Fifteen junior hockey players were killed recently while traveling on a team bus to a playoff game.

On April 6, a junior hockey team called the Humboldt Broncos was traveling to a playoff game in Saskatchewan, Canada. The team consisted of kids from the age of 16  to 21 years old, coming from various towns and states in Canada and the U.S.

As they were driving on Highway 35, the bus collided with an semi-trailer truck head on. The accident killed 15 people instantly, while 14 more were seriously injured.

Thomas Thibault, a junior at Williston, is from Quebec City. He said it’s awful such an accident occurred, especially so close to where he grew up.

“It sucks to see something like that hit so close to home. You never think something like that could happen,” he said.

This was one of the most horrific accidents that ever happened to a sports team in Canada.

Not only did Canadians come together to support the victims, but so did people from all over the world as well as the hockey community. Over $10 million has been raised for the victims and their families.

“A lot of donations were made; everyone puts aside differences and comes together,” Thomas said. “The hockey community in general is crazy.”

There has been a huge amount of support from NHL teams as well, giving moments of silences and raising money.

On April 7, on a face-off between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Winnipeg Jets, both teams offered their condolences by wearing jerseys that said “Broncos” on the back of them. Also, before the game started, both teams lined up in a circle at center ice and had a moment of silence for the victims.

Other teams, such as the Detroit Red Wings and the New York Islanders, gave a moment of silence for the victims and those affected by the event as well.

One common trend that hockey supporters have been doing is putting their sticks outside of their houses and to send prayers for the victims and their families.

Brandon McGill, a senior hockey player at Williston talked about his experience taking the bus to hockey games. “I’ve been on so many road trips for hockey I can’t even remember all of them,” he said. “It makes me feel thankful that nothing like this has ever happened before, it’s scary to think about.”