‘A blessing to be here together’: Humboldt survivors to attend NHL Awards
LAS VEGAS — Kaleb Dahlgren pushes Ryan Straschnitzki’s wheelchair up a ramp and onto a riser.
Tyler Smith follows right behind and takes his spot in front of a sea of cameras and microphones inside a vast luxury hotel ballroom.
It’s not how they wanted it to be, but the Humboldt Broncos, some of them at least, are finally back together.
“Sharing stories and just kind of being (as much of) a team as we can again is important,” Smith said Tuesday. “We can cry together, we can do everything together and just kind of heal in our own way.