A Jersey Day event inspired by a group of B.C. hockey moms has gone national, with people across Canada sporting jerseys to send messages of support for the families who lost loved ones in last week’s horrific bus crash in Saskatchewan.
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Thousands have taken to social media to post messages of support, alongside photos of themselves and friends in hockey jerseys and the hashtag #jerseysforhumboldt.
The death toll in the highway crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior A hockey team reached . Thirteeen others were injured.
💛💚 💛💚
— Amber Elizabeth (@AmmolizzyP)
Across Canada on Monday, people left hockey to honour the players.
An online campaign has raised more than $9 million to become the largest campaign in Canada and one of the five most successful campaigns ever on the platform.