Elgar Petersen, Namesake for the Humboldt Broncos’ Home Rink, Dies at 82

Elgar Petersen, Namesake for the Humboldt Broncos’ Home Rink, Dies at 82
Flowers lie on the ice as people gather for a vigil at the Elgar Petersen Arena, home of the Humboldt Broncos, on April 8, 2018. Jonathan Hayward/Pool via REUTERS
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HUMBOLDT, Sask.—Elgar Petersen was famous in Humboldt, Sask., for his love and support of the Broncos hockey team, but it was in the wake of the tragic bus crash in April that his name suddenly became known across the country.

Elgar Petersen Arena is home ice for the Broncos: it’s where mourners for the 16 people who died in the crash left flowers, where reporters stood for live updates about the crash and where a prayer vigil was held in the days that followed.