They were introduced as a unit and then individually, and many of the surviving members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team who made their way to the Ballroom 5 stage at Encore on Tuesday afternoon spoke cursory words to the NHL Awards media.
Two were in wheelchairs. One had a jagged scar from his hairline to the bridge of his nose.
The others bore emotional scars not easily seen.
There were 10 survivors — three couldn’t attend — and each wore a golden hockey sweater with “Broncos” written in script across the front and his name on back.