New documentary series focuses on Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor’s quest for Olympic gold

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki tells his story in ‘We Were Broncos,’ a new six-part documentary on AMI-tv.

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki has set an ambitious goal for himself—Olympic gold.

Straschnitzki’s venture into wheelchair basketball and his hopes of playing for Canada at the 2028 Paralympic Games are the focus of a new documentary series on AMI TV.

“I fell in love with it right away. I was in that team environment and I thought, ‘Well, alright, this is my calling,’” Straschnitzki says of learning the ins and outs of wheelchair basketball, seven years after the bus crash in Saskatchewan.

Straschnitzki remains in touch via a group chat with the surviving teammates from Humboldt.

He says they not only get together on the anniversary of the crash but, as they get older, they attend each other’s weddings.

“We’re there for each other, and it’s something that’ll keep us together for the rest of our lives. I’m very fortunate to be brothers with them,” he told CTV News.

The first episode of We Were Broncos airs Monday on AMI TV.