Fifteen people were killed and 14 others injured in a horrific crash involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team. Here is what we know so far about those who died:
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Tyler Bieber:
Bieber, 29, worked for Humboldt radio station CHBO and often travelled with the team as its play-by-play radio announcer.
Steven Wilson, a co-worker in Weyburn, Sask., said it was Bieber鈥檚 first season announcing for the team. He also covered morning news.
鈥淗e definitely had a natural talent,鈥� said Wilson. 鈥淗e was just passionate about sports.鈥�
Wilson said he filled in a few times for Bieber because he was also busy coaching the Humboldt high school鈥檚 basketball and football teams.
鈥淗aving been with Golden West since the launch of Bolt FM in news and on-air, Tyler was a shining example of what it means to serve a community,鈥� Lyndon Frieson, president of Golden West Radio, said in a statement posted on the station鈥檚 website.
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Logan Boulet:
The 21-year-old defenceman was from Lethbridge, Alta.
He was on life support after the crash until his organs could be donated.
鈥淟ogan had made it known, and very clear to his family, that he had signed his organ donor card when he turned 21 just a few weeks ago,鈥� Boulet鈥檚 godfather, Neil Langevin, posted in a statement on Facebook on behalf of the family.
鈥淟ogan鈥檚 strong heart continues to beat,鈥� he said. 鈥淎ll counted, six people will receive the gift of life from Logan. 鈥� His other organs will be donated to science as he requested.
鈥淭hese actions alone give voice to the selfless and benevolent nature Logan possessed in life.鈥�
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Mark Cross:
The assistant coach was from Strasbourg, Sask., where he was named most valuable player last year while playing with the Maroons in the Highway Hockey League.
鈥淚 can honestly say I didn鈥檛 know a more kind-hearted, generous, caring and overall nice person,鈥� cousin Graeme Cross said in an online tribute.
鈥淢ark was one of those people that just made you feel safe and brought a special spark when you were in his presence.鈥�
Assistant coach Chris Beaudry said Cross, 27, joined the Broncos鈥� staff last year and was one of the happiest people he鈥檚 ever met.
鈥淗is first game, we found a tin of mints and ever since then it鈥檚 been alternating back and forth, buying mints for each other and sharing it as a joke. We鈥檇 end up going through a whole tin every game,鈥� said Beaudry.
鈥淗e was a beautiful guy to be around.鈥�
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Glen Doerksen:
Doerksen, 59, is described by his employer, Charlie鈥檚 Charters, in a Facebook post as an 鈥渙utstanding friend, husband, and father.鈥�
鈥淚n talking to him, he spoke at length of his time in rinks with his own family and now how much he enjoyed being able to take and watch other teams from minor, to senior to SJHL to their hockey games,鈥� the Kinistino Tigers wrote of Doersken, who drove their team to and from playoff games.
Police say he鈥檚 from Carrot River, Sask.
鈥淲e will never forget the smile on your face as we left Allan after winning the Championship and got you to give 鈥榯wo honks for the Cup.鈥� Tonight Glen, we give two honks for you. Rest easy, Sir.鈥�
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Darcy Haugan:
The president of the Humboldt Broncos, Kevin Garinger, said Haugan was an incredible coach who often talked about his vision for the team.
鈥淭he Humboldt Broncos were about 鈥� not building hockey players 鈥� but creating amazing young men. And that鈥檚 what we had in our organization, amazing young men,鈥� said Garinger.
鈥淭hat was Darcy鈥檚 belief and through that they would ultimately become great hockey players too.鈥�
Before becoming a coach, the 42-year old played junior hockey in the league in the 1990s.
Steven Wilson, a radio play-by-play announcer in Weyburn, Sask., called Haugan 鈥渢he classiest guy鈥� in the league who always had time to chat.
He said the last time he saw Haugan, the coach was playing video games in his office with one of his two young sons.
鈥淗e was very dedicated to his family and at the same time he was a hockey guy.鈥�
Wilson said Haugan鈥檚 wife, Christina George-Haugan, worked as the team鈥檚 office manager.
鈥淗e will always be a great man in our hearts,鈥� Haugan鈥檚 sister posted on Twitter under the name Debbie Jayne. 鈥淭he tears just keep coming.鈥�
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Adam Herold:
The youngest member of the team, Herold would have turned 17 this week.
He was also a new member of the team. Up until a few weeks ago, Herold was captain of the Regina Pat Canadians, manager John Smith said. But when the Regina team鈥檚 season wrapped up, Herold was sent to join the Broncos for their playoff round.
鈥淗e was a wonderful young man. Never afraid to help his teammates. Always there for them. Good, typical Saskatchewan farm boy. Always load the bus, unload the bus, never afraid to roll up his sleeves and get work done,鈥� Smith said.
Smith said Herold is survived by his mom, dad and an older sister. He was from Montmartre, Sask.
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Brody Hinz:
The 18-year-old Hinz had recently started tallying the Broncos鈥� numbers for Humboldt radio station CHBO.
鈥淏rody had recently joined our Golden West family, mentored by Tyler and the Bolt FM team,鈥� said company president Lyndon Frieson.
鈥淭ragedy has hit our community and it reaches into every corner of life in Humboldt.鈥�
Another company statement described Hinz as an intern still in high school.
The night of the crash marked a double tragedy for the family. A relative said on Facebook that another family member lost a baby boy in Humboldt hospital shortly after he was born.
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Logan Hunter:
Hunter鈥檚 death was confirmed by his former team, the St. Albert Raiders in his Alberta hometown.
The organization鈥檚 president, Kevin Porter, said he heard the news from Hunter鈥檚 mother.
鈥淗e always had a smile on his face,鈥� said Porter, who described Hunter as a 鈥渟mart kid and a great hockey player鈥� with a 鈥済reat sense of humour.鈥�
He was an 18-year old forward with the Broncos.
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Jacob Leicht:
The 19-year-old, a forward with his hometown Broncos, is being remembered for his contagious laugh and bright smile.
A family member posted on Facebook that her heart is broken.
鈥淵our laughter is so contagious and you had a smile that lit up any room,鈥� Cassidy Tolley wrote in her public post.
She says he wasn鈥檛 just family, but one of her favourite people and someone she could count on any time of day.
Leicht was in his first season with the team.
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Conner Lukan:
Conner Lukan, 21, of Slave Lake played with the midget St. Albert Raiders and Spruce Grove Saints in the Alberta Junior Hockey League before joining the Broncos last year.
The Raiders announced Lukan鈥檚 death on Twitter, along with three other alumni: Stephen Wack, Jaxon Joseph and Logan Hunter.
鈥淥ne of the best hockey players and an even greater guy off the ice,鈥� Tyson Chizma wrote on Twitter.
鈥淚鈥檝e known Conner for several years, playing against him throughout the majority of my minor hockey career and trying out for a handful of teams with him. I always looked up to him as a role model.鈥�
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Jaxon Joseph:
The Edmonton native鈥檚 death was confirmed by the Surrey Eagles, his former team in the British Columbia Hockey League.
The Broncos website says Joseph, 20, was among the leading scorers in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs, playing on a line with Logan Schatz, another player who lost his life in the crash.
In a profile published on the team鈥檚 website in January, Schatz paid tribute to Joseph and fellow linemate Conner Lukan.
鈥淚鈥檝e really clicked with Joseph and Lukan. I can鈥檛 say enough good things about them,鈥� Schatz said.
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Logan Schatz:
The team captain had played for the Broncos for just over four years and had served as team captain for the past 2 1/2 years, his father Kelly Schatz said.
The native of Allan, Sask., played centre and was named the league鈥檚 player of the month in February after earning points in eight of nine games. He was 20 years old.
Kelly Schatz said his family is seeking solace in one another.
鈥淚t鈥檚 hard,鈥� he said. 鈥淚鈥檝e got four other kids and they鈥檙e here, which is nice.鈥�
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Evan Thomas:
Thomas, from Saskatoon, was the 鈥渒ind of kid any dad would be proud to call his鈥� own, said his father, Scott.
鈥淗e was a self-driven, motivated, retrospective, quiet, confident and very self-assured young man.鈥�
It was the 18-year-old鈥檚 first season as a forward with the Humboldt Broncos.
His dad says he was an athlete, playing both hockey and baseball, and a strong student.
鈥淗e liked sports, but at times I think he tolerated sports so he could be a teammate,鈥� said Thomas in an interview. 鈥滺e just loved being a teammate. He loved his teammates and I think that was more important to him than the actual sport he was playing.
鈥淗e loved those boys. He really loved those boys.鈥�
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Parker Tobin:
Tobin, 18, of Stony Plain, Alta., was the last of the deceased to be identified.
This was the goalie鈥檚 first season with the Broncos after being traded from the Spruce Grove Saints. Before that, he was with the Drayton Valley Thunder.
鈥淧arker was a fine young man who loved hockey and played with passion,鈥� the Thunder posted on its website. 鈥淗e was a team player, a stand-up guy and an inspiration to his team mates.鈥�
鈥淗eaven got its newest goalie,鈥� friend Kael Maltais wrote on Twitter.
鈥淗ad the honour to meet Parker reffing him up the years in Stony Plain. No matter if he was the backup or in the cage, I would always joke around with him. He was such a nice kid.鈥�
The Stony Plain Flyers said Tobin also spent two years as their game announcer.
鈥淢ay you never be forgotten,鈥� the team said in an online post.
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Stephen Wack:
The towering 21-year-old defenceman from St. Albert, Alta., had played with the Broncos for two seasons.
Alicia Wack said her cousin made the best gingerbread houses and 鈥渁bsolutely lived and breathed hockey.鈥�
鈥淪tephen has always been an amazing person, son, big brother, and cousin. He is one of the most adventurous, ambitious, and loving people that I have ever been blessed to know,鈥� she said in a Facebook post.
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