Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall

Weather forecast for Monday, April 9, 2018

Today – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High plus 4. UV index 3 or moderate.

Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight. Low minus 3.

Remembering the Humboldt Broncos

The RCMP have released a complete list of Humboldt Broncos players and personnel who died in a terrible bus crash on Friday evening.

Fifteen people died and 14 were hospitalized after a tractor trailer crashed into the team bus.

The RCMP say 10 players, all from Saskatchewan and Alberta, died in the crash: Adam Herold, Connor Lukan, Evan Thomas, Jacob Leicht, Jaxon Joseph, Logan Boulet, Logan Hunter, Logan Schatz, Stephen Wack and Xavier Labelle.

Team personnel Brody Hinz, Darcy Haugen, Glen Doerksen, Mark Cross and Tyler Bieber also died in the crash.

The driver of the transport was not injured.

Funds for Humboldt Broncos

Here is a link to the crowdfunding campaign launched for the Broncos: Funds for Humboldt Broncos

A total of $4,713,679 had been raised by Monday morning.

Local support for Broncos

Let’s do this #ckont – wear your jersey in support of #HumboldtBroncos https://t.co/6TrO4G3y3e

— Chatham-Kent Police (@CKPSMedia) 9 April 2018

Statement from Commanding Officer Curtis Zablocki

“Good afternoon,

It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we all gather here today.

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by this terrible event, family of the injured and deceased, friends, the communities of Humboldt and Nipawin and the Humboldt Broncos organization.

The hockey community has strong roots in our province and the sudden loss of so many lives will be felt not only here in Saskatchewan, but across this county. It is difficult to put into words the sorrow one feels in a situation like this.

Yesterday at approximately 5:00 p.m., Nipawin RCMP responded to a collision between the Humboldt Broncos’ bus and a tractor trailer unit. So far our investigation has determined the tractor trailer unit was travelling westbound on Highway #335 and the bus was travelling northbound on Highway #35. There were 29 people on the bus at the time of the collision. Fourteen people died as a result of this collision. Fifteen others were sent to hospital with a variety of injuries. Some of the injuries are deemed to be critical in nature. The injured passengers were transported to hospitals in Saskatoon where they are now with their families. The driver, and lone occupant of the tractor trailer unit, was not injured in the collision.

We continue to investigate this collision and have deployed the appropriate resources and specialized investigators, including a collision reconstructionist team.

Our investigators will be looking into all aspects of this collision to determine exactly what took place. This is a very involved investigation and due to the large amount of evidence, information and the number of victims this work will take some time. It is too early to comment on the cause of the collision and we will continue to provide updates as the investigation progresses.

Finally, I want to recognize the efforts of the employees of the RCMP, other emergency responders, victim services workers, medical professionals, community leaders and the community members who responded to this event and continue to provide to assistance. On behalf of the Saskatchewan RCMP, I extend a heartfelt thank you.”

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