewan of fewer than 6,000 people, in grief. https://images.search.yahoo.com/imag...009&hspart=iry The Junior Hockey team includes players from Edmonton, Slave Lake and Airdrie in Alberta and from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Quote : Police say the 14 who survived the crash have varying degrees of injury, some critical. The names of the dead and injured have not been released, but some have been confirmed by family members and others. https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/off...124959248.html The terrible news has hit many very hard, not just in the Hockey world but around the world. Condolences have poured in from around the world including President Trump. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman offered his thoughts as well. Quote: "Our thoughts are with the players, families, coaches, team management and all those throughout the community that have been affected by the tragedy involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday. "The NHL mourns the passing of those who perished and offers strength and comfort to those injured while traveling to play and be part of a game they all love." https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golde...es/c-297800430 We can only add our thoughts and prayers to the friends and family of the Humboldt Broncos.

04-08-18, 04:46 AM	#2
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	What a tragedy. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

04-08-18, 05:56 AM	#3
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Very sad. Tragic. Condolences to family members and best wishes for the survivors. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

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Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Yes very sad indeed. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

04-08-18, 06:31 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Terribly tragic __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-12-18, 06:08 PM	#7
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	A couple ways people here in Canada, and around the world have been paying their respects. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/humbol...edia-1.4616226 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/sticks...k&_gsc=oouo8YE In a time when "thoughts and prayers" has become clichéd, small gestures like that are nice to see.