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Bieber, who was 29, also coached high school basketball and football teams. He was one of 16 people who died after the Broncos’ bus and a transport truck collided last week near Tisdale, Sask.

Hundreds of mourners attended Bieber’s funeral service on Thursday.

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Lazaruk, the play-by-play voice of the Western Hockey League’s Saskatoon Blades, said with the Broncos set to play 58 games next season, he’s hoping 57 other broadcasters can enter the booth for a game apiece.

He added the initial response to his initiative was overwhelming.

“We’re going to have an all-star lineup of people doing Humboldt Broncos games, so long as we can put this together and that’s the next thing that has to happen,” he said from Saskatoon.

Lazaruk said he would try to make arrangements with the local radio station, team and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in the near future. Sarah Miller, the program director at 107.5 Bolt FM in Humboldt, tweeted that she sincerely appreciates the idea, adding it’s an amazing way to honour Tyler.