Michelle Straschnitzki, who lives in Airdrie, said her 18-year-old son Ryan had been taken to a hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
“We talked to him, but he said he couldn’t feel his lower extremities, so I don’t know what’s going on,” she said. “I am freaking out. I am so sad for all of the teammates, and I am losing my mind.”
The team was on its way to play in Game 5 of a semifinal against the Nipawin Hawks.
Darren Opp, president of the Hawks, said a semi T-boned the players’ bus.
“It’s a horrible accident, my God,” he said. “It’s very, very bad.”
Opp said the coaching staff and players from the Hawks were waiting to help.
“They are sitting in the church just waiting to hear any good news,” he said. “I’ve got 50 phone calls at least saying ‘What do you want?’
“There’s uncles and moms and dads waiting to hear whether their sons and nephews are OK. It’s terrible. It’s absolutely terrible.”
Pastor Jordan Gadsby at the Apostolic Church in Nipawin said more than 100 people had gathered at the church, including parents and grandparents of the players who were on the bus.
“Lots of them are waiting for information,” he said. “Some of the families have gotten information and have gone to be with their kids. Some of them are waiting to hear if their kids are alive.”
Garinger said the Broncos are a close-knit team from the small city of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, which has a population of about 6,000.
The team president said he still didn’t know the fate of one of the players living in his home.
“We don’t know who has passed, and we don’t expect to know right away,” Garinger said. “We know that the coroner and their office needs to do their work and let families know.”
Garinger said all the team can do now is help the players and their families any way they can.
“We just need to try to support each other as we deal with this incredible loss to our community, to our province, to our hockey world,” he said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his sympathies.
Michelle Straschnitzki, who lives in Airdrie, said her 18-year-old son Ryan had been taken to a hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
“We talked to him, but he said he couldn’t feel his lower extremities, so I don’t know what’s going on,” she said. “I am freaking out. I am so sad for all of the teammates, and I am losing my mind.”
The team was on its way to play in Game 5 of a semifinal against the Nipawin Hawks.
Darren Opp, president of the Hawks, said a semi T-boned the players’ bus.
“It’s a horrible accident, my God,” he said. “It’s very, very bad.”
Opp said the coaching staff and players from the Hawks were waiting to help.
“They are sitting in the church just waiting to hear any good news,” he said. “I’ve got 50 phone calls at least saying ‘What do you want?’
“There’s uncles and moms and dads waiting to hear whether their sons and nephews are OK. It’s terrible. It’s absolutely terrible.”
Pastor Jordan Gadsby at the Apostolic Church in Nipawin said more than 100 people had gathered at the church, including parents and grandparents of the players who were on the bus.
“Lots of them are waiting for information,” he said. “Some of the families have gotten information and have gone to be with their kids. Some of them are waiting to hear if their kids are alive.”
Garinger said the Broncos are a close-knit team from the small city of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, which has a population of about 6,000.
The team president said he still didn’t know the fate of one of the players living in his home.
“We don’t know who has passed, and we don’t expect to know right away,” Garinger said. “We know that the coroner and their office needs to do their work and let families know.”
Garinger said all the team can do now is help the players and their families any way they can.
“We just need to try to support each other as we deal with this incredible loss to our community, to our province, to our hockey world,” he said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his sympathies.
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