Texas Rangers honor Canadian junior hockey team involved in fatal bus crash
Hosting the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday evening, the Texas Rangers held a pregame moment of silence for the Humboldt Broncos, a Canadian junior hockey team that was involved in a bus crash that killed multiple people Friday.
Before tonight’s game, we held a moment of silence for members of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team who were involved in a fatal bus accident yesterday evening. 🇨🇦 #PrayersForHumboldt pic.twitter.com/pRPistt0mE
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) April 7, 2018
The Broncos' bus, carrying 29 people, was involved in a crash with a transport truck on Friday while en route to a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff game. As of Saturday evening, 15 deaths had been confirmed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Marcus Stroman, the starting pitcher for the Blue Jays on Saturday, also wrote "Humboldt Broncos" on his hat, along with "SK" - the abbreviation for the province of Saskatchewan where the Broncos play.
Marcus Stroman with a tribute to the Humboldt Broncos on his cap tonight in Texas #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/ufvijxB8Pi
— Chris Creamer (@sportslogosnet) April 8, 2018
Afterward, Stroman said he will donate his hat in an effort to raise money for the Broncos. "I had a heavy heart all day, to be honest with you," Stroman told Sportsnet's Shi Davidi.
"Just seeing a young team having a bunch of lives taken from them, it’s extremely unfortunate and tragic."
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