A massive photo of the Humboldt Broncos was displayed during a Rod Stewart concert in Calgary Sunday evening, as the music legend dedicated a song to those killed and injured in the tragic crash.
Stewart paid tribute to the team before singing the song People Get Ready, saying the tragedy hit close to home for him as his son also plays junior hockey.
“I’m in Canada and they’re your kids,” Stewart said to the crowd. “And my son, who plays hockey … plays in this area, and has done all those journeys. It just brought it all home to me how quick life can end.”
His son, Liam Stewart, played for the Spokane Chiefs junior hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Stewart later showed a picture of his son on the screen. “That’s that’s my boy,” he said.
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