Cheers, tears, hugs mark end of trek to honour Humboldt Broncos crash victims
HUMBOLDT, Sask. — A former junior hockey player’s journey of healing has come to an end after he walked 1,200 kilometres from northern Ontario to Saskatchewan to honour the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
Rance Cardinal, who is 24, walked and sometimes ran into Humboldt on Sunday to the cheers and numerous hugs from hundreds of people after a trek that began April 11.
He set out from Sioux Lookout, Ont., five days after the collision northeast of Saskatoon that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.
Dressed in a Broncos sweater and carrying a Saskatchewan flag on a hockey stick, Cardinal made his way to the Elgar Peterson Arena for a meet-and-greet ceremony.