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Scott Thomas says he knew when he saw the wreckage of the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos that his 18-year-old son Evan had died.
Thomas played hockey as a teen for the Moose Jaw Warriors and knows the pecking order on a hockey bus: rookies in the front, vets in the back.
Evan, who was a right winger, had only started playing for the Broncos this season.
"When we pulled up and saw the front of the bus was gone, my head knew, right there," he said in an interview.”
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The coroner met with the families on Saturday at the local funeral home, briefing them on what was known at that time.
"The coroner said 'Be prepared, some of your sons aren't going to look like what they used to look like,'" Thomas said.
He said they identified Evan by a small birthmark on his right cheek.
"I kissed him, kept telling him I loved him. That's probably all I said to him."
Evan excelled at science in school and was considering a future as an orthopedic surgeon.
"He was my best friend. I'm never going to be able to sit beside him on a golf cart and share a beer and have a laugh," he said.
"It's unfair to us; unfair to the hockey world; unfair to parents everywhere. It's just unfair."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/humboldt-crash-evan-thomas-1.4613863
That is so heartbreaking to read