The tragedy involving the team bus of SJHL hockey team the Humboldt Broncos is having a wide impact on western Canada, including here in Winnipeg.

On Friday evening, the Broncos hockey team was travelling to Nipawin, Saskatchewan for game five of their SJHL semi-final series, when a semi collided with their team bus claiming the lives of 15 out of the 29 on board and leaving 14 injured. Three of the people injured are in critical condition.

Brody HintzTyler Bieber was the play-by-play voice for the Humboldt Broncos on Bolt FM, which along with Classic 107 is a Golden West Radio station.

Brody Hinz had just begun his career in broadcasting and was also a statistician for the Broncos. Friends of Hinz have described him as a passionate supporter of the team.

Golden West President Lyndon Friesen shared these words:

"It is with great sadness that we have learned both Tyler and Brody were victims of this tragedy. Tyler travelled with the team frequently as the play-by-play announcer. Having been with Golden West since the launch of Bolt FM in news and on-air, Tyler was a shining example of what it means to serve a community. Brody had recently joined our Golden West family, mentored by Tyler and the Bolt FM team. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of all the young men we lost, and our own colleagues, whose lives have been cut short by this tragic event."