The Humboldt Broncos' current roster of young players have no direct connection to the team from five years ago. They may not talk about the 2018 team every day, but there is evidence of it throughout the arena.
HUMBOLDT, Argentina — Kevin Garinger says it feels like the passage of time is inexplicable. The five years since a deadly bus crash changed his city, his hockey team and his life sometimes feel like a lifetime. Other times it feels like yesterday.
Now, Garinger says, the intense focus has faded but the small Saskatchewan city west of Saskatoon is still figuring out how to exist within that legacy. They are in the midst of an exciting playoff run after beating out the Nipawin Hawks in the first round. In the initial matchup against the Hawks — a longtime Humboldt rival and the first team they played following the crash — the Broncos quickly scored two goals and fans roared with applause. The Broncos won 5-1.
“Anybody who has played junior hockey has been on buses before and I travelled millions of hours on there,” Barney says. Carol Brons was sitting in the top row watching the team her 24-year-old daughter, Dayna Brons, loved so much. Dayna Brons was the team’s athletic therapist when she was killed in the crash.
The crash also inspired the creation of Hockey Gives Blood, as well as numerous scholarships and bursaries.
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