Blades hire Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Xavier Labelle as hockey operations assistant

When Colin Priestner put his iPod on random play Thursday, it was quite fitting that the first song he heard was “Courage” by the Tragically Hip.
“That’s the word I think of today,” the Saskatoon Blades general manager shared during a media conference at Merlin Motors.
“Xavier Labelle is a young man who exemplifies courage.”
Labelle — who survived the horrific Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6 — is the newest member of the Saskatoon Blade