Humboldt Broncos To Be Honoured At NHL Awards

By Angie Mellen, Globalnews.ca and Corey Atad. Published: 19 Jun 2018 8:24 AM Last updated: 19 Jun 2018 8:26 AM

WINNIPEG, MB - APRIL 7: Members of the Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks stand together around centre ice in solidarity for the Humboldt Broncos prior to puck drop at the Bell MTS Place on April 7, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Broncos lost members of their team in a motor vehicle accident on April 6, 2018. — Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images

The Humboldt Broncos will be in Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon for a special announcement with the National Hockey League (NHL) and the NHL Players Association.

NHLPA, @NHL, @HumboldtBroncos to make special announcement June 19. More information here: https://t.co/Us6MiNwkXE pic.twitter.com/D80lxZRDhX

— NHLPA (@NHLPA) June 15, 2018

According to the NHL, the Broncos will be honoured and recognized at the 2018 NHL Awards on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nev.

In a press release, the NHL announced that the awards show will also commemorate the victims of last year’s Las Vegas shooting, along with the victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla.

This will be the first time 10 of the surviving members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) hockey team will reunite since the April 6 crash, says the NHL.

Sixteen people, including 10 players, were killed when a semi-trailer collided with the bus carrying the SJHL team as they were travelling to a playoff game against the Nipawin Hawks on Highway 35, about 30 kilometres north of Tisdale, Sask. Thirteen people were injured in the collision.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.