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Humboldt Broncos hockey team gets name, logo trademarked following 2018 fatal crash

Nov 4, 2021 | 3:33 PM

HUMBOLDT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — The Humboldt Broncos name and logo have officially been trademarked more than three years after the Saskatchewan hockey team’s tragic bus crash.

The junior A hockey club says in a news release that after the April 6, 2018, crash many vendors began using the name and logo on commemorative items, including clothing and decals.

Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a transport truck missed a stop sign at a rural Saskatchewan intersection and drove into the path of the bus carrying players and staff to a playoff game.

Humboldt Broncos board members began the process to get the trademark soon after the deadly crash.