Humboldt Broncos return to the ice
HUMBOLDT- Mark and Kaleb Dahlgren drove into the Elgar Petersen Arena on Wednesday as the Humboldt Broncos returned to the ice, not as the hockey dad and Bronco son duo like in years past, but as fans, as friends, as family.
Throughout the long and winding entrance to the rink, pictures of all 16 players, coaches and team staff that fell in the April 6 bus crash were posted up on posts. Kaleb was one of the 13 survivors but suffered significant injuries in the collision.
The two saw each of the photographs before Mark looked over at his son and said: “I’m sure glad your picture’s not up there.”
“We’re the lucky ones,” Mark told media prior to the game. “We don’t take it for granted. Every day, we are appreciative to still have him with us.”