The family of a Humboldt Broncos player from Lethbridge who was injured in a tragic bus crash Friday night says Logan Boulet is on life support – and will donate his organs to six people in need.
Boulet, a defencemen, was on his way to a semi-final game against the Nipawin Hawks when a tractor trailer and the bus collided, killing 15 people and injuring over a dozen more.
The captain, Logan Schatz, nine other players, two coaches, a radio play-by-play announcer and a statistician from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey team were confirmed killed.
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Boulet’s father Toby told Global News that the 21-year-old’s heart remained strong as of Saturday night, and officials have found a positive match for all organs that can be donated.
The organs will be harvested overnight Saturday.
The family said in a statement that Logan signed his donor card as soon as he turned 21, and that even in his passing he would be a hero.
The statement from the family is as follows:
Despite other media reports today, Logan’s strong heart continues to beat this evening. The final harvesting of Logan’s organs will take place overnight, now that he has positive matches for all organs donated. He is giving new hope to at least six different people. Logan made it clear previously that he signed his donor card as soon as he turned 21. Even in his eventual passing, he will be a selfless hero.
The horrific crash sent waves of grief throughout the country and the hockey community.
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SJHL president Bill Chow broke down in tears as he called the crash “the worst nightmare that could happen.”
RCMP say they are still investigating the cause of the crash. The driver of the semi-truck wasn’t seriously hurt, and was briefly detained by RCMP before being released.
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concreteprincess on April 8th, 2018 at 16:08 UTC »
More uplifting news from this whole situation is that the GoFundMe page has raised over 3 million dollars already. WestJet is flying in family members of the players for free. Many, at least one per city, of the hockey rinks in the province are holding vigils tonight. Saskatchewan strong rings true again. I love my province.
blindedbythesight on April 8th, 2018 at 13:48 UTC »
“As with many families across the globe our house is devastated with the news about the Humboldt Broncos. Our great friends, the Boulets have shared more news about their incredible son, (and our godson) Logan! He is a great hero and one of the nicest people you would have been lucky enough to meet. Logan's strong heart continues to beat, allowing a surgical team from the U of A hospital to travel to Saskatoon for organ transplant procedures. There have been matches made for all vital organs, including a patient set to receive his heart and lungs. All counted, six people will receive the gift of life from Logan. The family will stay with Logan until the surgery begins at around 2:00 am. Logan had made it known, and very clear to his family, that he had signed his organ donor card when he turned 21 just a few weeks ago. Following the organ surgery, his other organs will be donated to science as he requested. These actions alone give voice to the selfless and benevolent nature Logan possessed in life for others, truly taught and fostered by Toby and Bernie. ”
Neil LangevinEdit: sorry, this is not from me, added the name of the man who wrote it.
theycallmeninx on April 8th, 2018 at 12:51 UTC »
15 people killed in a bus crash? Not sure how I missed that news story but this is a small light in a very dark and sad story. My heart goes out to all these families affected.