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witchy-poo t1_iw9g4ky wrote

This is eerily similar to the Humboldt Broncos crash

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dkyguy1995 t1_iw9v15i wrote

Those poor souls :( that was seriously one of the most fucked up sporting accidents since the Marshall football team plane crash in the 70s

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boxesofcats- t1_iwa3l6s wrote

Reminded me of Humboldt too; this could have been so much worse. I’ll never forget seeing so many homes with a hockey stick outside their front door for weeks after. Heartwarming and devastating.

Between the day of the crash and the public memorial I was in Iceland. While there, the man at the car rental place noticed I’m Canadian and showed me that he had a Canadian flag pinned to the inside of his jacket. He turned out to be involved in the local youth hockey association, and the news had reached them there. The gesture 100% made me cry.

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mokutou t1_iw9v9s0 wrote

This was my first thought. That whole thing was a tragedy from every single angle.

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Gandhehehe t1_iwa5oet wrote

I worked at the court house which that case went through, its still crazy to think of this many years later. It’s eerie how much apart of normal life “humboldt broncos” bumber stickers, tshirts, etc are still so common place in everyday life in Saskatchewan.

Fascinatingly enough, that wasn’t the first Broncos hockey team from Saskatchewan to be involved in a fatal bus crash.

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squirellydansostrich t1_iwggnf0 wrote

Can confirm, as a resident. See 'Broncos Strong' bumper stickers at least once a week.

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