Status of Tigers draft pick Matechuk unknown following Broncos crash
TISDALE, SK – As the country continues to mourn for 14 members of the SJHL’s Humboldt Broncos killed in a bus crash on Friday, locals await word on one player with a Medicine Hat connection.
18-year-old defenceman Layne Matechuk is a member of the Broncos team and had played six playoff games for Humboldt at the time of the crash.
Matechuk was drafted 40th overall by the Medicine Hat Tigers in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft, after posting 38 points in 31 games with the Humboldt Bantam AA Broncos.
So unbelievably honoured to have signed my first WHL contract with @tigershockey can’t wait to see what the future holds #prospect
— Layne Matechuk (@LayneMatechuk) June 7, 2015