Avalanche coach Jared Bednar, the son of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in Saskatchewan, Canada, was born in Yorktown, Sask., but grew up in nearby Humbolt. Bednar was on the verge of tears Saturday morning when asked about the bus accident Friday night involving the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
The crash resulted in 14 deaths and 14 more injuries, according to police, and the head coach and team captain are reportedly among the dead.
“That’s my hometown, eh? So I grew up in Humbolt. My dad was stationed there twice,” Bednar said at the end of his morning skate press conference.