The hockey community and others rallied around the victims and their families, offering financial assistance.
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“I want to thank them for their professionalism, I want to thank them for their support, and I want to thank them for their understanding, and I want to apologize to both of those families on behalf of the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Government of Saskatchewan for the error that was made”, Wilby said at the news conference.
“To try to hear from every person that Mark connected with here at York, you wouldn’t have time to hear from them all”, said Shayne Rover. “I’ll get us the gold”, Tom Straschnitzki said. “All I could do is offer our sincerest apologies”.
Chow said the program will raise funds to help anyone involved in the league and their families. Citing privacy legislation, he would not elaborate on what new information led to the discovery of the mistake, but said “it wasn’t dental record related”. She said her son, Brad Morrissey, plays for the Notre Dame Hounds Midget AAA team in Wilcox, Sask., and that one of his teammates’ cousins, Adam Herold, is among the players who died in the crash.
“A lot of these boys looked alike”, Drew Wilby said.
Xavier Labelle, 18, was described by his brother Isaac Labelle in an Instagram post.
“All I can say is miracles do exist. My deepest condolences to the Tobin family”, he wrote.
Matthew Labelle, a second cousin of Xavier, said that “it’s obviously been quite the roller coaster for our family”. A Swift Current native, Schwean recalls the crash that killed four members of the Swift Current Broncos in 1986, but he says being a hockey dad now, this one has been much more hard to process. “We didn’t know them personally, but they were a team we watched from afar”.
Among those killed are 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.
Two members of the Humboldt Broncos – one who survived Friday’s tragic bus crash and one who died – were incorrectly identified as the other, the Ministry of Justice said Monday.
According to SHA, four patients are in critical condition, four are in serious condition and four are in stable condition.
The incomprehensible tragedy hits close to home and is felt even more profoundly by Nitehawks supporters, coaches, and players that knew the Edmonton native. The page, created by Humboldt resident and hockey mom Sylvie Kellington whose son was on the team past year, said the money will go directly to the families affected.
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A GoFundMe page has been set up for the team with the goal of raising $250,000 to help support the victims’ families. National Hockey League teams including the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames and Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club also donated to the cause.
