“No longer do you absolutely have to trudge through the snow. News Remembering victims of the 1986 Swift Current Broncos bus crash. The coroner said they died of trauma to the spinal cord.“It was halfway through the year, so it was tough getting back into the season,” adds Sakic. For four players, that road trip was their final journey […]When it was clear both Kruger and Kresse were dead (as well as Mantyka and Ruff it was determined a short time later), motorists and ambulances took the players and other survivors to the hospital. I call it the blind bravery of youth.Hockey is almost back, and we have everything you need to be ready with our Playoff Preview! League Search Page-> WHL-> 1986-87-> Swift Current Broncos-> Roster & Statistics. They were found two feet apart from each other. 1986-87 Swift Current Broncos roster and statistics. They tried to make us feel at home.
Head Coach: Graham James (28-40-4-0) Assistant Coach: Lorne Frey. Costello covered major junior hockey for five seasons before getting called up to THN. There was no bathroom on board, some of the windows were taped together, and the seats had tears and many stains.# 8 Trent Kresse: left wing, born April 1, 1967 in Kindersley, Saskatchewan … was engaged to be married, played all star caliber baseball for the Swift Current Indians … first year with Swift Current but second in WHL, in 30 games, scored 28 goals, 28 assists for 56 points and 27 penalty minutesJoe Sakic kept it to himself. Swift Current Broncos - WHL - hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at Eliteprospects.com ”The best thing was during practices and games — that was the best time to get away. 1986-87 Swift Current Broncos Statistics. How crazy is that sentiment today, with everything we’ve learned about him since?Now, exactly 25 years after this unforgettable road trip, there’s something both serendipitous and eerie about flying at 37,000 feet and looking down over the city of Swift Current, Sask., while re-telling this story. I gained strength from you young men. The ditch was strewn with sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, and personal items. In searching for his shoes, he went back to where he was sitting, lifted up a seat that had been torn off, and saw the legs of a teammate, whose torso had been buried underneath the bus. He then discovered another player, whose upper body was pinned inside with his legs under the bus — his arms reaching out for help as he died in front of him.“It was the first time a tragedy happened in my life. And the team’s coach, Graham James, became the most despised man in Canadian hockey for a twisted story involving pedophilia that is still unfolding. Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger, Chris Mantyka and Brent Ruff died when the Broncos bus hit a patch of black ice on an overpass, slid into a ditch, catapulted off an approach road and landed on its right side. Swift Current Broncos roster in the 2019-2020 WHL season. You weigh the options, I guess.”According to one of the parents, there was no insurance and no psychological help.This incident was the first fatal crash in WHL history but not the first close call. 1987-88 Swift Current Broncos roster and statistics. It flew approximately 50 feet in the air, landing on its side when it skidded to a halt.The Regina game was cancelled, as were three more.“I was sitting at the front of the bus. 1986-87 Swift Current Broncos (28-40-4) - Roster - Stats 1987-88 Swift Current Broncos (44-26-2) - Roster - Stats 1988-89 Swift Current Broncos (55-16-1) - Roster - Stats