'Brody was a gift': Friends say goodbye to Humboldt Broncos statistician

HUMBOLDT, Sask. -- Hundreds of people turned out in Humboldt today to say goodbye to a young man remembered for his humour and love of sport.

Brody Hinz, who was 18, was the Humboldt Broncos statistician who died last week after the team bus and a truck collided on the way to a playoff game in northeastern Saskatchewan.

Hinz, who competed in bowling and floor hockey at the Special Olympics, was remembered by a family friend as "a gift" to his loved ones and his community.

Cory Popoff talked about Brody's amazing memory and his love of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Jets and San Francisco 49ers.

Hinz played three years of high school football and his jersey was among the items on display at the front of the church.

He had watched the Broncos since he was young and his volunteer job as the statistician allowed him to travel with the team.

• 

  Bus crash victim Brody Hinz, 18, who compiled stats for the Humboldt Broncos and worked for local radio station 107.5 Bolt FM, is shown in a photo on display at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt, Sask., on Monday, April 9, 2018. (Liam Richards / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

• 

  Community members wearing jerseys leave St. Augustine Church following a memorial service for Brody Hinz, the Humboldt Broncos statistics compiler, who one of 16 people killed in a bus crash on April 6th 2018, in Humboldt, Sask., Saturday, April 14, 2018. (Liam Richards / THE CANADIAN PRESS)