I heard about this before I went to bed last night, but I didn't know the toll until this morning. I was already sad because one of my favorite players will be retiring after tonight's game. And, the Blackhawks did a "One Last Shift" celebration of my all-time favorite, Stan Mikita. Except his grandsons represented him as he coudln't be there, because he suffers from the same form of dementia that killed Robin Williams. But, the latter two pale in comparison to what happened up in Saskatchwan. Been crying all morning.

So sorry Sid.

Words cannot describe what the families are going through.

Peace, healing & condolences to all affected.

My nephew used to play in this league and my wife grew up with the previous coach. There are so many connections to hockey anywhere but especially so when you’re from as small a province as Saskatchewan. The hospital in my hometown is looking after many of the survivors. This truly is a heartbreaking day.

the coach of the boys' hockey team. He died, along with 13 of his young players. There are so many buses travelling all over Canada and the northern U.S. during the winter filled with young hockey teams going from game to game -- through all sorts of horrendous weather -- that it's only a surprise that this sort of tragedy doesn't happen more often.

Parents of kids who play sports like hockey, football etc. have so many things to worry about -- concussions, bus crashes.

The effects and sadness will linger a long time. I pray for solace for the families, and a healthy recovery for the survivors.

This has hit Canada hard. So many of us grew up playing hockey. So many of us know about know about bus rides between games and tournaments. So many have kids, or nieces and nephews, or grandkids, or friends, still riding those buses.





I don't think I've ever posted a GoFundMe link before. I'm doing so now.

https://www.gofundme.com/funds-for-humboldt-broncos


Sid

this happened.. Damn it.