A Winnipeg player with the Humboldt Broncos survived the fatal crash involving the team's bus in Saskatchewan on Friday, a close friend of the player's family confirmed to CBC. Gomercic, a 20-year-old forward, is in his second season with the Humboldt Broncos. Great friend and teammateJulien Koga has played with Gomercic for years on Minor and Junior hockey teams. At first Koga didn't know whether Gomercic was one of the 15 who had been killed in the crash. Long healing processDean Court knows the Gomercic family and said as a parent of hockey-loving kids, he was heartbroken.

Source: CBC News April 07, 2018 17:44 UTC