Kings pay tribute to Humboldt Broncos

TISDALE, Sask. -- The Thunder Bay major midget Kings players and coaching staff paid an emotional visit to the Memorial honouring the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team Wednesday afternoon as they traveled to Tisdale, Sask., for the TELUS Cup West Regional, which begins this evening.

The club took time to stop, visit, pay their respects and reflect at the memorial set-up at the site of the horrific tragedy involving the Broncos on April 6, 2018 in rural Saskatchewen.

While paying their respects, the team also left an autographed Kings jersey at the ever-growing memorial where a countless others have visited and payed homage over the course of the past year.

Thunder Bay opens up play at the regional tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET as they take on the host Tisdale Trojans.

They’ll then meet the Manitoba Midget Hockey League champion Brandon Wheat Kings Friday at 6 p.m. ET before wrapping up the round robin Saturday at 2 p.m. vs. the defending West Regional and TELUS Cup champion Notre Dame Hounds, the title holder of the Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey League.

The top two teams will meet in the final Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET.

For live scoring, statistics and other relevant information on the four-team event visit their website at teluscupwestregionals.ca/ or smaaahl.com.

The winner, or finalist should the Kings prevail, will advance to TELUS Cup Canadian National Midget Hockey Championship, April 22 to April 29, at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay.